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KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST ‘IP IMPACT 2012’ SEMINAR IN SEATTLE, WA ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will host an ‘IP Impact 2012’ seminar in Seattle, WA on Wednesday, February 29. The seminar, which is tailored for corporate litigation counsel, C-Level executives, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, licensing executives and IP managers, will cover innovative intellectual property litigation strategies. Knobbe Martens attorneys Craig Summers, more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' BRYAN WAHL NAMED TO DAILY JOURNAL'S 20 UNDER 40
Bryan Wahl, M.D., partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, was named by the Daily Journal as one of the top 20 attorneys in California under the age of 40. Dr. Wahl focuses his law practice on intellectual property protection, infringement studies, financings, and more>>

SEVENTEEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED 2012 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is proud to announce that seventeen partners from the Orange County, Los Angeles and Riverside offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Southern California Super Lawyers list. The list features the top five percent of attorneys in a region. The Super Lawyers more>>

KFX MEDICAL CORPORATION AWARDED NEW MEDICAL DEVICES PATENT
KFx Medical Corporation today announced that it was granted a new patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. Patent No. 8,100,942 broadly covering knotless double row rotator cuff repair. The new patent bolsters KFx Medical’s patent portfolio and highlights KFx Medical’s innovation in the orthopaedic and medical more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RECOGNIZED AS LARGEST LAW FIRM IN ORANGE COUNTY
Knobbe Martens has once again been recognized as the largest law firm in Orange County, California by the Orange County Business Journal. The firm was first recognized as the largest law firm in the County in 2009. “Our recognition as the largest firm in Orange County is a testament to more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERS FOR 2012
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has announced the advancement of nine associates to partnership effective January 1, 2012. The new partners are Jared Bunker, Tirzah Lowe, Scott Raevsky, Lance Smemoe and Josh Stowell, based in the firm’s more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' MICHAEL FULLER NAMED TO COMMNEXUS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Michael Fuller, a partner in the San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, has been named to the CommNexus San Diego Board of Directors for 2012. Fuller is one of 11 industry executives selected to serve on the Board for the coming year. Due to Fuller’s diverse more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' TIRZAH LOWE NAMED AMONG ORANGE COUNTY'S MOVERS & SHAKERS
Tirzah Lowe, a partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, effective January 1, 2012, has been selected as one of Live Orange County magazine’s 10 Movers & Shakers of 2011. With more than 600 federal trademark filings, Lowe was recognized as one of Orange County’s top professionals. Specializing in more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR FOR 2011
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has been named 2011 Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year in the United States by Lawyer Monthly. The 2011 Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards are based on the achievements of law firms and individuals who engage and respond most successfully to the demands being more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY CLIENT, C.R. BARD, ACQUIRES MEDIVANCE INC.
Knobbe Martens client, C.R. Bard has acquired Medivance Inc. for $250 million and will become part of the Bard Medical division. C.R. Bard provides medical technologies in the fields of vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. Medivance is a leader in the growing field of therapeutic hypothermia and makes the more>>

FIRM CLIENT, CAPRICOR, FEATURED ON CBS NEWS AFTER STEM CELLS SUCCESSFULLY REPAIR HEART
Firm client, Los Angeles-based Capricor, was featured in a story on CBS Evening News national broadcast which focused on Capricor's proprietary mix of stem cells derived from adult (non-embryonic) cardiac tissue. The report showed evidence that these stem cells can regenerate damaged areas of the heart and improve heart function. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS HIGHLY RANKED FOR INTERNATIONAL PATENT FILINGS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been ranked as one of the leading firms for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) filings according to a survey published by Managing IP magazine. Knobbe Martens was ranked 4th among all firms in the United States. The Managing IP rankings are based on more>>

U.S. NEWS - BEST LAWYERS RANKS KNOBBE MARTENS AMONG TOP NATIONAL PATENT LAW FIRMS IN "BEST LAW FIRMS" SURVEY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has been ranked as a national first-tier law firm for patent law in the 2011-2012 “Best Law Firms” rankings compiled by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. In addition to its Tier 1 national ranking, Knobbe Martens was ranked in Tier 1 more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OBTAINED MOST PATENTS IN 2010 FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY COMPANIES; SURVEY SHOWS FIRM KEEPING REGION AT TOP OF BUSINESS INNOVATION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP obtained more patents for San Diego companies in 2010 than any other intellectual property firm in the world according to a recent analysis of Patent Office records by Patenting Strategy, LLC. The rankings show that in 2010, Knobbe Martens obtained more patents for San more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS PARTNERS WILLIAM BUNKER, ARTHUR ROSE AND LORI LEE YAMATO RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP 250 PATENT LICENSING LAWYERS WORLDWIDE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP and partners William Bunker, Arthur Rose and Lori Lee Yamato have been recognized in the 2011 IAM Licensing 250 - The World's Leading Patent and Technology Licensing Practitioners guide published by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine. Knobbe Martens was recognized for its rich tradition of more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS CLIENT APPLIED MEDICAL IN EAST TEXAS PATENT SUIT
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that on Friday, October 7, a jury in Beaumont, Texas rendered a unanimous verdict in favor of the firm’s client, Applied Medical of Rancho Santa Margarita, California. In the case, Covidien companies United States Surgical Corp. and Tyco Healthcare Group, more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' JOSEPH RE NAMED 2012 ORANGE COUNTY LITIGATION - INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYER OF THE YEAR BY BEST LAWYERS
Joseph Re, litigation partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, has been named the “Orange County Litigation - Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year” for 2012 by Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Re received the same honor in 2010. Mr. Re handles large patent cases for the firm’s various more>>

