Knobbe News
Profiles in Leadership Journal Recognizes Josue Villalta in Latino & Hispanic Leadership Awards
LOS ANGELES, April 10, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partner Josue Villalta was recognized by Profiles in Leadership Journal’s 2025 Latino & Hispanic Leadership Awards. In...
Knobbe Martens Advises Kandu Health, Inc. in Merger with Neurolutions, Inc.
KanduTM Health, Inc. and Neurolutions, Inc. today announced that they have merged to form Kandu, Inc. With the merger, Kandu, Inc. expects to set a new standard of care for stroke recovery, accessible to...
Sabing Lee Named Among Top Intellectual Property Lawyers by Daily Journal
IRVINE, Calif., April 2, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that partner Sabing Lee has been recognized as one of the top intellectual property lawyers in California by...
Blogs
An Alternative for Treating Mitral Regurgitation Receives Support for Ongoing Trial
Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of valvular heart disease and affects around 10% of Americans over 75. It occurs when the mitral valve, which is located between the left...
U.S. Supreme Court Defers to Agency Decision-Making in FDA’s Denial of Premarket Approval of Flavored E-Cigarette Products
We previously reported a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), denying the premarketing authorization of several flavored e-cigarette product.[1] On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of...
Traffix Jam – Technical Functionality Prevents Trademark Protection for the Color Pink
CERAMTEC GMBH v. COORSTEK BIOCERAMICS LLC Before Lourie, Taranto, and Stark. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary: A utility patent may...
Publications
TTAB Grants Employer’s Opposition Against Former Employee
In a precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) sustained the opposition by DowntownDC Business Improvement District (opposer) to the application by Roquois Y. Clarke (applicant) for the...
TTAB Finds App Icon Descriptive of Mobile Games
In a precedential decision, in the case of Hangzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd and Fuzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd v. Shanghai Zhenglang Technology Co., Ltd, Opposition No. 91272143 (Dec. 30,...
Knobbe Martens Lawyers Examine the Intersection of Trademark Law and Influencer Marketing in New York Law Journal Article
In the article “Influencer Marketing and Trademark Enforcement: Navigating a New Frontier,” published in New York Law Journal, lawyers Lynda Zadra-Symes, Marko Zoretic, and Ari Fattahyani outline helpful strategies for...
Podcasts
Using Technology and Empowering Communities to Mitigate Wildfire Risk – The Story of FlameMapper
In the latest episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Mauricio Uribe speaks with Shea Broussard, Oliver Curtis, and Jim Kniss, the team behind FlameMapper, an AI-based solution...
Building Bridges: How Patent Pathways is Shaping a Diverse IP Future
In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer Terra Davis speaks with guest Elaine Spector, Harrity & Harrity partner and Advisory Board...
Insurance Coverage for Intellectual Property Lawsuits
In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens partner Jared Bunker speaks with guest David A. Gauntlett, principal of Gauntlett & Associates, on how businesses may use insurance policies...
Federal Circuit Review | March 2025
March Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) March Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Limits of Inherent Anticipation in Product-by-Process Claims In Restem, LLC v. Jadi Cell, LLC, Appeal No. 23-2054, the Federal...
Federal Circuit Review | February 2025
February Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) February Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Every Word Counts: Specification Naming Conventions Can Limit Claim Scope In HD Silicon Solutions LLC V. Microchip Technology Inc.,...
Federal Circuit Review | January 2025
January Federal Circuit Newsletter (Japanese) January Federal Circuit Newsletter (Chinese) Motivation to Modify Under Obviousness Standard Does Not Need to Align with Patentee’s Goal In Honeywell International Inc. v....
Presentations
3rd Annual MCLE-a-thon: Recent Decisions & Open Questions in Patent Eligibility Under § 101
As part of the firm’s 3rd annual MCLE-a-thon, partner Jeremy Anapol reviews the fundamentals and history of § 101 of the Patent Act, which governs patent eligibility in the United...
3rd Annual MCLE-a-thon: Navigating False Advertising Claims
As part of the firm’s 3rd annual MCLE-a-thon, partners Jonathan Hyman and Matthew Bellinger explore the latest developments in false advertising litigation. Jonathan and Matt discuss significant laws and cases...
3rd Annual MCLE-a-thon: The Five Most Significant Federal Circuit Cases of 2024
As part of the firm’s 3rd annual MCLE-a-thon, partners Sean Murray and Jeremiah Helm, Ph.D. examine the five most significant cases in the Federal Circuit in 2024. View live presentation: Video...