On June 1, 2017, noted music and fashion photographer Danny Clinch filed suit in the Southern District of New York in connection with the use of two photographs of famed…

Attorneys Joeseph Re and Perry Oldham authored “TC Heartland Complicates Venue For Foreign Defendants” which was published in Law360.  Read the full article on Law360’s website >> (subscription required)

Kerry S. Taylor and Nathanael R. Luman authored “Five Techniques To Stop an IPR Before it Starts” which was published in Today’s General Counsel.  Read the full article on Today’s…

Summary The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, June 19, 2017, issued its opinion in Matal, Interim Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Tam (previously Lee v. Tam).  The Court…

Partner Jeffrey L. Van Hoosear was quoted in “Slants Ruling May Give Green Light to Red-Light Businesses,” an article published in Bloomberg BNA. Excerpt: Red-light sector businesses could be the biggest beneficiaries of…

Partner Brenton R. Babcock was quoted in “What To Do Until Justice Resolve AIA Constitutionality,” an article published in Law 360. Excerpt: The U.S. Supreme Court‘s decision to weigh the constitutionality of America…

Knobbe Martens and 20 of its partners were recognized in this year’s edition of the IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2017. Adeel Akhtar, Maria Anderson, Mark…

Partner Doug Muehlhauser was quoted in “Fed. Circ. Says Wireless Headset Patents Not Indefinite,” an article published in Law 360. Excerpt: Douglas G. Muehlhauser of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, an attorney…

Attorneys Joseph Re and Paul Stewart authored “Manufacturers May Want to Lease—Not Sell—Their Patented Medical Devices” which was published in Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry.  Read the full article on…

Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that Seattle Partner Christopher T. Sweeney has been selected for inclusion in the 2017 Washington “Rising Stars” list by Super Lawyers magazine. Sweeney was…