Some companies have attempted to trick trademark filers into paying fees for unnecessary services by making their solicitations closely mimic the look of official government documents. As part of the…

3D Medical Limited (ASX: 3DM) recently announced that it has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) to purchase 100% of shares issued in Mach7 Technologies.  According to the agreement, 3D Medical will issue 460 million…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, has again been recognized as one of the leading patent litigation firms…

In Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences v GoDaddy.com, the US District Court for the Central District of California has entered judgment in defendant GoDaddy’s favour, holding that plaintiff…

TTAB Delivers Sobering Hit to THCTea The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board found the mark “THCTea” to be deceptively misdescriptive when the underlying product contained no THC—the chief intoxicant in…

Federal Circuit Revives Possibility of Permanent Injunction in Apple-Samsung Patent Dispute In Apple Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Appeal No. 2014-1802, the Federal Circuit reversed for abuse of discretion the…

In a recent Daily Journal article, Partner John Holcomb was interviewed about the role of mediators in patent cases. Read the full article in The Daily Journal >> (Subscription required)

Trademark Partners Catherine Holland and Jeff Van Hoosear recently authored “To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Social Media and Intellectual Property Issues” for the Orange County Business Journal.  Social media…

Michael Fuller, the firm’s San Diego Co-Managing Partner and chair of the biotech practice group, wrote a piece for JD Supra Legal Perspectives discussing the High Court of Australia’s recent decision in…

Partner Jeff Van Hoosear was quoted in Law360‘s Intellectual Property section in an article discussing why the Federal Circuit is so deeply divided on recent patent law cases. Read the…