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Knobbe Martens Gives Back Through the AIPLA Women in IP 2019 Community...
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Partner Kerry Taylor was quoted in "No Easy Arthrex Fix as Full-Court ...
Partner Kerry Taylor was quoted in "No Easy Arthrex Fix as Full-Court Review Looms, Attorneys Say," an article published by Bloomberg
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Federal Circuit Review - October 2019
The PTAB Cannot Approve or Deny Certificates of Correction
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Publications
How High Court May Resolve Generic'.Com' TM Issue
Attorneys Susan Natland, Lynda Zadra-Symes and Of Counsel Arsen Kourinian authored "How High Court May Resolve Generic'.Com' TM Issue," w
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Presentations
CCPA Webinar: Amendments, Proposed Regulations, New Ballot Initiative,...
Arsen Kourinian hosted a webinar presenting, "CCPA Webinar-  Amendments, Proposed Regulations, New Ballot Initiative, and Related N
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Federal Circuit Decision May Give Second Chance to Some PTAB Litigants...
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) has issued an important decision affecting inter partes r
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Trends and Changes in View of the USPTO’s Updated Revised Guidance
Partner Mauricio Uribe hosted a webinar presenting, "Trends and Changes in View of the USPTO's Updated Revised Guidance." 
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Knobbe Martens Recognized as Top Tier Firm in 2020 “Best Law Firms” Ra...
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that it has once again been identified as one of the country’s leading inte
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Newsletters
Federal Circuit Review - September 2019
State Sovereignty Principles Do Not Allow a State to Bring a Patent Infrin
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IP Antitrust News: Xitronix v. KLA-Tencor: The Federal Circuit Finally...
Daniel Hughes and Stephen Larson authored "IP Antitrust News: Xitronix v.
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Partner Ali Razai was quoted in "Peloton’s ‘Moat’ Depends on Patent Ch...
Partner Ali Razai was quoted in "Peloton’s ‘Moat’ Depends on Patent Challenges It May Not Win," an article published by Bloomberg Law
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Partner Philip Nelson was quoted in "4 Takeaways From The USPTO's Pate...
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Litigation
North Carolina Jury Finds Dubose Strapping Inc. Liable for Willful Pat...
| Mark Kachner
Western Plastics sued Dubose Strapping for infringing a patent covering a material for wrapping rolls of metal coil. Both parties compete in the m...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
Trademarks Require “Use in Commerce” – But What If You Need Regulatory...
| Tom Cowan
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows for a trademark application to be filed on an “Intent to Use” basis to establish a priority dat...
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Litigation
Patentee’s Lexicography Negates Infringement Despite Defendant’s Use o...
| David C. O’HairJeremy Anapol
PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCH V. DONGHEE AMERICA, INC. Before Reyna, Newman, and Clevenger. Appeal from the U.S. District Court ...
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Litigation
PTAB
Expert Testimony Must Be Tethered to Supporting Evidence
| Christie Matthaei
Before Reyna, Hughes, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. TQ DELTA, LLC v. CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. Summary: Findings of fact ...
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Fashion & Beauty
So You Want to Be Famous - Do You Have $10 Billion? Patagonia Tradema...
| David C. O’HairJeff Van Hoosear
In April 2019, outdoor apparel company Patagonia, Inc. sued Anheuser-Busch, LLC in the District Court for the Central District of California. Patag...
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Litigation
Prosecution History Estoppel Bars Infringement Claim Under Doctrine of...
| Marissa M. RosenbaumChristie Matthaei
Prosecution History Estoppel Bars Infringement Claim Under Doctrine of Equivalents PHARMA TECH SOLUTIONS, INC. v. LIFESCAN, INC. Before Moore, Rey...
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Litigation
PTAB
Evidence from Non-Instituted Grounds Not Permitted in Final Written De...
| Christie Matthaei
IN RE: IPR LICENSING, INC., Before O’Malley, Newman, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Establishing a motivat...
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Litigation
PTAB
IPR Time Bar Dispute over Timing of Service of Complaint Torpedoed on ...
| Andrew Morrell, Ph.D.Nicole R. Townes
GAME AND TECH. CO., LTD. v. WARGAMING GROUP LTD. Before Dyk, Plager, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Boar...
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Litigation
Avoiding Ineligibility by Claiming a Specific Implementation That Impr...
| Jeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.Andrea Cheek
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. v. GEMALTO M2M GMBH Before Dyk, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the District of Delaware. Summary: Claims directed to improvin...
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Litigation
Accused Infringer’s Ornamental Logo May Defeat Design Patent Infringem...
| Adam Powell
COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR v. SEIRUS INNOVATIVE ACCESSORIES Before Lourie, Moore, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for Southern District o...
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