USPTO Director Denies Chinese Fastener Maker’s Challenge to Howmet Aerospace Patent Over Foreign Government Ownership
Key Takeaway: The USPTO continues to find companies with certain foreign-government ownership interests ineligible to pursue inter partes review (IPR). Companies involved in patent disputes should consider the ownership structure...
Marko Zoretic Explores Substituted Service on Foreign Trademark Defendants in ABA Litigation Article
In a recent article published by the American Bar Association, Knobbe Martens partner Marko Zoretic discusses how practitioners can employ substituted service under the Lanham Act in trademark litigation. Zoretic...
Improper Venue: A First, But Not Last, Ground For Dismissal
AML IP, LLC v. BATH & BODY WORKS DIRECT, INC. Before Prost, Bryson, and Reyna. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Summary: A...