Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, is announcing its partnership with Aspire Racing, a cyclocross team comprised of national champions Jeremy Powers…
Federal Circuit Holds That Using A Contract Manufacturer Does Not Trigger An On-Sale Bar In The Medicines Co. v. Hospira, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2014-1469, -1504, the Federal Circuit, en banc,…
Knobbe Martens is featured in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine’s cover story “The Mad Men of IP.” Excerpt: In the early 1960s, patent practice was quiet and inventors often faced a…
联邦巡回法院裁定使用合同制造商不会触发专利申请前销售限制条款 在 The Medicines Co. 诉 Hospira, Inc.一案中（上诉案件编号：2014-1469, -1504），联邦巡回法院全体法官共同审理，裁定专利权人的医药制造服务交易没有触发 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)中的专利申请前销售限制条款。 Medicines Co.（“MedCo”）与Ben Venue签订合同，制造商业销售数量的比伐卢定，一种执行MedCo涉案专利权利要求的产品。地区法院裁定这项协议没有触发 § 102(b)中的专利申请前销售限制条款。Hospira提起上诉。在上诉案中，联邦巡回法院陪审团推翻了这一裁决，裁定已经触发了专利申请前销售限制条款。MedCo 申请全体法官共同审理并获得批准。 联邦巡回法院全体法官共同审理，考虑了在Pfaff诉Wells Electronics, Inc一案中最高法院对于专利申请前销售限制条款问题的指导意见。在该案中，最高法院裁定专利申请前销售限制条款适用于在关键日期前，主张的发明(1) 已处于商业出售状态；且 (2) 准备申请专利。在Pfaff案的第一项中，全体法官团裁定不存在无效化销售。Ben Venue作为合同制造商，充当的是一双“实验室手”的角色。MedCo和Ben Venue从双方的协议中获得的商业利益不足以触发专利申请前销售限制条款。缺乏所有权转让以及交易的保密性质对得出交易属于商业性质的结论不利。 联邦巡回法院裁定对国外公司运输产品至美国关联公司的属人管辖权…
Steven Nataupksy, Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens, was interviewed by Wall Street Journal following the news of intellectual property boutique Kenyon & Kenyon LLP’s merger with Andrews Kurth LLP. Read…
Partners Gerard von Hoffmann and Bryan Wahl authored “Intellectual Property Implications of the Medical Wearable and Wellness Device Revolution for Startups,” which was published in MD+DI on August 25, 2016….
Partner Josué Villalta authored “Could Patent Expirations Be a Chink in Intuitive Surgical’s Armor?” published in MD+DI. Josué discussed how several of the surgical robotics company’s patents are set to expire…
Los Angeles Partner Josué Villalta recently discusssed robotics surgery patents with Inside Counsel. The article titled “Dominant robotic surgery patents expiring this year. So what’s coming next?” explores how the…
Knobbe Martens, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that partners Susan Natland and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been included in the Euromoney Legal Media…
Knobbe Martens, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that partners Salima Merani, Ph.D., Susan Natland, Joseph Re, and John Sganga have been selected…
