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Jonathan Menkes Comments on TTAB Ruling for Pop Singer Lizzo’s Tradema...
Knobbe Martens partner Jonathan Menkes was quoted by Law360 in th
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Knobbe Martens Partner Mark Lezama Named Vice President of Orange Coun...
IRVINE, Calif.
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Publications
In Law360 Article, Paul Stewart Discusses Two Holdings of a Case Invol...
Partner Paul Stewart wrote the article “Lessons from Fed. Circ.
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In Daily Journal Article, Irfan Lateef and Arash Pia Weigh the Impact ...
Partner Irfan Lateef and associate Arash Pia authored “Disclosure statements: a closer look at the identity of real plaintiffs,” for
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USPTO Changes Office Action Response Time For Non-Madrid U.S. Tradema...
The USPTO recently implemented a rule change affecting the deadline to respond to Office Actions issued in connection with U.S.
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World Intellectual Property Review Quotes Mauricio Uribe on MetaBirkin...
Partner Mauricio Uribe was quoted in the World Intellectual Property Review article “NFTs on trial: MetaBirkins puts digital art
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Steven Nataupsky Discusses Knobbe Martens’ Unique Talent Strategy and ...
In the Q&A “Amid Talent Ups and Downs, Knobbe Martens' Homegrown Ethos and 6-Year Partner Track Prevail” published in The Recorde
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Prepare for Changes to Patent Procurement and Enforcement in Europe | ...
Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Court
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In Life Sciences IP Review, Sabing Lee and Kregg Koch Discuss IP Strat...
Knobbe Martens partners Sabing Lee and Kregg Koch authored “Medical device innovations and IP: A strategy is everything,” published in
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In Bloomberg Law Opinion Piece, Susan Natland Makes the Case for a Tra...
Knobbe Martens partner Susan Natland authored “A Trademarks for Humanity Act Would Lift Companies, Consumers,” published in Bloomberg
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Susan Natland, Mark Lezama and Jeff Van Hoosear Provide Predictions in...
Knobbe Martens partners Susan Natland, Mark Lezama and Jeff Van Hoosear authored “Predictions in 3 Key Areas for IP Practitioners This Ye
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Medical Devices & Procedures
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Supreme Court to Weigh in on Fraud Standard under False Claims Act
|Michael R. Christensen
In a move that may substantially increase healthtech companies’ exposure to monetary damages, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to weigh in on the key ...
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Litigation
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Patent Affirmed as Unenforceable Due to Prosecution Laches
|Daniel KiangTimothy A. Willis
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, LLC V. APPLE INC. Before Reyna, Chen, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Di...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
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BioNTech to Ship Modular mRNA Vaccine Factory to Rwanda
|Mark Rubinshtein, Ph.D.
Biopharmaceutical New Technologies (BioNTech), the global immunotherapy company based in Mainz, Germany, is scheduled to ship its BioNTainer modula...
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Litigation
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It’s Not the Size of the Chamber That Matters, It’s How You Describe I...
|Brandon G. Smith
GRACE INSTRUMENT INDUS. V. CHANDLER INSTRUMENTS CO. Before Chen, Cunningham, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southe...
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Litigation
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The Choice Is Not Yours: Foreign Defendants Cannot Avoid Personal Jur...
|Mengmeng DuJeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.
IN RE: STINGRAY IP SOLUTIONS, LLC Before Lourie, Taranto, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texa...
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Litigation
PTAB
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Raise It or Lose It! The Federal Circuit Will Not Address Obviousness...
|Jeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.Rhett D. Ramsey
In Re Google LLC Before: Moore, Lourie, and Prost. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The PTO’s arguments on appeal did not re...
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Litigation
PTAB
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Inventor’s Testimony Regarding Actual Reduction to Practice Was Suffic...
|Bryant ChenJustin J. Gillett
DIONEX SOFTRON GMBH v. AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Before: Reyna, Chen, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The PTAB ...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
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Cochlear Implant Developer Agrees to Pay for Alleged False Claims to F...
|Albert J. Sueiras
Cochlear implant developer Advanced Bionics LLC will pay about $12 million to resolve allegations that it misled federal health care programs, the ...
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Litigation
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Evidence of Actual Physician Practice is Relevant in Determination of ...
|Kendall LoebbakaCesar A. Estrada
GENENTECH, INC. V. SANDOZ INC.
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Litigation
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Factual Disputes Preclude Grant of Summary Judgment of Improper Invent...
|Arash PiaNathan D. Reeves
PLASTIPAK PACKAGING, INC. V. PREMIUM WATERS, INC. Before Newman, Stoll, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis...
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