Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is proud to announce that Ned Israelsen and Gregg Anderson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the field of intellectual property.
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Ned Israelsen, managing partner of the firm’s San Diego office, focuses his practice primarily on advising startup companies and established businesses in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical areas, including worldwide patent protection strategies, avoidance of third party intellectual property, portfolio building, due diligence, intellectual property opinions, and licensing. His clients include venture-financed startup companies, newly-public companies, major biopharmaceutical companies, not-for-profit institutions and educational institutions, and governmental research organizations.
Gregg Anderson, litigation partner at Knobbe Martens, focuses his practice solely on intellectual property litigation. He has litigated through trial patent cases involving a range of technologies including computer generated file labels, computer tape storage cabinets, oil field mud mixing tanks, molybdenum compounds used for smoke suppression, as well as a trade secret case relating to a method for using blood aluminum as a marker for ischemia.
Knobbe Martens represents clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including transactional and litigation practices. Clients include public and private companies at various stages of growth, from start-up to the Fortune 500 worldwide. The firm has been recognized in international surveys for excellence in all aspects of intellectual property law. In 2007, the firm was ranked #1 for growth in patent litigation and in the top 10 for number of patent litigation cases in a nationwide survey conducted by IP Law 360.In addition, several members of the firm have been voted among the world’s leading intellectual property lawyers. More information about the firm can be found at: knobbe.com.