Federal Circuit Review | June 2025
No Injury, No Appeal: Patent Owners Must Show Actual Injury for Article III Standing In Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation V. Unified Patents, LLC, Appeal No. 23-2110, the Federal Circuit...
Proposed Budget Cuts for U.S. Government Satellite Monitoring Could Lead to Market and IP Opportunities
In July 2025, the U.S. federal government proposed an 84% reduction in funding to the Office of Space Commerce. Some say the move would effectively terminate the agency’s further development...
Knobbe Martens Receives Multiple Shortlistings, Including Firm of the Year, at LMG Life Sciences Awards
IRVINE, Calif., July, 10, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that the firm and three of its partners received shortlistings, including for Intellectual Property Boutique Firm of the Year,...
An Eye Toward Prosecution History
EYE THERAPIES, LLC v. SLAYBACK PHARMA LLC Before Taranto, Stoll and Scarsi (sitting by designation) Summary: The patent’s prosecution history required a restrictive interpretation of the term “consisting essentially of.”...
FDA Clears Fasikl’s AI-Powered Felix NeuroAI Wristband for Essential Tremor
Fasikl, a neurotechnology company spun out of the University of Minnesota, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Felix™ NeuroAI™ Wristband, a noninvasive, AI-driven wearable designed to reduce upper limb tremors in adults...
Jane Dai Named a Woman of Influence in Law by San Diego Business Journal
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 7, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that partner Jane Dai, Ph.D. has been recognized among the San Diego Business Journal’s Women of Influence in Law. According...
Profiles In Leadership Journal Honors Kimberly Miller for STEAM Awards, Sabrina Wang for Asian Leadership Awards
SAN DIEGO and IRVINE, Calif., July 3, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that two partners have been honored by Profiles in Leadership Journal® for their leadership and mentoring skills. Kimberly...
Sheila Swaroop Comments on Landmark ITC Ruling in Law360’s Midyear Patent Report
In Law360’s “The Biggest Patent Rulings of 2025: A Midyear Report,” Knobbe Martens partner Sheila Swaroop weighed in on the Federal Circuit’s pivotal decision in Lashify Inc. v. International Trade Commission....
Space Technology Investments Clear the Launch Tower in 2025
Investments in space technology are off to a strong start in the first half of 2025. The rising trend over the last four years, as mentioned in a previous Knobbe...
Fair Use and the Future of Generative AI: Lessons from the Meta and Anthropic Copyright Cases
With the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, generative AI entered the cultural zeitgeist. Not surprisingly, within a few months, the first generative AI lawsuits were filed in the U.S....
CRISPR Dispute Heats Up With Recent Federal Court Decision
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) revived the Regents of the University of California’s (Regents) challenge to the Broad Institute’s CRISPR-Cas9 patents,...
Knobbe Martens Receives Top Rankings for Patent, Trademark Work from Managing IP
IRVINE, Calif., July 1, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is proud to share that the firm has once again been recognized as among the leading national intellectual property law firms in Managing...
In Law360 Column, Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray Examine Federal Circuit’s Take on Opportunistic Trademark Filings
In the latest edition of their Law360 column on noteworthy Federal Circuit rulings, partners Jeremiah Helm and Sean Murray examine the recent decision in In re: Thomas D. Foster APC. In this ruling, the Federal...
Ted Cannon Examines Increased PTAB Petition Denials in Bloomberg Law
In the Bloomberg Law article “Growing Denials of PTAB Petitions Demand Sharp Patent Strategies”, Knobbe Martens partner Ted Cannon explored the increase in denials of Patent Trial and Appeal Board...
Salima Merani, Ph.D. Named “Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year” at 2025 Women in Business Law Americas Awards
IRVINE, Calif. June 26, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce IFLR has named partner Salima Merani, Ph.D. as the recipient of the “Life Sciences Lawyer of the Year”...
The Federal Circuit Grounds US SPACE FORCE Trademark Application
IN RE THOMAS D. FOSTER, APC, Before Moore, Prost, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Summary: Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act bars registration of a...
Did They Want to Infringe? – Federal Circuit Denies Declaratory Judgment When Party at No Risk of Lawsuit
[MITEK SYSTEMS, INC., v. UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION [OPINION]] Before Taranto, Schall, and Chen. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Summary: The plaintiff...
Raft Acquires N3bula Systems
On June 17, 2025, Raft announced its acquisition of N3bula Systems. Raft is a defense technology company that specializes in delivering autonomous data fusion, AI/ML, and data solutions tailored for...
A Request for Sanctions Before the ITC Is Not Appealable to the Federal Circuit
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION v. ITC Before Reyna, Bryson, and Stoll. Appeal from the United States International Trade Commission. Summary: The Federal Circuit lacks jurisdiction to hear appeals of non-final determinations from...
No Injury, No Appeal: Patent Owners Must Show Actual Injury for Article III Standing
DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION v. UNIFIED PATENTS, LLC Before Moore, Clevenger and Chen. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A patent owner lacks Article III standing to...
Finding Common Ground? — Federal Circuit Clarifies IPR Estoppel
INGENICO INC. v. IOENGINE, LLC Before Dyk, Prost, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: IPR estoppel does not preclude reliance on...
