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…
Expert Testimony Not Always Necessary to Establish Prima Facie Obviousness Case in Inter Partes Review In Belden Inc. v. Berk-Tek LLC, Appeal Nos. 2014-1575, 2014-1576, on appeal from an IPR,…
The New York Times reports that Congress has passed a $1.8 trillion package of spending and tax cuts which includes a two-year-long suspension of the medical device tax and a permanent extension of…
On December 15, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision that a computerized gaming patent owned by John Stephenson, allegedly a competitor…
Partner Ryan Melnick and Tate Scott, CEO of KFx Medical were recently featured in the San Diego Business Journal discussing the recent success in a patent infringement case. Infringement Case…
Partner Amy Chun was featured in an Inside Counsel article titled “How the USPTO’s ‘analysis paralysis’ changed the software patent game.” She delved into the issues surrounding software patents and §101…
Knobbe Martens attorneys Sheila Swaroop, Joseph Reisman and Scott Seeley recently authored “Intellectual Property Issues Under The Trans-Pacific Partnership,” which was featured in the publication Biosimilar Development. Excerpt: On November 5,…
Privacy law has traditionally focused on an individual’s right to privacy vis-à-vis a government’s physical intrusion. Privacy law, however, has morphed in recent years to address concerns of the digital…
