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Partner Joseph Re was quoted in "The Biden era begins: trademark indus...
Partner Joseph Re was quoted in, "The Biden era begins: trademark industry weighs in on hopes for the future," which was published in 
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Federal Circuit Review - December 2020
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Knobbe Practice Webinar Series: Strategic Considerations in Conducting...
Attorneys David Schmidt, Ph.D., Heungsoo Choi, and Of Counsel Hironori Kubota presented a detailed webinar focusing on strategic consider
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Knobbe Practice Webinar Series – Protecting User Interface Technologie...
Attorneys Mauricio Uribe and Bryan McWhorter hosted a virtual presentation on Protecting User Interface Technologies.
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Revenge of the Nerds: The Need for Unique Brands
Attorneys Jonathan Menkes and Jonathan Hyman authored "Revenge of the Nerds: The Need for Unique Brands," which was published in Mari
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Knobbe Martens Elevates 10 Attorneys to Partner
Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to anno
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Partner Jonathan Menkes was quoted in "Racial Justice Movements, New L...
Partner Jonathan Menkes was quoted in "Racial Justice Movements, New Law to Push 2021 Trademark Changes," which was published in Bloo
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Federal Circuit Review - November 2020
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Knobbe Martens Gives Back Through AIPLA Women in IP 2020 DC Community ...
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that the firm’s D.C.
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Fashion & Beauty
Use My Likeness? Over My Dead Body!
|David C. O’HairJonathan Hyman
On November 30, 2020, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law New York Senate Bill S5959D, an amendment to New York’s right of publicity l...
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Litigation
PTAB
No Kitchen Confusion: When Comparing Marks, the Trademark Board Can Gi...
|Daniel P. HughesAri Feinstein
QUIKTRIP WEST, INC. V. WEIGEL STORES, INC. Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Reyna. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: Whe...
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Litigation
District Court Erred in Departing From Claim Language to Adopt Constru...
|Tiffany YoungCassie Gourash
SIMO HOLDINGS INC. v. HONG KONG UCLOUDLINK NETWORK Before O’Malley, Wallach, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the S...
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Litigation
PTAB
Controlling Your Own Destiny: Patent Owner Unilaterally Moots Appeal ...
|Brandon G. SmithJeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.
ABS GLOBAL, INC. V. CYTONOME/ST, LLC Before Prost, Moore, and Stoll. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A patent owner m...
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Data Privacy
Institutions Propose Digital Health Passports During the COVID-19 Pand...
|Spencer R. CarterPhilip M. Nelson
As countries around the world begin administering COVID-19 vaccines, many institutions, both governmental and private, are considering the possibil...
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Litigation
No Simulating Alice Requirements: Application of Abstract Ideas Alone ...
|Kendall LoebbakaRyan W. McBride
SIMIO, LLC V. FLEXSIM SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, INC. Before Prost, Clevenger, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
Philips Acquires Biotelemetry for $2.8B
|Sean S. Kim
Royal Philips NV acquired BioTelemetry, Inc. for $2.8 billion US dollars. Headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, BioTelemetry provides cardiac dia...
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Litigation
PTAB
Concrete Plans Establish Standing for IPR Appeals
|Justin J. GillettJames Yang
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY v. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Before Lourie, Reyna, and Hughes.  Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summa...
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Data Privacy
EU Recommendations Require Careful Analysis but Offer Few Clear Rules
|Karl W. KowallisPhilip M. Nelson
In July 2020 the Court of Justice the European Union’s (CJEU) Schrems II decision declared the EU-US Privacy Shield Protections inadequate for th...
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Data Privacy
Canada Introduces the Consumer Privacy Protection Act
|David C. O’HairAndrew I. Kimmel
On November 17, 2020, the Canadian House of Commons introduced the Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (“DCIA”), which includes the Consum...
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