Co-Author: Irfan A. Lateef Publication: Intellectual Property Litigation Section of the American Bar Association – Recent Developments in Patent Cases, Summer 2012, Vol. 23 No. 4

The Trademark Review is a monthly newsletter prepared by Knobbe Martens attorneys covering relevant and current issues in trademark law.  In this Issue: “Bayer Loses Trademark Fight Over Herbicide/Pesticide Marks” “The TTAB…

The Federal Circuit Review is a monthly newsletter featuring the latest case summaries handed down from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In this Issue: “Presumption of…

Article written by: Bill Bunker Publication: Orange County Business Journal Download PDF Defending against a patent infringement action can be costly. The average cost of such a Federal Court action…

Article written by: Jarom Kesler and Irfan Lateef Publication: Medical Electronic Device Solutions (MEDS) Magazine Download PDF

The en banc Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit released today its highly anticipated opinion in AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. LIMELIGHT NETWORKS, INC.  At issue was whether a defendant…

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently released the final rules relating to implementation of the following provisions of the America Invents Act (AIA) that will go into effect…

On August 14, 2012, the United States Patent Office (USPTO) issued final rules that will implement the America Invents Act (AIA) provisions relating to the inventor’s oath or declaration (discussed…

The supplemental examination procedure provides patent holders the opportunity to have the USPTO consider, reconsider, or correct information believed to be relevant to the patent.  If the USPTO determines that there is a…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued final rules for three post-issuance inter partes proceedings for challenging the patentability of one or more claims in an issued…