Socket Solutions, LLC v. Import Global, LLC Before Moore, Prost, and Seeborg. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Summary: A preliminary injunction cannot stand…
Key Takeaway: Energy companies that market their technologies as environmentally friendly should ensure the claims are accurate and consistent with regulatory guidance. Innovation in the energy industry is often driven…
IRONBURG INVENTIONS LTD. v. VALVE CORPORATION Before Chen, Hughes, and Stark. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Summary: The Federal Circuit reversed and…
Key Takeaways: Given the territorial limitations of U.S. Patent Claims, patenting technology for in-space repair and assembly of orbital technology can be challenging. The following blog post discusses strategies for…
Key Takeaway: The FDA’s approval of mFLUSIVA may indicate increased commercial and strategic value of mRNA vaccine patents. On August 5, 2026, Moderna announced that the U.S. Food and Drug…
In this episode of Knobbe IP+, Knobbe Martens partners Jarom Kesler and Bryan McWhorter discuss the latest developments in AI and patent eligibility. Sharing insights for both fellow IP practitioners and…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
