IRVINE, Calif., November 19, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is proud to share that for the second consecutive year, partners Steve Jensen and Joseph Re have been named to the OC500, Orange County Business Journal’s annual list of “the 500 most influential people in Orange County.”
In its profile of Mr. Jensen, the OCBJ highlights his nearly three decades of experience handling patent disputes and trade secrets, regulatory challenges and other matters for innovative technology companies. Meanwhile, Mr. Re was recognized for his over-30-year track record trying “numerous high-stakes technology cases in the federal courts throughout the country.”
Both Mr. Jensen and Mr. Re were noted for their work representing Orange County-based medical device pioneer Masimo in protecting its revolutionary patient monitoring technology. Both were members of the jury trial team that recently led Masimo to a $634 million win against Apple in a patent infringement case involving Masimo’s patented heart monitoring technology.
Read Mr. Jensen’s OC500 profile here and Mr. Re’s profile here.
Knobbe Martens Managing Partner Steven Nataupsky and General Counsel Wendy Peterson have also previously been named as OC500 honorees.
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