EXPEDITED PATENT HANDLING A PRIORITY?
One provision of the newly enacted patent reform law, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, provides a prioritized examination process for a limited number of patent applications. The prioritized examination process will begin on September 26, 2011 and initially limits to 10,000 the number of patent applications that can be included more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST ‘IP IMPACT 2011’ SEMINAR AND RECEPTION CELEBRATING THE OPENING OF SILICON VALLEY OFFICE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will host an ‘IP Impact 2011’ seminar and a reception celebrating the opening of its Silicon Valley office at the Stanford Park Hotel in Menlo Park on Wednesday, October 5. At the seminar, Knobbe Martens attorneys Gerard von Hoffmann, Stephen Jensen, Brent Babcock, Ron more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST AMERICA INVENTS ACT (AIA) BRIEFING BREAKFAST ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
On Tuesday, September 20, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will host an America Invents Act briefing breakfast in their Orange County office located at 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA. The event will begin with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. with the one hour discussion from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. The more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP 25 LARGEST LAW FIRMS IN CALIFORNIA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized among the top 25 largest law firms in California by California Lawyer. The firm was ranked as the 22nd largest firm in the publication’s recently released “2011 California 50” survey. The survey ranks the top 50 firms by the more>>

TRADEMARK OWNERS MAY FILE APPLICATIONS TO BLOCK .XXX DOMAIN NAMES
The launch of the .XXX domain names starts September 7, 2011. .XXX is a new top level domain intended for use by the online adult entertainment industry. The online adult entertainment industry may start applying to register .XXX domain names on September 7, 2011. An owner of a registered trademark more>>

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE U.S. PATENT SYSTEM TO BECOME LAW
The Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), which introduces significant changes to the U.S. patent system, was passed by the Senate last night and is now waiting for President Obama’s signature. The AIA contains 37 sections that vary in significance. The most significant of the changes are the change to a more>>

EIGHT KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS AMONG 2012 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that founding partner Don Martens and partners Joseph Cianfrani, Ned Israelsen, Joseph Re, Joseph Reisman, Art Rose, John Sganga and Karen Vogel Weil have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of the Best Lawyers in more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST 'IP IMPACT 2011' SEMINAR IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will host an ‘IP Impact 2011’ seminar in Falls Church, Virginia on Tuesday, September 27. The seminar, which is designed for C-Level executives, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, IP managers, corporate counsel and licensing executives, will cover innovative intellectual property strategies for emerging technology companies. Knobbe more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST ‘IP IMPACT 2011’ SEMINAR IN RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will host an ‘IP Impact 2011’ seminar in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina on Thursday, September 22. The seminar, which is designed for C-Level executives, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, IP managers, corporate counsel and licensing executives, will cover innovative intellectual property strategies for life science more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ NED ISRAELSEN AND GERARD VON HOFFMANN NAMED AMONG TOP 25 LEADING BIOTECH LAWYERS IN CALIFORNIA
Ned Israelsen and Gerard von Hoffmann, partners of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, have been recognized by the Daily Journal among the 25 leading biotech attorneys in California for 2011. Ned Israelsen, managing partner of the firm’s San Diego office, focuses his practice on advising startup companies and established more>>

EIGHT KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED TOP LAWYERS OF 2011 BY OC METRO MAGAZINE
Orange County litigation partners Joseph Cianfrani, Michael Friedland, Jon Gurka and Darrell Olson, prosecution partners Sabing Lee and Susan Natland, and associates Tirzah Lowe and Nathan Smith of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP have been included in the 2011 edition of OC’s Top Lawyers by OC METRO magazine. The more>>

SCHINDLER ELEVATOR SCORES SWEEPING PATENT VICTORY OVER OTIS ELEVATOR
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that its clients, Schindler Elevator Corporation and Inventio AG, obtained a jury verdict that competitor, Otis Elevator Co., infringed numerous claims in Schindler’s patent on its personalized elevator control system known as Schindler ID®. Schindler and Otis are the two more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO HOST ‘IP IMPACT 2011’ SEMINAR IN SAN DIEGO
Congressman Darrell Issa will be the keynote speaker at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP’s ‘IP Impact 2011’ seminar in San Diego on Monday, August 15. The seminar, which is designed for C-Level executives, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, IP managers, corporate counsel and licensing executives, will cover innovative intellectual property strategies more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS SELECTED AS TOP IP ATTORNEYS BY THE DAILY TRANSCRIPT
Ned Israelsen, John Carson and Boris Zelkind, partners in the San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP have been named among the top intellectual property attorneys in San Diego. The designation is a result of a recent survey conducted by The Daily Transcript in which San Diego more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH ADDITION OF SCOTT SMITH, M.D., J.D., AND OPENING OF SILICON VALLEY OFFICE
Dr. Scott Smith has joined Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP as a partner in the firm’s new Silicon Valley office, opening in September 2011. Smith, a patent attorney who also holds a medical degree, will focus his practice on medical device counseling for an array of companies. Immediately prior more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS WENDY PETERSON NAMED 2011 OUTSTANDING GENERAL COUNSEL BY ORANGE COUNTY BUSINESS JOURNAL
Wendy Peterson, General Counsel of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, was named Outstanding General Counsel of a Privately Held Company at the 2011 Orange County Business Journal’s General Counsel Awards. The General Counsel Awards were presented at a gala dinner on June 28 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine, more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS AND JOSEPH RE RECOGNIZED AMONG TOP 250 PATENT LITIGATORS WORLDWIDE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP and partner Joseph Re of the Orange County office were recently recognized in the IAM Patent Litigation 250 – The World’s Leading Patent Litigators list for 2011 published by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine. This year, the IAM Patent Litigation 250 was expanded to include more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' CAROL PITZEL CRUZ NAMED 2011 WASHINGTON RISING STAR BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
Carol Pitzel Cruz, litigation partner in the Seattle office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, has been named to the 2011 Washington Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers magazine for her intellectual property litigation practice. The Rising Stars list includes top attorneys who are age 40 or younger and/or more>>

FOUR KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN 2011 SAN DIEGO SUPER LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has announced that partners Ned Israelsen, Fred Berretta, Joseph Reisman, and Boris Zelkind have been included in the 2011 edition of San Diego Super Lawyers for their intellectual property law and litigation practices. This is the fifth consecutive year Israelsen and Berretta have been more>>

TEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED 2011 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RISING STARS BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
Attorneys Michelle Armond, Jared Bunker, Amy Chun, Curtis Huffmire, Benjamin Katzenellenbogen, Lauren Keller Katzenellenbogen, Stephen Larson, Sabing Lee, Christopher Ross, and Sheila Swaroop from Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP have been named to the 2011 Southern California Rising Stars edition of Super Lawyers magazine for their work in intellectual more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AS ONE OF THE MOST DIVERSE FIRMS IN THE NATION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized as one of the most diverse law firms in the United States as reported in the recently released Diversity Scorecard 2011 compiled by The American Lawyer. Knobbe Martens was ranked as the seventh most overall diverse firm in the more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP FIVE FIRMS FOR OBTAINING TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has once again been ranked among the top five firms in the nation for trademark registrations in a survey published by Intellectual Property Today. With 698 trademark registrations obtained in 2010 more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TO CO-SPONSOR 2011 LES FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP will be a key sponsor of the 8th annual Licensing Executive Society (LES) Foundation Graduate Student Business Plan Competition. Knobbe Martens has donated an in-kind prize of up to $20,000 USD for preparation and filing of a U.S. patent application for one of the more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS HOSTS AIPLA SAN DIEGO CROSS-COUNTRY WOMEN IN IP NETWORKING DINNER
On Wednesday, May 4, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP hosted the Cross-Country Women in IP Networking Dinner in San Diego. Sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Knobbe Martens’ dinner was one of twenty-five dinners held simultaneously across the United States and Canada. The dinner, which provides female more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' TIRZAH LOWE NAMED AMONG OC METRO'S 2011 40 UNDER 40
Tirzah Lowe, an attorney at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, has been selected as one of OC METRO magazine’s 40 Under 40. The list is an annual collection of the most successful professionals in Orange County under age 40. Lowe was listed as the go-to person when acquiring a more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS IN CALIFORNIA BY WORLD TRADEMARK REVIEW
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has been ranked among the top law firms in California for global trademark portfolio management and prosecution services by World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000. The publication recognized the firm for its full range of trademark services specifically in the life sciences and technology sectors. Knobbe more>>

FIVE KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED AMONG TOP 100 IP LAWYERS IN CALIFORNIA
Ned Israelsen, Irfan Lateef, Sabing Lee, Joseph Re and Gerard von Hoffmann, partners of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, have been recognized by the Daily Journal among the 100 leading intellectual property (IP) attorneys in California for 2011. The fourth annual Top Intellectual Property Lawyers list showcases the leading intellectual more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED NUMBER ONE PATENT FIRM IN 2011 PATENT SCORECARD
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been ranked as the number one law firm in the nation in the 2011 Law Firm Patent Scorecard™ published by Intellectual Property Today (IP Today). The firm was ranked number one overall and first in the Technology Strength™ and Current Impact™ more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RECOGNIZED AS TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM IN 2011 MANAGING IP TRADEMARK SURVEY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been ranked among the top intellectual property law firms in the United States by Managing IP (MIP) magazine in their annual World IP survey. The firm ranked in the top tiers both nationally and in the Western region of the U.S. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CLIENT BAIRD VENTURE PARTNERS CLOSES $13.5M SERIES A FINANCING FOR ROLL-UP OF THREE COMPANIES DEDICATED TO TREATING CHRONIC VENOUS DISEASE
For more information, contact Knobbe Martens Partner Michael Guiliana or visit http://www.bairdprivateequity.com/private-equity/baird-venture-partners/news.aspx more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CLIENT, ULTHERA, RAISES $10.5 MILLION IN VC FUNDING FOR GROUND-BREAKING AESTHETIC ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY
Ulthera Inc., developer of ultrasound technology to rejuvenate the skin, announced the recent completion of $10.5 million in Series C venture funding. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates with participation by Apposite Capital LLP. The Ulthera® System, approved by the FDA for eyebrow lifting, combines traditional ultrasound imaging more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CONTINUES PATENT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM FOR CLIENT KRUSE TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP
More information can be found at http://www.kruse-ltc.com/press_releases.php. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RECOGNIZED AS TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRM IN 2011 MANAGING IP PATENT SURVEY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized among the top intellectual property law firms in the United States by Managing IP (MIP) magazine. The firm has consistently been ranked in the top tiers for their patent work since the survey began in 1996. Knobbe Martens was recognized more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS SAN DIEGO OFFICE RECOGNIZED AS LARGEST IP FIRM IN THE REGION
The San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized as the largest intellectual property law firm in the county with 51 local United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registered attorneys, more than twice the number of the nearest competitor. The firmwide total more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES OFFICE MOVE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has announced the relocation of its Los Angeles office to 10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, 16th Floor. The new office, located in Century City allows the firm continued proximity to its growing clientele in the entertainment, e-commerce, computer software, electronics and other high-tech industries. Knobbe Martens’ more>>

TWELVE KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN 2011 SUPER LAWYERS LIST
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has announced that partners Joseph Cianfrani, Michael Friedland, Catherine Holland, Irfan Lateef, Don Martens (Of Counsel), Darrell Olson, Joseph Re, John Sganga, Paul Stewart, Craig Summers, Karen Vogel Weil, and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ TIRZAH LOWE NAMED ONE OF DAILY JOURNAL'S FIVE ASSOCIATES IN CALIFORNIA TO WATCH IN 2011
As part of their “20 Under 40” list of California’s emerging legal leaders, the Daily Journal publishes a list of “Five Associates to Watch.” Tirzah Lowe, an associate in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, has been recognized as one of the five associates in more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMES THIRTEEN NEW PARTNERS; CONTINUED FIRM GROWTH ANTICIPATED FOR 2011
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has announced the advancement of 13 associates to partnership effective January 1, 2011. The new partners are Michelle Armond, Adam Gilbert, Agnes Juang, Jarom Kesler, Ted Papagiannis, Steven Ruden, Bryan Wahl and Thomas Yee, based in the firm’s Orange County office, Derek Dailey and more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS TO CO-CHAIR AND SPEAK AT LAIPLA WASHINGTON IN THE WEST CONFERENCE, JANUARY 27
David Weiss and Josué Villalta, partners in the Los Angeles office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, will co-chair the 14th Annual Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA) Washington in the West conference on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at the Luxe Hotel located at 11461 Sunset Blvd., Los more>>

