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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...

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Matthew Bellinger

Matthew S. Bellinger is a litigation partner in our Orange County office. He represents clients in all types of intellectual property disputes, including patent, trademark, trade dress, copyright, and unfair...

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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...

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John Grover

John M. Grover is a partner in our Orange County office. Mr. Grover represents clients in a variety of intellectual property matters including patent prosecution, patent portfolio administration and strategic...

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Catherine Holland

Catherine J. Holland is experienced in all aspects of domestic and international trademark, unfair competition and copyright matters. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark selection and searches, trademark procurement...

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Joe Jennings

Joseph F. Jennings is a litigation partner in the firm’s Orange County office. Mr. Jennings represents various clients in all type of intellectual-property disputes, including those involving patents, trademarks, trade-secrets,...

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Steven Nataupsky

Steven J. Nataupsky is the Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens. With approximately 300 lawyers and scientists, Knobbe Martens is one of the largest firms focusing on intellectual property in the...

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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...

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Melanie Seelig

Melanie Seelig joined the firm as a partner in the Seattle office in January 2008 and has been practicing law in the IP field for over 25 years. Melanie has...

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Craig S. Summers

Craig Summers has four decades of experience as an IP attorney and the praise of his peers as “an outstanding litigator.” His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and dispute...

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Sheila Swaroop

For over two decades, Sheila Swaroop has served as a passionate advocate and formidable litigator representing businesses of all sizes, ranging from small, fast-growing companies to major, established brands and...

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Lynda Zadra-Symes

Lynda is a litigation partner with the firm, where she has practiced for over 34 years. Lynda is chair of the firm’s trademark litigation practice group and co-chair of the...

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Joseph Reisman, Ph.D.

Joseph M. Reisman is a partner in our San Diego office. Dr. Reisman’s practice involves patent prosecution and strategic counseling, and legal opinion work, chiefly for clients in the pharmaceutical,...

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Mauricio Uribe

Mauricio Uribe is the Co-Chair of the Software/IT and Electrical practice groups at Knobbe Martens. Mauricio has extensive experience in comprehensive client counseling in all aspects of intellectual property law....

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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...

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Jessica Achtsam

Jessica Achtsam practices intellectual property law with an emphasis on U.S. and foreign patent portfolio management, IP due diligence, and competitive landscape analysis in the medical device and biotechnology fields....

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Charlene A. Azema

Charlene Azema counsels clients in domestic and international trademark and copyright portfolio management, including searches, prosecution, licensing, enforcement, due diligence and IP contracts. She also works with clients on developing...

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Justin J. Gillett

Justin J. Gillett is a litigation Partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens. Mr. Gillett’s practice focuses on technology litigation, including patent, trademark, trade secret, and licensing cases....

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Damien Howard

Damien Howard advises on strategic patent procurement for domestic and international clients involved in the electronics, medical devices, and software industries. Damien is also skilled in post-grant proceedings, such as...

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Chang Lim

Chang Lim is a partner in our Orange County office. His practice primarily focuses on patent and trademark counseling, and he represents a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations...

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Jason R. Swartz

Jason practices intellectual property law, with a focus on patent preparation and prosecution in various mechanical and medical device fields, such as surgical and injection devices, stents, automotive assemblies, aerospace...

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Heungsoo Choi

With more than 23 years of experience in US IP laws and over four years of experience in Korean patent law, Heungsoo is skilled in taking challenging patents that are...

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Tom Cowan

Tom Cowan is co-chair of the firm’s Mechanical Engineering Practice Group and has practiced intellectual property law for over a decade. As a former aerospace engineer at NASA and Northrop...

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Jane Dai, Ph.D.

With extensive knowledge in organic chemistry, Jane advises clients in life sciences, with a particular focus on small molecule and oligonucleotide pharmaceuticals. She has a deep understanding of the entire...

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Aaron M. Davis

Aaron Davis is a partner in our San Diego office. His practice emphasizes patent protection and intellectual property counseling in electrical engineering and related fields. Aaron provides legal services to...

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Peter Law

Peter Law is a Partner in the firm’s San Diego office. Peter has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University, and worked as a nuclear engineer for Lockheed...

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Mark D. Marsden, Ph.D.

Mark D. Marsden, Ph.D. is an associate in our San Diego office. Prior to joining the firm, Dr. Marsden conducted post-doctoral research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in...

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Adam Powell

Clients turn to Adam Powell to handle their most technically complex issues in the medical device, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and biotechnology industries.  He is the co-chair of Knobbe Martens’ Antitrust group...

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Christie Matthaei

Christie Matthaei represents various clients in all aspects of intellectual property disputes, with a focus on patent litigation. She also counsels clients on pre-litigation matters, including analyzing patent infringement and...

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Bryan McWhorter

Bryan McWhorter focuses on patent procurement and dispute resolution, particularly for companies in the software, telecommunications, and food and beverage areas. Bryan’s practice includes all aspects of patent development and...

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Jacob Peterson

Jacob Peterson is a seasoned patent attorney dedicated to guiding companies through the nuanced landscape of developing and asserting patent assets. His background in technology, business, and law provides his...

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Nathan D. Reeves

Nathan Reeves practices intellectual property law, with an emphasis on litigation and USPTO trial proceedings such as inter partes reviews. He has experience representing clients in fields including software and...

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Andrea Cheek

Andrea Cheek represents clients in all areas of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent litigation involving Abbreviated New Drug Applications under the Hatch-Waxman Act. Andrea earned her law...