Litigation Update | January 2026
Available Now: Federal Circuit Year in Review Report Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over 50 of the most noteworthy patent-related Federal Circuit decisions issued last...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | January 2026
Federal Circuit Affirms LeBron’s Priority in Marks I AM MORE THAN AN ATHLETE Based on Valid Assignment of Common Law Rights Jonathan Menkes & Alexander G. Trimes Game Plan, Inc....
Did Pleasr Buy a Secret: An Analysis of PleasrDAO and Martin Shkreli’s Trade Secrets Dispute
A Music Album with an Unusual Journey PleasrDAO (“Pleasr”) is a decentralized autonomous organization[i] that acquires culturally significant digital art and artifacts. One such work is Once Upon a Time...
Priyanka Menon and Greg Phillips Explore Hierarchy of Trade Dress Elements in IP & Technology Law Journal Article
In their article “Visual Over Verbal: Hierarchy of Trade Dress Application Elements,” published in the Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Knobbe Martens lawyers Priyanka Menon and Greg Phillips discuss...
No URLs, No Liability: Court Finds Online Marketplace Not Liable for Contributory Infringement
MICROTECH KNIVES, INC. v. OUTDOORS ONLINE, LLC AND JON JANECEK Before: The Honorable Victoria Marie Calvert Summary: The district court granted summary judgment to defendant, an online marketplace accused of...
Demonstrating a Connection Between the Mark and the Services Claimed in a Trademark Application
The rules regarding specimens (evidence of trademark use)[1] assess whether a trademark applicant is using the mark in a manner that engenders trademark rights.[2] Accordingly, specimens must support the facts...