HOLOGIC ACQUIRES GYN SURGICAL DEVELOPER INTERLACE MEDICAL FOR $125M
Hologic, Inc. (Hologic or the Company) (Nasdaq: HOLX), a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of premium diagnostics, medical imaging systems and surgical products dedicated to serving the healthcare needs of women, announced today it has acquired Interlace Medical, Inc. (Interlace), the developer and manufacturer of the MyoSure hysteroscopic tissue removal more>>

CARDIAC STEM-CELL PIONEER CAPRICOR CLOSES FINANCING
Los Angeles-based Capricor, Inc. announced its most recent capital infusion of nearly $2 million from Broadview Ventures and private individual investors. The funds will be used toward the development of U.S. clinical trials for cardiac therapies based on Capricor's proprietary mix of stem cells derived from adult (non-embryonic) cardiac tissue, more>>

MAGNETAR TECHNOLOGIES PATENT VICTORY OVER INTAMIN, LTD. AFFIRMED ON APPEAL
Magnetar Technologies Corp. announced today that a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld Magnetar’s victory over amusement ride manufacturer Intamin, Ltd in their patent infringement suit. The appeal court affirmed all aspects of a 2009 ruling by the trial court that more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' TIRZAH LOWE INSTALLED AS REGIONAL GOVERNOR FOR NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC BAR ASSOCIATION
Tirzah Lowe, an attorney at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, was installed as Regional Governor of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) for the 2010-2011 bar year at the organization’s recent 22nd Annual Convention in Los Angeles, CA. The NAPABA represents the interests of over 40,000 Asian Pacific more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ON A ROLL FOR ULTIMATE SUPPORT SYSTEMS IN UTILITY CART BATTLE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP today announced continued success for its client, Swift Distribution, Inc. dba Ultimate Support Systems, Inc. On November 19, 2010, a California Federal Court ruled that Ultimate’s recently launched “UC-80 ULTI-CART” utility cart does not infringe two patents asserted by Gary-Michael Dahl. The patents relate more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CONTINUES NATIONWIDE EXPANSION WITH 28 NEW ASSOCIATES
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the nation, has announced the addition of 28 new associates in the firm’s Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices. “The firm is pleased to continue to experience growth in our more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS SCORES MAJOR PATENT LITIGATION VICTORY FOR SMITH & NEPHEW
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP today announced a major victory for its client, UK-based Smith & Nephew, a worldwide leader in wound care. On October 18, 2010, a Texas Federal Court ruled that patents licensed to San Antonio-based Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (KCI) on negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) are more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP FIVE FIRMS IN PCT APPLICATION FILINGS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest IP firms in the nation, has once again been ranked as one of the leading firms for Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) filings according to a survey published by Managing IP. With 408 PCT applications filed, Knobbe Martens was ranked 4th more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL WHO'S WHO OF TRADEMARK LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that partners Catherine Holland, Susan Natland and Andrew Simpson and litigation partners Veronica Colby Devitt, Darrell Olson and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been recognized among the leading international trademark attorneys in the recently published International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2010. Andrew more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS AMONG 2011 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. All have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America® in previous years. Founding partner Don Martens, who more>>

KNOBBEMEDICAL.COM LAUNCHED AS COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE INDUSTRY
KnobbeMedical.com was recently launched to assist entrepreneurs in the medical device industry. Free to all viewers and resource links, KnobbeMedical.com content includes links to: Basic business information and services for startup companies; Intellectual property resources; Medical publications and articles; Technical vendor services (prototyping, extrusion, molding, machining, drafting, design, etc.); Professional vendor services more>>

TEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS RECOGNIZED AS 'TOP ATTORNEYS' IN ORANGE COUNTY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that founding partner Louis Knobbe and partners Amy Chun, John King, Sabing Lee, and litigation partners Joseph Cianfrani, Michael Friedland, Jon Gurka, Susan Natland, Darrell Olson, and John Sganga have been included in the 2010 edition of ‘OC’s Top Attorneys’ more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS, SAN DIEGO’S LARGEST IP FIRM, ANNOUNCES SAN DIEGO OFFICE MOVE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that its San Diego office has moved to newly renovated and larger offices at 12790 El Camino Real. The move to Del Mar Heights allows the firm to better serve its clients in the region as well as accommodate the firm’s rapid more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' MICHAEL FULLER SELECTED AS TOP IP ATTORNEY
Michael Fuller, a partner in the San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, has been recognized by his peers as one of San Diego County’s top intellectual property attorneys for 2010. Fuller was selected via a survey conducted by The Daily Transcript in which San Diego County more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RECOGNIZED AS TOP TEN LAW FIRM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP has once again been recognized as one of the largest law firms in Southern California in an annual survey conducted by The Daily Journal. Knobbe Martens was ranked as the seventh largest Southern California law firm for 2010 based on the number of lawyers more>>

FOUR KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN 2010 CORPORATE COUNSEL EDITION OF SUPER LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that partners John Carson, Catherine Holland, Ned Israelsen and John King have been included in the July 2010 Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers in the area of intellectual property. The July 2010 Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers features more>>

COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED BUSINESS METHODS REMAIN PATENT-ELIGIBLE AFTER BILSKI DECISION
The Long-Awaited Decision. On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court rendered its long-awaited decision in Bilski v. Kappos. The Bilski case involves an attempt to patent a “pure” business method—one that need not be performed by or with a computer. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office routinely refuses patent protection more>>

FIFTEEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED "RISING STARS" BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that 15 attorneys have been named 2010 Southern California “Rising Stars” in the intellectual property and intellectual property litigation categories by Super Lawyers magazine. “Rising Stars” are top attorneys age 40 or younger and/or have been in practice for less more>>

