IRVINE, Calif., August 14, 2025 – Knobbe Martens is pleased to share that a number of the firm’s partners have been recognized in the 2025 edition of the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists guide.
According to Intellectual Asset Management, individuals featured in the guide “offer top-tier services relating to the development and implementation of strategies which enable IP owners to maximize the value of their portfolios.”
The Knobbe Martens partners named in the IAM Strategy 300 this year include:
- Dan Altman, whose practice focuses on patent protection, licensing issues and strategic client counseling for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and chemical industries, with particular experience in foreign patent protection for these industries.
- Tom Cowan, Chair of the firm’s Mechanical Engineering practice group who serves clients worldwide in patent prosecution and strategy in the aerospace, medical device, and mechanical industries.
- Lincoln Essig, who advises domestic and global businesses on building high-value patent portfolios and navigating complex IP issues in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
- Jarom Kesler, who provides strategic guidance on high value patent portfolios, trade secret protection, infringement and invalidity issues, acquisition due diligence and intellectual property licensing matters.
- Irfan Lateef, an experienced IP litigator who chairs the firm’s Electrical, Semiconductor & Computer Technology Litigation committee and focuses his practice on technically complex and strategic patent litigation.
- David Schmidt, whose practice includes global patent portfolio management, strategic patent procurement and IP due diligence, with an emphasis on medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and materials.
- Harnik Shukla, who guides clients to craft strategic patent portfolios that have been instrumental in securing funding rounds for startups, with a particular focus on the medical device industry.
- Vlad Teplitskiy whose practice covers strategic patent portfolio development and management, open source software licensing, and emerging technologies.
About Knobbe Martens
Knobbe Martens is a highly respected intellectual property law firm, offering legal services in all aspects of intellectual property and technology law. The firm’s litigation group handles cases throughout the U.S. and coordinates strategy for disputes worldwide. Founded in California in 1962, the firm has about 300 lawyers and scientists based in offices located in Orange County, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse international client base, from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.
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