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…

Partner Susan Natland was quoted in “Chaos is a Ladder for the Startup Lawyer,” which was published in Orange County Lawyer Magazine. Excerpt: “Securing trademark and patent assets and other IP assets…

Partner Kerry Taylor was quoted in, “More Federal Circuit Judges Question PTAB Appointment Ruling (1),” an article published by Bloomberg Law. Excerpt: “While not all judges may be entirely on board with Arthrex,…

Partner Tom Cowan twitter post was featured in “Users Lament PAIR Changes During USPTO Forum,” an article published by IP Watchdog Excerpt: Currently, if using Private PAIR, you can only see the apps associated…

Radhika Raman and Stephen Larson authored “FTC Impact Study on State Hospital Mergers to Consider Role of Certificates of Public Advantage (“COPA”)” which was published in AIPLA IP Antitrust News. Read the full…

Specification’s Narrow Description of the Invention Results in Disavowal of Claim Scope  In Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. v. ITC., Appeal No. 18-2191, the consistent description in the specification of a…

Partner Jeff Van Hoosear and General Counsel Wendy Peterson presented at the University of Hawaii, Shidler College of Business on January 23rd. The presentation was on “Ten Things You Need…