FOUR KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN 2010 SAN DIEGO SUPER LAWYER MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that four attorneys in their San Diego office - Ned Israelsen, managing partner of the office, along with partners Fred Berretta, John Carson and Boris Zelkind - were included in the 2010 edition of San Diego Super Lawyers for their work in intellectual more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS COSPONSORS 2010 LES FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENT BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION
Graduate students from around the globe, recently submitted business plans in the 7th Annual Licensing Executive Society (LES) Foundation Competition. The competition, hosted by the LES Foundation, the Licensing Executives Society of USA & Canada and the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI), attracts student entrepreneurs who submit business plans that more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ ZIMMERMAN AND RE RECOGNIZED AMONG THE WORLD’S TOP 250 LIFE SCIENCES PATENT LITIGATORS FOR 2010
IRVINE, Calif., May 18, 2010 – William Zimmerman, partner in the Washington D.C. office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, was recently recognized as one of the ‘World’s Leading Life Sciences Patent Litigators’ for 2010 by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) magazine. In honor of the recognition, Zimmerman was included in more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS HOSTS "WOMEN IN IP" DINNER IN SEATTLE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP recently sponsored the “Women in IP Cross-Country Networking Dinner” in Seattle. Sponsored by the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), Knobbe Martens’ dinner was one of twenty-six dinners for female intellectual property attorneys held simultaneously across the United States and Canada. The dinners provide more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ JOSEPH RE RECOGNIZED AS 2010 TOP IP LITIGATION ATTORNEY BY THE DAILY JOURNAL
Joseph Re, a partner in the Orange County office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, has been recognized as one of California’s top intellectual property attorneys in The Daily Journal’s 2010 list of Top 75 IP Litigation Attorneys. Re specializes in taking patent cases to trial and on appeal, more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN 2010 LAW FIRM PATENT SCORECARD
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP was recently ranked as the leading law firm in the 2010 Law Firm Patent Scorecard™ released by IP Today. The firm was recognized as the top firm in the Technology Strength™ and Science Linkage™ categories. This is the second first place ranking Knobbe Martens more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ PARTNERS TO SPEAK AT OCTANE PATENT PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT SEMINAR ON APRIL 15
On Thursday, April 15, partners Andrew Douglas, Christian Fox, and Sabing Lee will be discussing strategies for how to get your patents faster, how to build a web of patents using continuation applications and how to utilize the patent office to address your competitors' patents. The seminar, titled ‘Latest Strategies for Effectively more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS AMONG TOP FIVE MOST DIVERSE LAW FIRMS IN THE NATION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has once again been recognized as one of the most diverse law firms in the United States by the recently released Diversity Scorecard 2010 compiled by The American Lawyer. Knobbe Martens was ranked as the fifth most diverse firm in the nation; eighth more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED NUMBER ONE NATIONALLY FOR QUALITY HEALTHCARE PATENTS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP was ranked as the leading law firm in the nation based on IP portfolio strength, patent quality and patent value in a recent ranking published by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The list, compiled by Ocean Tomo PatentRatings, looked at top patents in the healthcare industry. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS MEDICAL DEVICE CLIENT CLOSES $20 MILLION FINANCING
Carticept Medical, Inc. of Alpharetta, Georgia, a developer of innovative products for the treatment of cartilage injuries and osteoarthritis, has completed a $20 million Series B financing round. New investor SonoSite, Inc. joined existing investors Domain Associates and New Enterprise Associates. The financing will provide funding for the Company's Navigator™ more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW FIRMS IN THE NATION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP has once again been recognized as one of the top intellectual property law firms in the nation by Managing IP (MIP) magazine’s 2010 World IP survey. The firm has consistently been ranked in the top tiers since the survey began in 1996. Knobbe Martens was more>>

PATENTS MAY BE EXTENDED BY YEARS: PTO INTERIM PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING RECALCULATION OF PTA IN VIEW OF WYETH
Last month the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court’s decision in Wyeth v. Kappos, Docket No. 2009-1120 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 7, 2010), which found that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) erred in its calculation of adjustments to the term in more>>

THIRTEEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN 2010 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS LIST
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that partners Joseph Cianfrani, Michael Friedland, John Holcomb, Catherine Holland, Irfan Lateef, Don Martens (Of Counsel), Darrell Olson, Joseph Re, John Sganga, Paul Stewart, Craig Summers, Karen Vogel Weil, and Linda Zadra-Symes have been selected for inclusion in the 2010 more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS INKS DEAL FOR NEW OFFICE SPACE IN DEL MAR HEIGHTS - MOVE IN DATE AUGUST 2010
Citing continued growth in the firm’s client base and attorney ranks, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP has signed a lease to move its San Diego office from downtown to Del Mar Heights. The move is planned for August 2010. Since the San Diego office opened in 1984 it has been located more>>

ATTORNEYS FEES GRANTED TO MAGNETAR TECHNOLOGIES IN PATENT SUIT AGAINST INTAMIN, LTD.
Magnetar Technologies Corp. announced today that Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court for the Central District of California has ordered Intamin, Ltd. to pay Magnetar $779,100 in attorneys’ fees and $40,545 in other expenses for a total award of $819,645. This recent ruling follows a May 2009 more>>

THIRTEEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN CORPORATE COUNSEL EDITION OF SUPER LAWYERS
Partners from Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, Gregg Anderson, Frederick Berretta, Michael Friedland, John Holcomb, Darrell Olsen, Joseph Re, Joseph Reisman, John Sganga, Paul Stewart, Craig Summers, Karen Vogel Weil, Lynda Zadra-Symes and Boris Zelkind have been included in the January 2010 Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers in more>>

U.S.P.T.O. ANNOUNCES ACCELERATED PATHWAY FOR EXAMINATION OF CLEANTECH APPLICATIONS
Accelerating the Growth of Your Greentech Patent Portfolio The U.S.P.T.O. has recently outlined a new pilot program that allows a Applicant to have a patent application examined out of turn if the application relates to "green technologies" (December 8th Federal Register, 74 Fed. Reg. 64666, http://www.uspto.gov/patents/law/notices/2009.jsp). For an application to be eligible, it more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMES FOUR NEW PARTNERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP announces the advancement of four associates to partnership effective January 1, 2010. The new partners are Phillip Bennett, Kathleen Mekjian, and Kerry Taylor, based in the firm’s San Diego office and Marko Zoretic, based in the firm’s Orange County office. “We have selected four outstanding more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS’ PARTNER, JOSEPH RE, NAMED ORANGE COUNTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWYER OF THE YEAR FOR 2010
Joseph Re, a litigation partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, has been named Orange County Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year for 2010 by Best Lawyers. Re focuses his practice on high-stake patent cases at both the trial and appellate levels focusing heavily in the medical device and healthcare more>>

