Knobbe Martens Earns Multiple Recognitions in Daily Journal’s ‘Top Verdicts’ Feature
Firm recognized for noteworthy patent infringement and trade secret jury trial wins for Masimo and Sigray, Inc. IRVINE, Calif., February 25, 2026 – Demonstrating Knobbe Martens’ across-the-board strength in IP...
Knobbe Martens Delivers $381 Million Verdict for Applied Medical in Antitrust Case Against Medtronic
IRVINE, Calif., February 9, 2026 – A team from Knobbe Martens obtained a decisive win for medical device manufacturer Applied Medical against Medtronic, Inc. in an antitrust case involving anticompetitive...
Knobbe Martens Recognized by Am Law, Law360 for $634 Million Patent Infringement Win for Masimo
A team from Knobbe Martens, along with Sullivan and Cromwell, was honored as lead runner up in Am Law’s “Litigator of the Week” contest for securing a successful verdict on...
Knobbe Martens Guides Masimo to $634M Win Against Apple in Patent Infringement Case
IRVINE, Calif., November 17, 2025 – A team from Knobbe Martens led medical device pioneer Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) to a victory over Apple in a dispute involving Masimo’s patented heart...
Knobbe Martens Maintains National Top Tier Ranking for IP Litigation Work from Benchmark Litigation
IRVINE, Calif., October 28, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is proud to share that the firm and numerous partners in its Litigation practice have been recognized in the 2026 edition of...
Knobbe Martens Guides X-Ray Technology Pioneer Sigray to Success in Patent and Trade Secret Jury Trial
IRVINE, Calif., September 10, 2025 – A trial team from Knobbe Martens secured a significant success on behalf of innovator Sigray, Inc. in an IP dispute involving groundbreaking x-ray technologies....
Knobbe Martens Partners Named Among Top Litigators “40 & Under” by Benchmark Litigation
IRVINE, Calif., August 14, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partners Andrea Cheek, Kendall Loebbaka, and Adam Powell have been named to Benchmark Litigation’s 2025 “40 &...
Fireball Frenzy: When First Registering a Mark, Genericness of a Mark Is Determined at the Time of Registration
BULLSHINE DISTILLERY LLC v. SAZERAC BRANDS, LLC Before Moore, Reyna and Taranto. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: In assessing genericness, the TTAB considers how the mark...
Collateral Estoppel Does Not Apply When the Prior Proceeding Applies a Lower Burden of Proof
KROY IP HOLDINGS, LLC v. GROUPON, INC. Before Prost, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: Because there are different burdens of proof...
Knobbe Martens Achieves Standout Ranking at 2024 Financial Times Innovative Lawyers North America Awards
IRVINE, Calif., December 11, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is honored to announce that the firm received a “Standout” recognition, the highest possible tier, in the Healthcare & Life Sciences category...
Knobbe Martens Practices and Partners Top-Ranked Nationally by Benchmark Litigation
IRVINE, Calif., October 10, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is proud to announce that the firm and over a dozen of its partners have been ranked among the best in IP...
Christy Lea and Kendall Loebbaka Recognized as “Women in STEM” by Orange County Business Journal
IRVINE, Calif., June 5, 2024 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that litigation partners Christy Lea and Kendall Loebbaka have been named to the Orange County Business Journal list...
Knobbe Martens Guides Masimo to Successful Resolution of Intellectual Property Dispute
A team from the firm recently secured a permanent injunction on behalf of Masimo Corporation. IRVINE, Calif., June 4, 2024 – A team from Knobbe Martens represented Masimo Corporation (NASDAQ:...
Knobbe Martens Obtains Import Ban on Infringing Apple Watches
The United States International Trade Commission issued its Exclusion Order in October 2023 IRVINE, CALIF., February 1, 2024 – Last month, the Federal Circuit lifted a temporary stay on the import...
Knobbe Martens Partners and Practices Ranked Top Tier Nationally by Benchmark Litigation
IRVINE, CALIF., October 9, 2023 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce it has once again been recognized for having some of the leading intellectual property practices and litigators in the...
Performing Claimed Features Faster Than Humans by Using Generic Computers Is Not Sufficient as an Improvement to Computer Technology
Trinity Info Media, L.L.C. v. Covalent INC.
Before STOLL, BRYSON, and CUNNINGHAM. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Summary: Patents directed to connecting users based on their polling answers are abstract because the patents simply use generic computer components without adding more to the abstract idea.
AIA Patents May Not Be Challenged in Interference Proceedings
SNIPR Technologies Ltd v. Rockefeller University
Before Chen, Wallach, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Summary: Patents whose priority is governed exclusively by the AIA are not subject to interference proceedings.
Patent Directed to System for Controlling Access to Drugs Is Not Listable in the Orange Book
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. v. AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Before Lourie, Reyna, and Taranto. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Summary: A patent directed to a system to reduce the misuse of a drug is not a listable patent in the FDA’s Orange Book because the patent does not claim a method of using the drug.
Evidence of Actual Physician Practice is Relevant in Determination of Direct Infringement
GENENTECH, INC. V. SANDOZ INC. Before Newman, Lourie, and Prost. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Summary: The district court did not clearly err...
The Statutory Presumption of Validity of a Federally Registered Trade Dress Applies Even Where the Trademark Examiner May Not Have Followed PTO Procedures
SOCLEAN, INC. v. SUNSET HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Before Newman, Lourie, and Prost. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Summary: A trademark is entitled to a statutory presumption of validity even if the trademark examiner did not follow Patent and Trademark Office procedures during prosecution.
Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus Regarding Venue Dispute With Remote Workers
IN RE: MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Before Lourie, Chen, and Stark. Per Curiam, Lourie Dissenting. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Summary: The Federal Circuit denies mandamus for a factual-laden dispute on whether remote work employees meet the requirement of a “regular and established place of business”
