Associate Bryan J. Johnson authored, “Ninth Circuit Reaffirms Laches as an Equitable Defense in Trademark Cancellation Actions,” which was published in World Trademark Review. Excerpt: In Cosmetic Warriors v Pinkette Clothing,…
Partner Jeff Van Hoosear was quoted in, “Costco Appeal of $19M Tiffany Win Could Shift Trademark Law,” an article published by Bloomberg Law. Excerpt: Costco Wholesale Corp. hopes to escape a…
Partner Baraa Kahf and Associate Kendall Loebbaka co-authored, “Metaswitch Networks Ordered to Pay Over $8 Million and Ongoing Royalties to Genband for Voice Over IP Technology,” which was published in…
The Board’s Final Written Decision Must Address All Grounds for Unpatentability Raised in a Petition for Inter Partes Review In Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2018-1180, 2018-1181, the…
Partner William Shreve was quoted in, “PTAB Won’t Rehear Challenge To Nomadix Network Patents,” an article published by Law360. Excerpt: “The Patent Trial and Appeal Board on Wednesday refused to revive claims from…
Partner Lauren Hockett was quoted in, “What the ML Patent Application Boom Means for Tech,” an article published by Datanami. Excerpt: “There has been a surge in applications of machine learning over the…
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that it has obtained a dismissal of patent litigation brought by Dominion Assets LLC (“Dominion”) against long-time Knobbe client, Masimo Corporation. This is the…
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that fifteen partners, including Maria Anderson, John M. Carson, Joseph S. Cianfrani, Joseph F. Jennings, Steven Nataupsky, Carol Pitzel Cruz, Joseph R. Re, Joseph…
Attorneys Ari Feinstein, Jason Jardine, and Caleb Bates co-authored, “Intellectual Property in Nutraceuticals: Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets,” which was published on the Nutritional Outlook website. Excerpt: Intellectual property rights are…
Determining Whether a Claim Element or Combination of Elements Would Have Been Well-Understood, Routine, and Conventional Is a Question of Fact In Aatrix Software, Inc. v. Green Shades Software,…
