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Publications
Prioritized Examination - Patently Clear?
Partner Robb Roby authored "Prioritized Examination - Patently Clear?," which was published in the Oct/Nov/Dec 2021 issue of Medical
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Partners Salima Merani, Sabing Lee, Sheila Swaroop and Michael Friedla...
Partners Salima Merani, Sabing Lee, Sheila Swaroop and Michael Friedland were mentioned and quoted in "Knobbe Unveils New Litigat
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Understanding and Protecting Artificial Intelligence Technology (Machi...
Knobbe Practice Japan Webinar Series
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Knobbe Martens Announces New Chairs for Medical Device and Litigation ...
Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property (IP) law firms in the world, announced tod
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Partner Lauren Katzenellenbogen, was quoted in "H&M Supreme Court Case...
Partner Lauren Katzenellenbogen was quoted in "H&M Supreme Court Case Has NRF, Justice Department Picking Sides," wh
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Q&A with Former Deputy Director of USPTO and Deputy Undersecretary of ...
Partner Susan Natland hosted a Q&A with Laura Peter, Former Deputy Director of the USPTO and Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce.
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Knobbe Martens Ranked Among the Nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News &...
Knobbe Martens is proud to announce that the firm has once again been recognized as one of the leading intellectual property law firms in
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Newsletters
Federal Circuit Review October 2021
October
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Presentations
Understanding and Protecting Distributed Ledger Technology - Knobbe Ja...
Knobbe Practice Japan Webinar Series
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Presentations
Understanding and Protecting Distributed Ledger Technology - Knobbe Eu...
Partners Mauricio Uribe and Vikas Bhargava gave an informative presentation on understanding and protecting distributed ledger technology
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From The Triple Option to the Hurry-Up No-Huddle: How Name, Image, and...
Associate Christopher Lewis authored "From The Triple Option to the Hurry-Up No-Huddle: How Name, Image, and Likeness Policies Are Changi
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Knobbe Martens’ CardiAQ Win Recognized in NLJ Verdicts Hall of Fame
The results obtained in a trade secret misappropriation case (CardiAQ Valve Technologies v.
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Litigation
PTAB
Blog
Lack of Written-Description Support for Claimed Ranges Makes Parent Ap...
|Benjamin L. BlackJeremy Anapol
INDIVIOR UK LIMITED v. DR. REDDY'S LABORATORIES S.A. Before Lourie, Linn, and Dyk. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Claim...
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Litigation
Blog
What’s in a Name?: Third Party Use of a Descriptive Term Without Secon...
|Makoto Tsunozaki, Ph.D.Nicole R. Townes
GALPERTI, INC. v. GALPERTI S.R.L. Before: Moore, Prost, Taranto. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Evidence of use of a...
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Litigation
Blog
Be Careful What You Agree To: Incorporated Rules Clearly and Unmistak...
|Ben K. ShiromaNicole R. Townes
ROHM SEMICONDUCTOR USA, LLC v. MAXPOWER SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Nort...
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Litigation
PTAB
Blog
No Standing for Second Bite at the Apple
|Christopher L. LewisKaren Cassidy
APPLE, INC. v. QUALCOMM, INC. Before Newman, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Apple lacked standing to ...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
Blog
FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Software Contained in Medical Devices
|Paige L. Cappelli
On November 3, 2021 the FDA issued draft guidance titled “Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.” The final version wi...
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Litigation
Blog
Venue and Pleading Infringement in Hatch-Waxman Litigation Turn on Loc...
|Eric MalmgrenAndrew Morrell, Ph.D.
CELGENE CORP. v. MYLAN PHARM. ET AL. Before Prost, Chen, and Hughes. Appeal from the District of New Jersey. Summary: In Hatch-Waxman litigation...
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PTAB
Medical Devices & Procedures
Blog
Federal Circuit Reverses PTAB’s Invalidation of Patent Claims for an A...
|Nima Zargari, Ph.D.
On October 5, 2021, the U.S. Federal Circuit reversed a finding of invalidity by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) for patent claims related...
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Litigation
PTAB
Blog
Not So Obvious After All: PTAB Lacked Evidence to Eradicate University...
|Daniel P. HughesKarl W. Kowallis
UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE v. CLEAR-VU LIGHTING LLC Before Reyna, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Th...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
Blog
Bioventus’ Shareholders Approve Acquisition of Misonix
|Christopher L. Lewis
Bioventus recently announced that its shareholders approved its agreement to acquire Misonix. Bioventus agrees to pay Misonix shareholders either ...
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Litigation
Blog
The Battle of Brooklyn: Lack of Concrete Injury and Prior Collaboratio...
|Jeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.Brok S. Humbert
BROOKLYN BREWERY CORPORATION V.
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