Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank – What You Need to Know Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court held that whether two trademarks may be tacked for purposes of determining priority…
Article by Partner Bruce S. Itchkawitz, Ph.D.; originally published at OCTechInnovation.com on January 13, 2015. Orange County companies were awarded 3,520 U.S. patents in 2014, which is an increase of 12.1%…
In In re United Trademark Holdings Inc (Serial No 85706113, October 9 2014, not precedential), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has found that there was no likelihood of confusion…
Publication: Corporate LiveWire Issue: December 2014 Authors: Partners Paul Conover and Philip Nelson
In the first Federal Circuit case involving the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (“BPCIA” or “Biosimilars Act”), the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed Judge Maxine E….
In a recent lawsuit between a biosimilar applicant and a patent owner, Judge Paul A. Crotty (S.D.N.Y.) relied on Sandoz Inc. v. Amgen Inc., 3:13-cv-02904-MMC (N.D. Cal. Nov. 12, 2013)…
Partner Joseph Re was recognized by Law360 as an “IP MVP”. Read below for the full story. IP MVP: Knobbe Martens’ Joseph Re | Law360 from Knobbe Martens Olson &…
The Board recently added an order in Corning Optical Communications RF, LLC v. PPC Broadband, Inc., IPR2014-00441, to its list of Representative Decisions on Motion to Amend on the Board’s…
Partner Joseph Re wrote an article for the Orange County Business Journal discussing the importance of our patent system. Read below for the full story. Why We Need Our Patent…
Why It’s Important The Ultramercial decision will provide an additional tool in invalidating overly broad software-based patents. It also underscores the value of carefully crafting software patents, as those patents…