GENERIC PHARMACEUTICAL ATTORNEY JAY DESHMUKH JOINS KNOBBE MARTENS PARTNERSHIP
Jay R. Deshmukh has joined Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP as a partner in the firm’s Washington D.C. office. He will focus his practice on generic pharmaceutical counseling and litigation. Former Senior Vice President of Global IP at Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited, an international generic pharmaceutical company, Deshmukh was responsible for more>>

NED ISRAELSEN NAMED AMONG TOP 100 LAWYERS IN CALIFORNIA
Ned Israelsen, managing partner of the San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, has been recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California for 2009. The State Bar of California is the largest in the country with over 217,000 members. The annual more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OBTAINS KEY PATENT FOR KFX MEDICAL CORP
KFx Medical Corp. announced last week that it was awarded U.S. Patent No. 7,585,311 covering a broad range of methods used to perform knotless tissue fixation including a knotless double row tissue repair technique used to restore the rotator cuff to its anatomic position. “This broad seminal patent is an important more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED FIFTH MOST DIVERSE LAW FIRM IN THE NATION
In the recent 2009 Diversity Scorecard compiled by the Minority Law Journal, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP was recognized as the fifth most diverse firm in the United States. The publication surveyed 252 of the largest and highest-grossing firms in the nation to compile the scorecard. "We are proud to more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS GROWS DESPITE CURRENT LEGAL DOWNSIZING TREND - 28 NEW ASSOCIATES ADDED TO OFFICES NATIONWIDE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, an Orange County, CA based law firm specializing in intellectual property, today announced the addition of 28 new associates in the firm’s Orange County, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C. offices. The addition of the new associates brings the total more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ANNOUNCES SEATTLE OFFICE MOVE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Just 19 months after Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, first opened its Seattle office, the office is headed to larger space to accommodate its continued growth. The office is ideally situated to serve the e-commerce, computer software, telecommunications, retail, medical device, biotechnology and other life sciences industries that thrive more>>

SEVEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS AMONG BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been included in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers. Founding partner, Don Martens, who has been honored with inclusion for 10 consecutive years, was recognized for his work in alternative dispute resolution and intellectual more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED IN TOP FIVE IN NATION FOR TRADEMARK APPLICATION FILINGS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP was recently ranked fifth in the nation for the number of trademark applications filed. This ranking is based on data assembled by Trademark Insider. The firm moved up three positions from the same period last year. Trademark Insider annually compiles a list of more>>

NED ISRAELSEN AND JOHN M. CARSON OF KNOBBE MARTENS SELECTED AS TOP IP ATTORNEYS IN SAN DIEGO
Ned Israelsen and John M. Carson, partners in the San Diego office of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP have been recognized by their peers as being two of San Diego’s top intellectual property attorneys. This is a culmination of a survey conducted by The Daily Transcript in which San more>>

SIX KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS SELECTED BY SAN DIEGO SUPER LAWYER MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP is pleased to announce that six partners in their San Diego office - Ned Israelsen, Managing Partner of the office, along with Gregg Anderson, Fred Berretta, John Carson, Joseph Reisman, and Boris Zelkind - were included in the 2009 edition of San Diego Super Lawyers for their more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN LAW FIRMS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP has been recognized as the ninth largest law firm in Southern California in a recent annual survey conducted by The Daily Journal. The firm was also listed among the top five firms with the largest gain in lawyers. “Despite the current economic climate, the firm more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY FOR FEMALE MINORITY PARTNERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP has been recognized as the firm with the fourth highest percentage of women minority partners in the nation in a recent survey conducted by The American Lawyer magazine. This announcement comes on the heels of a recent ranking by MultiCultural Law Magazine which listed Knobbe more>>

14 KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED "RISING STARS" BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is pleased to announce that 14 attorneys have been named 2009 Southern California “Rising Stars” in the intellectual property and intellectual property litigation categories by Super Lawyers magazine. “Rising Stars” are top attorneys age 40 or younger and/or have been in practice for less more>>

MAGNETAR TECHNOLOGIES, AMUSEMENT RIDE MAGNETIC BRAKE MANUFACTURER, WINS PATENT SUIT BASED ON INTAMIN, LTD.’S FORGERY
Magnetar Technologies Corp. announced today that Judge Gary Allen Feess of the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted Magnetar’s motion for summary judgment of non-infringement, invalidity, and unclean hands in a long-standing patent case (Docket No. CV 04-0511 GAF (JWJx)) between Magnetar and Intamin, Ltd. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMED PATENT AND TRADEMARK PROSECUTION FIRM OF THE YEAR
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP has been named Patent Prosecution and Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year for the western region of the United States by Euromoney’s Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. “We are honored and proud that our hard work to provide top quality intellectual property services to our more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG TOP IP FIRMS IN TRADEMARK SURVEY BY MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP has been recognized as one of the top law firms for trademark prosecution and litigation in the United States in 2009 by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. Knobbe Martens trademark prosecution practice was ranked in the highest tier of excellence in the Western division. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED IN TOP DOZEN LAW FIRMS FOR DIVERSITY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has been ranked as the 12th most diverse firm in the nation in MultiCultural Law Magazine's Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity 2009 list. To determine the Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity, the magazine surveys law firms with over 100 attorneys and requests data on more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CLIENT RECEIVES LANDMARK STEM CELL PATENT
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear client Novocell, Inc., a stem cell engineering company, recently announced that it has received U.S. Patent 7,510,876 with claims covering human definitive endoderm cells. Definitive endoderm cells are essential for not only generating pancreatic type cells, which Novocell is using to develop cell therapy for more>>

THREE KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED TOP IP ATTORNEYS
Joseph Re, John Sganga and John M. Carson, of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, have been included in The Daily Journal's 2009 Top IP Attorney list. The list includes California-based lawyers whose work during the previous year has impacted the world of intellectual property. The list was published in more>>

18 KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN CORPORATE COUNSEL EDITION OF SUPER LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that attorneys Gregg Anderson, Frederick Berretta, John Carson, Michael Friedland, John Holcomb, Catherine Holland, Ned Israelsen, John King, Don Martens (Of Counsel), Darrell Olson, Joseph Re, Joseph Reisman, John Sganga, Paul Stewart, Craig Summers, Karen Vogel Weil, Lynda Zadra-Symes and Boris more>>

