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Federal Circuit Review - June 2021
 
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Partner Maria Anderson was quoted in "Counsel: AI tools are no ‘panace...
Partner Maria Anderson was quoted in "Counsel: AI tools are no ‘panacea’ but can optimise patent data," an article published by Manag
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Publications
UNITED STATES: The Elusive Thirteenth DuPont Factor Saves the Day
Partner Catherine Holland and Summer Associate Rhett Ramsey authored "UNITED STATES: The Elusive Thirteenth DuPont Factor Saves
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Knobbe Martens Talks Trade Secrets
Partner Adam Powell spoke on Medical Products Outsourcing podcast episode, "Knobbe Martens Talks Trade Secrets," where he gave insight on
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7 Expert Insights on Packaging IP and Patents
Partners Sabing Lee and David Schmidt, Ph.D were interviewed in "7 Expert Insights on Packaging IP and Patents," which was published in t
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Knobbe Martens Scores Denial of Preliminary Injunction Motion
Knobbe Martens secured a win for client Pavemetrics Systems, Inc. against competitor Tetra Tech, Inc.
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Presentations
MAPLE Conversations - Freedom to Operate Part 2
Hear partner Dan Altman’s take on Freedom to Operate (FTO) with the MAPLE Business Council® .
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Presentations
MAPLE Conversations - Freedom to Operate
View Vlad Teplitskiy's interview with the MAPLE Business Council® as he gives his thoughts on Freedom to Operate (FTO).
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Intellectual property and access to vaccines during the Covid-19 pande...
Partner Jason Jardine and Associate Justin Culbertson Ph.D.
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Knobbe Martens Named a Leading Patent Prosecution Firm by Managing IP
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP) has recognized the firm for its top-tier
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Partner Lauren Katzenellenbogen was quoted in "Supreme Court to Examin...
Partner Lauren Katzenellenbogen was quoted in "Supreme Court to Examine Copyright Claim by Unicolors Against H&M," an article publish
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Knobbe Martens and 21 Partners Recognized as IP Leaders in 2021 IAM Pa...
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that the firm and 21 partners have been recognized as industry leaders in the recently released 202
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Not so fast—the PTAB must provide notice and opportunity for litigants...
|Karl W. KowallisAndrew Morrell, Ph.D.
A party should be given notice and an opportunity to respond before the PTAB sua sponte departs from an uncontested claim construction in a manner ...
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Litigation
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Federal Circuit Holds That Art Teaches Away From Its Own Disclosure
|Daniel P. HughesBrok S. Humbert
Daikin requested inter partes review of two of Chemours' patents directed to insulating communication cables by pulling wires through melted polyme...
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Litigation
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District Court’s Pleading Standard Returns an Error Code in PS4 Battle
|Jeremiah S. Helm, Ph.D.
BOT M8 LLC v. SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA Before Dyk, Linn, and O'Malley. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District ...
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Data Privacy
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European Commission Refreshes Standard Contractual Clauses
|Philip M. NelsonKenneth K. Wang
The European Commission ("EC") has long sought to improve data privacy for Europeans, even when they interact with global or non-European companies...
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Medical Devices & Procedures
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Is Your Funded Medical Device Startup Actually a “Large Entity” Accord...
|Tom Cowan
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows a patent applicant to pay reduced fees if it qualifies as a "small entity." Many types of filin...
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Litigation
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Assignors Can Challenge Validity so Long as They Do Not Contradict Ass...
|Eric MalmgrenHans L. Mayer
MINERVA SURGICAL, INC. V. HOLOGIC, INC., ET AL. Supreme Court of the United States. Opinion of the Court written by Justice Kagan. Justice Alit...
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Litigation
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Characterizing Plaintiff’s Actions as Attempts to “Manipulate Venue,” ...
|Justin J. Gillett
IN RE: SAMSUNG ELECS., CO., LTD. Before Lourie, Dyk, and Reyna. On Petitions for Writs of Mandamus to the U.S. District Court for the Western Dis...
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Litigation
PTAB
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Supreme Court Saves IPRs by Allowing PTO Director to Review Patent Jud...
|Suyoung JangJeremy Anapol
U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc. Before the United States Supreme Court. Majority opinion by Chief Justice Roberts. On writ of certiorari to the United Sta...
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Litigation
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NCAA Rules Limiting Education-Related Benefits Violate Antitrust Laws
|Alexander D. ZengAndrea Cheek
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. ALSTON Before the United States Supreme Court; Opinion by Justice Gorsuch; Concurring Opinion by Justic...
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Data Privacy
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Under U.S. Law, Freedom of Speech Trumps any Right to be Forgotten
|Karl W. KowallisPhilip M. Nelson
While the "right to be forgotten" is part of European law, it is at odds with U.S. precedent. See, e.g., Garcia v. Google, Inc., 786 F.3d 733, 745-...
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