Last week, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board added a decision declining to apply estoppel under 35 USC 325(e)(1) to dismiss a follow-on CBM proceeding in Westlake Services LLC v….

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently designated a decision granting a request for additional discovery as an informative opinion.  Informative opinions are not binding; they rather provide guidance on…

Both Sides Come Away with Wins in Amgen v. Sandoz  Today, in Amgen, Inc. v. Sandoz, Inc., the Federal Circuit construed multiple provisions of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of…

In an interview with MD+DI, Partner William Shreve discusses what he believes all medtech companies need to know about IP and patents. Read the full article on MD+DI >>

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized as the top intellectual property boutique law firm in Vault.com’s 2016 Law Firm Rankings survey. The annual Vault Practice…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that James Herkenhoff, a partner at the firm’s San Diego office,…

In the March edition of Of Counsel, Partner Joe Re discusses his upbringing, legal career, hiring experience, the Masimo litigation, and other topics. Read the full interview below. Litigating for…

Accused Infringer’s Good-Faith Belief In Invalidity No Defense To Induced Infringement In Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc., No. 13-896, the Supreme Court held a good-faith belief a patent…

Is PRETZEL CRISPS a Generic Term? Federal Circuit Resets Standard for Genericness In an earlier precedential decision, the TTAB held there was a dichotomy in the standard for determining whether…

Background of the Case The dispute in Stephen Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises, Inc., Case No. 13-720, ___ U.S. ___ (2015), arose out of a 2001 settlement of a prior lawsuit between…