Partner Maria Anderson co-authored “Effectively Developing IP Assets” in the Spring 2016 newsletter published by the Business Law Section of the Washington State Bar Association.  Excerpt: Business leaders in various…

Seattle Partner Mauricio Uribe interviewed with Inside Counsel to discuss the best legal strategies to protect video game intellectual property.  Read the full article on InsideCounsel.com >>

Trademark licensors are scrambling to keep up with the evolving use of social media as a tool for business advertising. As technology changes, so must the provisions in a trademark…

This blog post was originally published by Mason Marks, M.D. on the KnobbeMedical.com Blog.  Robotic technology has been used in medicine for over 30 years. In 1985, a robot called the Puma…

On April 1, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued amended final rules that govern trials under the America Invents Act (AIA), including inter partes review, post-grant review,…

Partners Irfan Lateef and Jarom Kesler authored “Intellectual Property Can Make or Break the Best Ideas,” which was published in the March 2016 edition of RTC Magazine.      …

TTAB Finds a Consent Agreement Failed to Tip the Balance Bay State Brewing Company’s intent-to-use application to register the mark TIME TRAVELER BLONDE for beer was rejected based on the…

Express Lexicography or Disavowal is not Required in Order to Deviate from a Claim Term’s Ordinary Meaning In Trustees of Columbia Univ. v. Symantec Corp., Appeal No. 2015-1146, the Federal…

In Neutron Depot, LLC v Bankrate Inc the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas entered judgment in plaintiff Neutron Depot’s favour, enjoining defendant Insurance Depot Marketing Corporation…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce it was named by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) as the “Top Patent Prosecution Firm in the Nation” and as the…