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13 Knobbe Martens Partners Named 2021 “IP STARS” by Managing IP

June 2, 2021 | Maria Anderson, Jon Gurka, Steve Jensen, Christy Lea, Sabing Lee, Salima Merani, Ph.D., Susan M. Natland, Carol Pitzel Cruz, Joseph R. Re, Gerard von Hoffmann and William Zimmerman

Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that 13 partners have been named 2021 IP STARS by Managing Intellectual Property (Managing IP). These partners were recognized for their exceptional patent, trademark and/or transactions work:

Maria Anderson (Patent Star)

Jon Gurka (Patent Star)

Stephen Jensen (Patent Star)

Christy Lea (Patent Star)

Sabing Lee (Patent Star)

Salima Merani, Ph.D. (Trademark Star, Transactions Star)

Susan Natland (Trademark Star)

Carol Pitzel Cruz (Patent Star)

Joseph Re (Patent Star)

Robert Roby (Patent Star, Trademark Star)

John Sganga (Patent Star)

Gerard von Hoffmann (Patent Star)

William Zimmerman (Patent Star)

Managing IP recently recognized Knobbe Martens for its nationwide top-tier Intellectual Property Life Sciences practice. Additionally, the firm’s Trademark Prosecution and Trademark Contentious practices received national and regional recognition along with its Intellectual Property practice in Washington State.

Managing IP’s annual rankings are based on six months of research, which includes analysis of firm-submitted and publicly available information, as well as market feedback. Attorneys selected as part of the annual list are senior practitioners who are considered leaders within their firm and practice area by peers.

You can learn more about Managing IP’s selection process for IP STARS here, and view the firm’s individual rankings here.

About Knobbe Martens

Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe Martens has close to 275 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property and technology law, including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. The firm is headquartered in Orange County, California, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.

Maria Anderson

Maria Anderson is an industry-recognized intellectual property attorney at Knobbe Martens, where she co-founded the firm’s Seattle office. With over 30 years of experience, she has cultivated a practice advising...

Steve Jensen

A highly regarded and accomplished leader with a record of un-paralleled success in developing and executing the strategic vision of technology companies, clients value Steve Jensen as a “best in...

Christy Lea

Christy Lea resolves high-stakes patent and trade secret disputes at both the trial and appellate levels. She has represented clients in the medical device and pharmaceutical industries for nearly two...

Sabing Lee

Sabing H. Lee’s practice includes strategic patent procurement, patent portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence and general counseling on infringement, licensing, international IP protection and post-grant proceedings. Sabing currently represents...

Salima Merani, Ph.D.

Salima Merani, Ph.D. is the Co-Chair of the firm’s Medical Device Group. Salima has over two decades of experience in building patent portfolios for life sciences companies, including several medtech,...

Susan M. Natland

Susan Natland advises on all aspects of domestic and international brand protection and enforcement, advertising law, unfair competition, copyright, internet law, and data privacy. By investing the necessary time to...

Carol Pitzel Cruz

Carol is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens’ Seattle office and co-chair of the firm’s Hatch-Waxman Litigation practice. Carol is an accomplished intellectual property litigator and registered patent attorney who...

Joseph R. Re

Mr. Re is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, having tried numerous high-stakes technology cases in the federal courts throughout the country for well over thirty years. Mr. Re’s...

Gerard von Hoffmann

Gerard von Hoffmann focuses on client practice in the medical device industry including offensive and defensive competitive strategies, infringement studies, financings, strategic transactions and patent prosecution. His technical experience involves...

William Zimmerman

Having served as lead counsel in over 100 pharmaceutical litigations, including cases involving “blockbuster” drugs like Lipitor and Nexium, William R. Zimmerman is widely recognized as one of the nation’s...