Knobbe Martens Names New Chairs of Market-Leading Trademark and Brand Protection Group
IRVINE, Calif., October 22, 2025 – Knobbe Martens, one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that Charlene Azema and Gregory Phillips have been named...
San Diego Business Journal Names Robert Hilton and Daniel Hughes Among “Leaders of Influence in Law”
SAN DIEGO, October 21, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partners Robert Hilton and Daniel Hughes have been recognized as “Leaders of Influence in Law” by the...
NASA’s Breakthrough Superalloy Wins Commercial Invention of the Year
NASA Glenn Research Center’s new material, GRX-810, has been recognized as the Commercial Invention of the Year by NASA’s Inventions and Contributions Board. GRX-810 is a three-dimensionally (3D) printable oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS)...
Bait, Switch, and Retrial: Federal Circuit Rebukes Trial Arguments That Reneged on Prior Representations
MAGĒMĀ TECHNOLOGY LLC v. PHILLIPS 66 Before Moore, Stoll, and Bumb. Appeal from the District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Summary: A district court abused its discretion by...
Derivation ≠ Interference: First to File Keeps Rights if Conception Was Independent
GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS LLC v. SELNER Before Stoll, Stark, and Goldberg (sitting by designation). Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Federal Circuit affirmed the Board’s rejection...
Dozens of Knobbe Martens Lawyers Featured in “Best Lawyers” 2026 Guide
IRVINE, Calif., August 21, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that dozens of the firm’s lawyers, representing a range of practice areas and offices across the country, have...
Deleted Specification Portions Undermine Claim Construction
FMC Corp. v. Sharda USA, LLC Before Moore, Chen, and Barnett. Appeal from the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Summary: The district court erred by construing a claim term based on...
Federal Circuit Holds District Court Abused Its Discretion by Excluding an Authenticating Witness
JIAXING SUPER LIGHTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCE, CO. v. CH LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. Before Dyk, Chen, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas....
Eyeing the Prize of the U.S. Patent System, the Trump Administration Proposes Patent Maintenance Fee Overhaul
The Trump administration is considering changing the U.S. patent maintenance fee structure from the existing three fixed flat fees to an annual, value‑based “tax” model where patent holders would pay...
U.S. Supreme Court Defers to Agency Decision-Making in FDA’s Denial of Premarket Approval of Flavored E-Cigarette Products
We previously reported a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), denying the premarketing authorization of several flavored e-cigarette product.[1] On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of...
Claims Reciting Material Properties of a Claimed Composition Withstand § 101 Scrutiny
US SYNTHETIC CORP. v. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Before Dyk, Chen, and Stoll. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Summary: The Federal Circuit found claims reciting magnetic properties of a...
Domestic Marketing and Distribution of an Imported Product May Satisfy the Economic Prong of the Domestic-Industry Requirement
LASHIFY, INC. V. ITC Before Prost, Taranto, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. International Trade Commission. Summary: Warehousing, quality control, distribution, sales, and marketing expenses incurred in connection with an imported...
The Board Must Provide Reasoned Explanation When Discarding Material, Unrebutted Evidence
CQV CO., LTD. v. MERCK PATENT GMBH Before Cunningham, Chen, and Mayer. Appeal from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: The Board erred by failing to explain why it discarded...
Daniel Kamkar and Adam Powell Named Among 2024 Leaders of Influence in Law by San Diego Business Journal
SAN DIEGO, October 31, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partners Daniel Kamkar and Adam Powell were profiled in San Diego Business Journal’s (SDBJ) 2024 Leaders of...
In Nutrition Industry Executive Article, Knobbe Martens Attorneys Recommend Strategies to Avoid Advertising Pitfalls
In the article “Checking on Supplements: NAD’s Recent Guidance on Substantiating Ingredient vs. Product Claims,” attorneys Jonathan Hyman, Kate McMorrow, and Zoe Vikstrom examine a recent National Advertising Division (NAD)...
Adam Powell Named Among the Top Lawyers in California Under 40 by Daily Journal
SAN DIEGO, September 27, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partner Adam Powell has been named among Daily Journal’s “Top 40 Under 40”. Mr. Powell, who serves...
Knobbe Martens Partner Jessica Sganga Named Among “Beauty and Fashion Visionaries” by Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES, September 16, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partner Jessica Sganga has been recognized as a “Beauty and Fashion Visionary” by the Los Angeles Times....
Knobbe Martens Delivers Another Victory for Global Shade in Ongoing Litigation Against With-U
PTAB agrees entirely with Global Shade in IPR proceeding against With-U A team from Knobbe Martens secured another victory for Global Shade Corp. in its ongoing litigation against With-U E-Commerce...
Joseph Reisman Quoted in Media on Potential Impact of FTC Noncompete Rule
In the Chemical Processing article “Non-Compete-Ban Best Practices For The Chemical Industry,” partner Joseph Reisman commented on the recently promulgated Federal Trade Commission (FTC) final rule banning noncompete agreements and,...
USPTO Semiconductor Technology Pilot Program
USPTO Announces New, Limited-Time Program for Expedited Semiconductor Patent Applications On December 1, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) began accepting petitions for the Semiconductor Technology Pilot...
Knobbe Martens Names New Mechanical Engineering Practice Group Leaders
Partners Tom Cowan and Curtiss Dosier Named Co-Chairs of Group IRVINE, CALIF., May 17, 2023 – Knobbe Martens, one of the world’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced today that...
