Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that two associates, Jason Champion and Daniel Gibson,…

In 2015, almost half of all new patent cases were filed in the Eastern District of Texas. Partner John Sganga comments on this concentration of cases in Corporate Counsel‘s article…

Partner Brent Babcock was interviewed for Law360’s article titled “Fed. Circ. Says Same PTAB Panel Can Begin, End AIA Reviews.” Brent comments on the Federal Circuit’s decision to bless the Patent…

Partners Lynda Zadra-Symes and Boris Zelkind contributed to the United States chapter for the recent "Trade Secret Protection: A Global Guide" published by Globe Law and Business.  Description: The law of…

At a recent firm-hosted CLE event, John Sganga, Partner and the firm’s Litigation Practice Group Chair, presented an intellectual property year in review discussing important cases throughout 2015. View and…

In Pinterest Inc v Pintrips Inc (No 13-CV-04608-HSG, October 21 2015), the US District Court for the Northern District of California has held that the PINTRIPS and PIN marks used…

Orange County Litigation Partner Joseph Re was recently quoted in “Patent Disputes Hit New High in 2015” in Bloomberg BNA Big Law Business.  Excerpt: The number of patent disputes reached an…

On December 31, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision that a STAR Envirotech patent relating to its evaporative…

Knobbe Martens client Pinnacle Spine Group, LLC, a developer of innovative spinal fusion systems, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 9,216,096 titled Intervertebral…

MARATHON MONDAY does not Uniquely Identify the Boston Marathon Boston Athletic Association (BAA) operates the annual Boston Marathon which has taken place on the third Monday in April every year…