Applicant’s Application for Concurrent Use Registration of DELMONICO’S is Denied Due to Likelihood of Confusion with Other Restaurants The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) refused Southwestern Management’s (Applicant) petition…

Nunc Pro Tunc Assignments Insufficient To Confer Retroactive Standing In ALPS SOUTH, LLC v. OHIO WILLOW WOOD CO., Appeal Nos. 2013-1452, 2013-1488, 2014-1147, and 2014-1426, the Federal Circuit reversed the…

Partner Sheila Swaroop was quoted on July 27, 2015 in the article “Sandoz Zarxio Launch Still Faces Hurdles; ‘Chess Game’ With Amgen Continues,” featured on The Pink Sheet.  The article…

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…