No Shenanigans: IPRs and Interference Estoppel
IGT v. ZYNGA INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Summary: Interference estoppel does not apply when the interference was terminated due...
Applicant Admitted Prior Art Can (Sometimes) Show Obviousness
SHOCKWAVE MED., INC., V. CARDIOVASCULAR SYS., INC. Before Lourie, Dyk, and Cunningham. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board in No. IPR2019-00405. Summary:...
Knobbe Martens Advises General Atomics Aeronautical Systems in Asset Acquisition of Achates Power
SAN DIEGO, August 20, 2025 – A Knobbe Martens team served as intellectual property and government contract counsel to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of the assets...