NOMADIX WINS PATENT ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST SECOND RULE
Court awards US$3.3 million to Nomadix and issues Permanent Injunction against Second Rule over IP3 NetAccess Gateway solution California, 1 April 2009 DOCOMO interTouch announced that its subsidiary Nomadix Inc. has won a patent enforcement action against Second Rule LLC, the maker of the IP3 NetAccess gateway. The Federal Court in more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED AMONG 12 LARGEST LAW FIRMS IN SAN DIEGO FOR 2009; UP FROM 15 IN 2008
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has been recognized as one of the 12 largest law firms in San Diego in an annual list compiled by the San Diego Business Journal. The list included the top 50 law firms in San Diego County. Knobbe Martens moved up three positions from its more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMED AMONG TOP IP FIRMS IN THE NATION BY MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has been recognized as one of the top intellectual property law firms in the United States in 2009 by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. Knobbe Martens has been ranked in the top tier for its patent prosecution practice, both nationally and in the Western division. more>>

12 KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS INCLUDED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SUPER LAWYERS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that partners Michael Friedland, John Holcomb, Catherine Holland, John King, Don Martens (Of Counsel), Darrell Olson, Joseph Re, John Sganga, Paul Stewart, Craig Summers, Karen Vogel Weil and Lynda Zadra-Symes have been named Southern California Super Lawyers based on a recent more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED THIRD LARGEST IP FIRM IN THE NATION
Knobbe Martens has been recognized as the third largest intellectual property law firm in the United States in an annual survey conducted by Law360. "It is a privilege to be recognized as one of the top IP firms in the nation. The size of the firm is a direct result of more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS LARGEST LAW FIRM IN ORANGE COUNTY
Knobbe Martens has been recognized as the largest law firm in Orange County, California by the Orange County Business Journal. The firm has 159 attorneys based in their Irvine office. With additional offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Riverside, Seattle and Washington, D.C., the firm has approximately 240 more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED LARGEST IP FIRM IN SAN DIEGO FOR 2009
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has been recognized as the largest intellectual property law firm in San Diego in an annual survey conducted by The San Diego Daily Transcript. The annual survey included both intellectual property exclusive firms as well as large multi-practice national law firms with an intellectual property more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMES SEVEN NEW PARTNERS FIRM WIDE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has announced the advancement of seven associates to partnership. The new partners are Yanna Bouris, Christian Fox, Curtis Huffmire, Eli Loots, Ryan Melnick, Philip Nelson and Christopher Ross. "Our new partners will help us offer our clients the highest quality legal services," said Steven Nataupsky, the more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS AMONG BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2009 - ORANGE COUNTY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is proud to announce that Joseph Cianfrani, Don Martens, Joseph Re and John Sganga, all from the firm's Orange County office, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the field of intellectual property. Best Lawyers is the more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS AMONG BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2009 - SAN DIEGO
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is proud to announce that Ned Israelsen and Gregg Anderson were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2009 in the field of intellectual property. Best Lawyers is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers compiles an more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH ADDITION OF TWO PARTNERS IN SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE
Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the nation, is pleased to announce the addition of two partners, Veronica Colby Devitt and Marlene J. Williams, to its San Francisco office. "Knobbe Martens is pleased to welcome lawyers with such outstanding talent and reputation. Their history of success more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS EXPANDS SEATTLE OFFICE WITH RETURN OF FORMER ASSOCIATE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of the nation's leading intellectual property law firms, has announced the addition of Jennifer L. Enmon, Ph.D. as an associate in the firm's Seattle office. Jennifer originally joined the Orange County office in 2003, but relocated to New York in 2006. "We are pleased more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEY CATHERINE HOLLAND RECEIVES AWARD FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK ASSOCIATION
Catherine Holland, partner in Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear's Orange County office, was awarded the Volunteer Service Award by the International Trademark Association (INTA) at its November 2008 Leadership Meeting in Boca Raton. The award is in recognition of Catherine's outstanding achievements in advancing INTA's committee objectives. Catherine sponsored legislation more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED THIRD NATIONALLY FOR PATENT PORTFOLIOS REPRESENTED IN 2008
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear ranked third overall in the nation for strength of patent portfolios that it managed for clients in 2008, according to a recent analysis conducted by The Patent Board. The results of the analysis reported in Intellectual Property Today magazine via their Patent ScorecardT 2008 also ranked more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED FIFTH LARGEST AND SECOND FASTEST GROWING IP FIRM IN THE NATION
Knobbe Martens has been recognized as the fifth largest intellectual property firm in the United States in a recent survey conducted by Managing Intellectual Property magazine. Knobbe Martens was also recognized as the second fastest growing intellectual property firm in the U.S.. As one of the top-ranked intellectual property law firms, more>>

LOW PATENT ALLOWANCE HURTS INNOVATION: EXPERTS
Knobbe Martens' San Diego office recently hosted a media roundtable discussion featuring representatives from some of San Diego's top biotechnology, engineering and venture capitol companies. The focus of the discussion was how recent judicial action and changes in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with regard to lower patent allowance more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS' WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN TO SPEAK AT THIRD ANNUAL BNA/ABA SECTION OF IP PATENT LAW CONFERENCE OCTOBER 6
William Zimmerman, managing partner of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear's Washington, D.C. office, will participate in a panel discussion, "Litigating in Popular Districts," at the Third Annual BNA/ABA Section of IP Patent Law Conference on October 6 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City in Arlington, Va. Entitled "Using Today's Patent Laws more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS EXPANDS DESPITE CURRENT ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
While the current state of the economy is putting pressure on many firms to downsize, Knobbe Martens has steadily grown over the past three years to keep pace with an increase in business. As one of the top-ranked intellectual property law firms, the firm has continued to grow in response more>>

