The recently announced Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a multi-national trade agreement between Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States, has been the topic of debate in the…

San Diego Partner Boris Zelkind was quoted in “Top courts, PTAB continue to shape IP litigation sector,” an article published in Inside Counsel on December 1, 2015. Excerpt: The nation’s top…

I AM Similar The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) affirmed the examiner’s decision to deny three applications for “I AM” marks filed by i.am.symbolic, LLC (“Applicant”), finding that Applicant’s…

Federal Circuit Declines to Reverse Invalidity, Noninfringement Holdings In Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2014-1407, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment of…

SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Knobbe Martens client KFx Medical announced that a petition for writ of certiorari filed by Arthrex was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States. The…

Trademark Partner Jonathan Hyman was quoted in “Is the Craft Beer and Spirits Movement Threatening Big Brands?” in the popular food news and dining guide, Eater. Hyman discusses how disputes…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced its continued commitment to providing the highest quality legal services with the addition of 32 new associates firm-wide. “Our diverse new class of…

The Federal Circuit held that the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) could not block the import of infringing digital files because the ITC lacked jurisdiction.  According to the Federal Circuit,…

Knobbe Martens Partners Catherine Holland, Lynda Zadra-Symes, Jeff Van Hoosear and Jonathan Hyman give insight into the major trademark law issues across multiple jurisdictions, covering: ownership and scope of trademarks,…

Knobbe Martens Partners Bill Bunker, Amy Chun, Russell Jeide and Ron Schoenbaum recently participated in a firm-hosted webinar titled “Software Patent Eligibility – A Post-Alice Landscape Discussion.” We have made…