Diageo Enforces Trade Dress Rights in its CROWN ROYAL Drawstring Bag Diageo owns a registration for the mark CROWN ROYAL for whiskey.  Diageo has sold its CROWN ROYAL whiskey in…

RAND Commitment Relevant to Damages In ERICSSON, INC. v. D-LINK SYSTEMS, INC., Appeal Nos. 2013-1625, -1631, -1632, and -1633, the Federal Circuit affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part the district court’s judgment of…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been ranked as one of the top trademark law and litigation firms in the nation by the World Trademark Review 1000…

Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank – What You Need to Know Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that whether two trademarks may be tacked for purposes of determining priority…

In an effort to inspire and intrigue the minds of future inventors, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is sponsoring the 28th annual “Astounding Inventions” Competition hosted by Irvine Valley…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that twenty attorneys have been selected for inclusion…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, announced on January 20 that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has…

Greater Deference for Review of Factual Findings Underpinning Claim Construction  Reversing a long line of Federal Circuit precedents, the Supreme Court held that claim construction in patent cases will sometimes…

Article by Partner Bruce S. Itchkawitz, Ph.D.; originally published at OCTechInnovation.com on January 13, 2015. Orange County companies were awarded 3,520 U.S. patents in 2014, which is an increase of 12.1%…

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that eight associates have been promoted to partner…