PTAB Update | February 2026
Challenged Director-To-PTAB Instructions Did Not Require Notice-And-Comment Rulemaking Ari Feinstein & Jacob S. Etling Challenged instructions that the PTO’s Director gave to the PTAB regarding discretionary denial of inter partes...
Aerospace Update | February 2026
The Next Era of Aerospace Advancement: AI Optimizing Operations, Safety, and Strategy T. Tyler Golian & Vlad Teplitskiy AI has become a buzzword synonymous with transformation, revolution, and innovation. Some industries are...
Federal Circuit Review | February 2026
February Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) February Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Conceptual Similarity Does Not Go Arm in Arm with Substantial Similarity In Range Of Motion Products, LLC v. Armaid...
Litigation Update | February 2026
Result-Oriented Claims and Section 101: Claiming the How Daniel Kiang & Brandon Cormier Result-oriented claims were found ineligible under 35 U.S.C ? 101 because the claims did not describe how...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | February 2026
Domain Name Disputes: When UDRP Works—And When It Doesn’t Rosaleen Chou & Shritika Dahal While the UDRP can be a fast and cost effective way to recover domain names registered...
Federal Circuit Review | January 2026
January Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) January Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Available Now: Federal Circuit Year in Review Report Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report, covering over...
PTAB 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...
Aerospace Update | January 2026
Gogo Launches 5G Air-To-Ground Network, Amidst Legal Headwinds Sashank Krothapally Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) announced on December 29, 2025, that its 5G air-to-ground (ATG) connectivity network is ready to serve...
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....
Litigation Update | December 2025
Coming Soon: 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review Report Stay tuned for Knobbe Martens’ 2025 Federal Circuit Year in Review report coming soon! The report will offer in-depth analysis of...
PTAB Update | December 2025
Director Discretion: A Sotera Stipulation Does Not Mandate Institution Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Sashank Krothapally The PTO Director has unreviewable discretion to deny institution of IPR proceedings in view of...
Aerospace Update | December 2025
FAA Request for Information Related to a New Air Traffic Control Platform Josue A. Villalta & Paige L. Cappelli The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a request for information (RFI)...
Trademark & Brand Protection Update | December 2025
From Cute to Criminal: The Counterfeit Labubu Crisis in the United States Greg Phillips & Stella B. Haynes Kiehn In the world of designer toys, few characters have captured hearts, and...
Life Science Update | December 2025
Purdue Pharma’s $7.4 Billion Chapter 11 Plan Formally Approved Eric Furman, Ph.D. & Rhett D. Ramsey A federal bankruptcy court on November 18 formally approved Purdue’s $7.4 billion Chapter 11...
Aerospace Update | November 2025
Aerospace IP Strategy in View of Recent U.S. Patent Office Updates Tom Cowan Aerospace technology companies often decide between patenting an innovation or keeping it as a trade secret. Typically,...
PTAB Update | October 2025
USPTO Proposes Rule and Director Implements Policy Likely to Limit Multiple Patent Validity Challenges Ted M. Cannon On Friday, October 17, the USPTO published a proposed rule that, if implemented, would likely...
Federal Circuit Review | October 2025
October Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) October Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Standing or Guesswork? A Speculative Risk of Patent Cancellation is Insufficient for Standing In US Inventor, Inc. v. United...
Aerospace Update | October 2025
NASA’s Breakthrough Superalloy Wins Commercial Invention of the Year Ningxi Sun 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...
Litigation Update | October 2025
Standing or Guesswork? A Speculative Risk of Patent Cancellation is Insufficient for Standing Jacob R. Rosenbaum & Jordan A. DeOrio US INVENTOR, INC. v. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE Before Lourie, Reyna,...
Life Science Update | October 2025
USPTO, JPO, and EPO Meet to Discuss Global IP Challenges Joseph Mallon, Ph.D. & Ashley C. Morales Beginning on October 20, 2025, recently confirmed United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director...
