Attorney Ed Schlatter authored “Protecting Offshore Production Innovations,” which was published in Offshore Engineer. Excerpt: Congratulations! You’ve just redesigned the subsea isolation valve control system (SSIV) that your company sells for use as…
On March 2, 2020, the Federal Circuit issued Comcast v. ITC and held that the International Trade Commission (ITC) can block the importation of products that do not infringe a U.S. patent…
Partner Brian Claassen was quoted in, “Toshiba Gets PTAB To Nix USB Patent It Previously Upheld,” an article published by Law360. Excerpt: “A Toshiba subsidiary persuaded the Patent Trial and Appeal Board to…
Partner Kerry Taylor was quoted in, “A Decade Of Patent Litigation In 4 Charts,” an article published by Law360. Excerpt: “Remember when a single patent case could name dozens of defendants? Remember a…
Partner Joseph Re was quoted in, “Patent Owners May Look to Business Ties After Venue Ruling,” an article published by Bloomberg Law. Excerpt: “Patent owners may start digging deeper into business relationships to…
World Trademark Review (WTR) has again recognized Knobbe Martens as a leader in trademark law, ranking it a “gold tier” firm nationally and regionally in the 2020 edition of World…
Examiner Amendments Can Trigger Prosecution History Estoppel In Amgen, Inc. v. Amneal Pharms. LLC, Appeal No. 18-2414, the Federal Circuit held that an examiner amendment may give rise to prosecution…
Partner Irfan Lateef was quoted in, “Nintendo’s $10 Million Escape a Cautionary Patent Law Tale,” an article published by Bloomberg Law. Excerpt: “Nintendo of America Inc.’s escape from a $10 million patent verdict…
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that Susan Natland, a partner in the firm’s Orange County office, has been appointed by United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to the United…
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce it was named U.S. Patent Prosecution Firm of the Year at the 2020 Global IP Awards in London on January 29, 2020. The international…