In Anheuser-Busch LLC v Innvopak Systems Pty Ltd (Case No 91194148, August 19 2015) (precedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has found that the applicant’s mark WINEBUD for…

Partner Sheila Swaroop was quoted in Law360’s article “TPP Aims To Spread US-Style IP Protections Overseas” discussing increased protection for trade secrets.  The intellectual property section of the Trans-Pacific Partnership…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized by U.S. News & World Report and its survey partner Best Lawyers as a “2016 Best Law Firm” for…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Joseph Re has been selected by The National Law Journal as one of just 20 “Winning Litigators” featured…

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…