Knobbe Martens Attorneys Recognized among the World’s Leading Patent Lawyers
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, is pleased to announce that partners Dan Altman, William Bunker, Mike Fuller, Joseph Re and Lynda Zadra-Symes, have been recognized among the world’s leading...
View ArticleLegal Alert: Good News for Software Patents?
Federal Circuit’s Enfish Decision and PTO Guidelines Should Give Hope to PatenteesIn the last few years, U.S. Courts have drastically changed their interpretation of the law governing patent...
View ArticleManaging IP Names Eight Knobbe Martens Partners 2016 “IP Stars”
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that partners Maria Anderson, William Bunker, Jon Gurka, Steve...
View ArticlePaul Stewart Named an “IP Trailblazer” by The National Law Journal
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that partner Paul Stewart has been selected by The National Law Journal as one of just 50 “Intellectual Property Trailblazers” featured in...
View ArticleKnobbe Martens Attorneys Ranked in 2016 Chambers USA Guide
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce it has been highly rated in the annual firm rankings released last week by Chambers USA, which has been ranking America’s leading law firms...
View Article23 Knobbe Martens Attorneys Named Among “World’s Leading Patent...
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP and 23 of its partners have been acknowledged for their expertise in this year’s edition of the IAM 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners 2016. The...
View ArticleThree Knobbe Martens Partners Recognized in Lawyer Monthly’s “2016 Women in...
Lawyer Monthly Magazine, a global news website and legal publication, has recognized three Knobbe Martens attorneys in its “2016 Women in Law Awards.” These awards highlight the achievements of...
View ArticleStrategic Patent Portfolios with Continuing Value
The value of a company’s patent portfolio can be increased significantly if the portfolio strategically uses continuing applications (i.e., continuation, divisional, and continuation-in-part...
View ArticleKnobbe Martens Named “Best USA IP Law Firm” at 2016 International Legal...
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the United States, was recently recognized at the 2016 International Legal Alliance Summit & Awards...
View ArticleKnobbe Martens Receives Top IP Recognition from The Legal 500
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized by The Legal 500, an annually published directory of the top legal service providers worldwide, for its outstanding legal work in four...
View ArticleIP Impact 2016 Silicon Valley: Strategies for Protecting Software & IT...
Description Join Knobbe Martens on Thursday, July 21, 2016, for informational panel discussions on strategies for obtaining and monetizing patents in the software industry. Register for this two-hour...
View ArticleDeveloping Enforceable US Patents - Plug and Play: International University...
Description Partner John Carson will speak at the Plug and Play University Workshop on Wednesday, July 13, in Sunnyvale, California. The topic, "Developing Enforceable US Patents", will cater to...
View ArticleIs Brexit an IP Exit?
SummaryVoters in the U.K. recently passed a referendum paving the way for the U.K. to leave the European Union (EU). In response, British Prime Minister David Cameron resigned on Wednesday, July 13,...
View ArticleRevenge of the Present Invention
Patentees suing alleged infringers have learned from a long history of federal district court and Federal Circuit rulings that (paraphrasing the Miranda warning given to criminal suspects) “anything...
View ArticleKnobbe Martens Partner Salima Merani, Ph.D. Named to The Recorder’s “Women...
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that The Recorder has recognized partner Salima Merani, Ph.D. in the 2016 “Women Leaders in Tech Law” list. For the third year, Dr. Merani...
View ArticlePartners Gerard von Hoffmann and Bryan Wahl Discuss Wearable Medical Devices...
Knobbe Martens Partners Gerard von Hoffmann & Bryan Wahl discuss how patents are helping new tech companies transform the wearables industry in an Inside Counsel article titled "The critical IP...
View ArticleFederal Circuit Finds Life Sciences Subject Matter Patent Eligible
On July 5, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued an opinion vacating the summary judgment of invalidity of U.S. Patent No. 7,604,929 (“the ’929 Patent”) and sent the case back...
View ArticleThe Daily Journal Names Five Knobbe Martens Partners Among California’s “Top...
Knobbe Martens, one of the nation’s leading intellectual property law firms, is pleased to announce that partners Brent Babcock, Salima Merani, Ph.D., Susan Natland, Joseph Re, and John Sganga have...
View ArticleMark Rubinshtein, Ph.D.
Attorney User mark.rubinshtein@knobbe.comEducation University of San Diego - School of Law 2016 J.D.Honors magna cum laude, Order of the Coif Organic ChemistryUniversity of California - San Diego 2011...
View ArticleMIP Highlights Knobbe as Part of the IP Revolution
Knobbe Martens is featured in Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine's cover story "The Mad Men of IP." Excerpt: In the early 1960s, patent practice was quiet and inventors often faced a hostile...
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