Dear Valued Clients and Colleagues: Two months have passed since “shelter-in-place” orders impacted our offices in California and Washington State, followed shortly by similar orders in New York and Washington,…
Associate Kim Kennedy and Partner Mike Fuller authored “Trade Secrets Or Patents?” which was published in Life Science Leader. Excerpt: Biotechnology companies are in an exceptionally competitive field, with multiple companies competing against…
Summary On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held in Romag Fasteners Inc. v. Fossil Inc. that a finding of “willfulness” is not required as a precondition to an award…
The Decision. On April 20, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that decisions by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to institute inter partes review (IPR) are not appealable, even if…
Partner James Herkenhoff authored “Patent That Idea: How to Navigate Patenting Construction Innovations,” which was published in Construction Executive. Excerpt: Construction professionals may question whether new ideas they develop are patentable. For…
Associate Josepher Li authored “Inaccuracies in Copyright Registration,” which was published in Daily Journal. Excerpt: Although copyright registration is not precondition to copyright protection, a copyright registration is required to bring an…
Dear Valued Clients and Colleagues: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve rapidly, we want to assure you that Knobbe Martens is committed to the health and safety of our…
Introduction Imagine that you are a founder of a revolutionary technology startup in Canada. Your company is about to release its blockbuster product that will disrupt the entire industry and…
Attorney Mauricio Uribe authored “Resolving AV ownership and licensing issues,” which was published in Autonomous Vehicle Technology. Excerpt: Since the first semi-autonomous Navlab and ALV vehicles emerged from Carnegie Mellon University in the…
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…
