Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, was recently recognized at the 2016 International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards…

Partner Cheryl Burgess was published in Electronic Engineering Times (EE Times) with an article titled “Patent Infringement Cases Just Got Easier.” In a decision with significant impact for engineers, the…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has been recognized as one of the top 20 law firms globally for intellectual property in the 2016 “Who’s Who Legal 100.” To compile…

PTAB’s Institution Decision Remains Largely Unreviewable – What You Need To Know Summary In its first case addressing an Inter Partes Review (“IPR”), the Supreme Court’s In re Cuozzodecision unanimously upheld the…

The value of a company’s patent portfolio can be increased significantly if the portfolio strategically uses continuing applications (i.e., continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part applications) to extract valuable protection from disclosures…

Partners Cheryl Burgess and Joe Cianfrani were featured on Daily Journal‘s weekly podcast. They examined the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding enhanced damages in patent suits and discussed how…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, is pleased to announce that partners Stacey Halpern, Catherine Holland, Jonathan Hyman, Susan Natland, Diane Reed, Andrew Simpson, Jeff Van Hoosear and Lynda Zadra-Symes…

Maintaining a healthy balance between work and personal life can be challenging in any career. With the demanding workflow that comes with being a lawyer finding a balance can often…

Partner Brent Babcock, Chair of the firm’s USPTO Trials & Post-Grant Proceedings group, discussed how PGR’s can be used and what litigants need to know about them following the PTAB’s…

U.S. Supreme Court Relaxes Standard for Awarding Enhanced Damages for Patent Infringement What You Need to Know Summary In a unanimous decision yesterday, the Supreme Court eliminated the requirement that…