Protecting Innovation: Intellectual Property Considerations for NASA’s 2026 Innovative Technology Concepts
Key Takeaway: NASA’s 2026 NIAC selections demonstrate how early-stage, federally supported research can lay the foundation for future aerospace breakthroughs. As these technologies mature, innovators should consider intellectual property strategies,...
No “Duty to Innovate” – California’s Highest Court Finds Gilead Sciences Not Negligent for Delaying Release of Allegedly Safer HIV Drug
Key Takeaway: California court holds that drug manufacturers do not have a duty to commercialize a safer drug to replace a nondefective one. In the Gilead Tenofovir Cases, a group...
Sophia Space and Caltech Obtain Orbital Data Center Patent
Key Takeaways: Sophia Space and Caltech recently announced that they have received a patent related to modular, passively-cooled, computing and data storage units which can be assembled into a large-scale...
Tripling Down on Space: U.S. Space Force Expands Launch Contracts to $17B, Raising the Stakes for IP
Key Takeaway: The Space Force’s decision to triple the size of its Lane 1 launch procurement contract underscores its expectation of rapidly increasing demand for commercial space launch services and...
Aerospace Update | July 2026
Space Tech Investment Grows in 2026 Amid Congressional Proposals Affecting Contractual IP Rights Tom Cowan Private investment in space technology continues an upward trend in 2026, with increasing growth in...
Typos Cause Alkanes of Trouble
ENCANTA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. PFIZER INC. Before Lourie, Bryson, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Summary: A patentee could not argue that...
In Law360 Article, Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm Analyze Court Limitations on Patent Corrections
In the latest installment of their Law360 column on recent noteworthy Federal Circuit decisions, Knobbe Martens partners Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm explore how the court addressed the issue of...
PTAB May Revisit Issues Left Unresolved by Prior Appeal
INTELLECTUAL PIXELS LIMITED v. SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC Before Dyk, Stoll, and Stark. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Board did not exceed the Federal Circuit’s...
Jarom Kesler Explores Patent-Term Adjustment in the Post-Forest Era in IPWatchdog Article
In a recent article published in IPWatchdog, Knobbe Martens partner Jarom Kesler explores the impact of In re Forest, a 2025 Federal Circuit decision that addressed the question, “What value...