NTECH PREVAILS IN LAWSUIT FILED BY AG LEADER
Knobbe Martens is pleased to announce that its client, NTech Industries, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of optical agricultural sensors and mapping systems, has obtained dismissal of a suit that Ag Leader Techology, Inc. filed against NTech in federal court in Iowa. Ag Leader's suit sought a declaratory more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS CONTINUES EXPANSION OF D.C. OFFICE WITH ADDITION OF EXPERIENCED PHARMACEUTICAL PATENT LITIGATOR
Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the nation, is pleased to announce the addition of a new litigation partner, Steven A. Maddox, to its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Maddox, formerly a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP, focuses his practice on patent litigation, with a special more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ANNOUNCES U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DECISION AFFIRMING PATENT INVALIDITY RULING IN FAVOR OF CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
Irvine, CA, August 18, 2008 -- Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP announced today the issuance of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in favor of its client, California Expanded Metal Products Company ("CEMCO"). The ruling came in a case brought by one of more>>

NED ISRAELSEN AND JOSEPH REISMAN OF KNOBBE MARTENS SELECTED AS TOP IP ATTORNEYS IN SAN DIEGO
Ned Israelsen and Joseph Reisman were both selected as one of the San Diego Top Intellectual Property Attorneys based on a recent survey of their peers. The list of San Diego County's Top Attorneys for 2008 is the culmination of a voting process in which San Diego County lawyers are more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED IN TOP 10 NATIONALLY FOR MOST PATENT CASES IN 2007
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has once again been recognized as one of the top ten intellectual property law firms in the nation in an annual patent litigation survey conducted by IP Law & Business magazine. Of the 300 law firms surveyed, the firm ranked in the top ten in more>>

CHRISTOPHER SWEENEY MOVES TO KNOBBE MARTENS' SEATTLE OFFICE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that Christopher T. Sweeney, an associate of the firm, recently moved from the firm's San Diego office to the Seattle office. With his relocation, the Seattle office now has five attorneys who specialize in intellectual property law. A native of the more>>

JOSEPH R. RE INSTALLED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION
Joseph R. Re, a partner of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, was installed as President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA) at the organization's recent 10th Annual Bench & Bar meeting in Monterey, California. The FCBA is a national bar association comprised of 2,500 private and government lawyers who practice more>>

IP LAW & BUSINESS NAMES WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN OF KNOBBE MARTENS' AMONG TOP 50 IP ATTORNEYS UNDER 45 FOR 2008
William Zimmerman Managing Partner D.C., Knobbe Martens As a fourth-year associate, the honors Harvard Law School grad landed his firm the multimillion-dollar fight for Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. over the generic version of antibiotic Ceftin. He did all the technical expert witness work at trial, and won, along with lead Knobbe more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS ANNOUNCES U.S. COURT OF APPEALS OVERTURNS JURY VERDICT AGAINST INDUSTRIAL DYNAMICS CO. LTD. IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT CASE
Irvine, CA, June 25, 2008 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled in favor of its client - Industrial Dynamics Co. Ltd. - and overturned a jury verdict that Industrial Dynamics infringed a patent owned by Heuft more>>

RANBAXY AND PFIZER SETTLE LIPITOR LITIGATION WORLDWIDE
Ranbaxy will Market Generic Atorvastatin in the U.S. with 180 Days Exclusivity from Nov. 30, 2011 - Agreement Also Resolves Caduet, Accupril Litigation in the U.S. Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy), announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to settle most of the patent litigation worldwide involving more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS GETS THE MOST PATENTS FOR SAN DIEGO COUNTY; SURVEY SHOWS FIRM KEEPING REGION AT TOP OF BUSINESS INNOVATION
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has consistently ranked as the top law firm, obtaining the most patents for San Diego County in each of the past three years according to an independent analysis of Patent Office records more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED IN TOP 5% OUT OF OVER 300 FIRMS FOR OBTAINING TRADEMARK REGISTRATIONS
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is currently ranked among the top 5% out of 328 firms in obtaining trademark registrations by Intellectual Property Today, a monthly publication available both online and in print. The competition ranked firms according more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED THIRD NATIONALLY IN ATTORNEY DIVERSITY BY THE AMERICAN LAWYER
Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States with offices throughout California, and in Washington D.C. and Seattle, ranked third nationally for the highest percentage of minority attorneys in an annual survey published by The American Lawyer magazine. With minority attorneys representing 23.2% of the more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR'S JOHN M. CARSON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF ITECHLAW
John M. Carson, a partner with the leading intellectual property law firm, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, was recently elected as President of the International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw). Previously, Mr. Carson was a member of the Board of Directors and he was elected as assistant secretary in 2004, secretary more>>

RANBAXY LABORATORIES REACHES SETTLEMENT IN PATENT INFRINGMENT SUIT WITH ASTRAZENECA OVER GENERIC ESOMEPRAZOLE (NEXIUM)
Knobbe Martens announced this week that its client, India-based generic pharmaceutical company Ranbaxy Laboratories, has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against AstraZeneca, producer of the blockbuster ulcer drug, Nexium. The parties settled their dispute, with AstraZeneca agreeing to allow Ranbaxy to produce the generic version of Nexium as early as more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED IN TOP 5% NATIONALLY IN PATENT SURVEY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the nation's largest intellectual property law firms, ranked in the top 5% of law firms in the U.S. for number of patents issued in 2007 by an annual survey conducted by Intellectual Property Today magazine. According to the publication, the survey, which more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TOSHIBA BEFORE FEDERAL CIRCUIT AGAINST COMPUTER DOCKING STATION
Vito Canuso and Ted Cannon, partners with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, successfully defended Toshiba America Information Systems before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals against Computer Docking Station Corporation (CDSC), a subsidiary of patent enforcement company Acacia Research. The Federal Circuit agreed with Toshiba last Friday that CDSC's more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP IP FIRMS IN THE NATION FOR TRADEMARK PROSECUTION AND LITIGATION BY MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Recognized in the survey for its trademark prosecution and trademark and copyright litigation practices, Knobbe Martens is the only firm ranked in the first tier for trademark prosecution in the Western division. According to MIP, firms listed in the first tier are regarded as having the strongest practice in their more>>

BIODEFENSE NEWS: AVANIR AND EMERGENT SIGN DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE AVANIR'S ANTHRAX ANTIBODIES
Knobbe Martens represented California-based pharmaceutical company AVANIR Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVNR) in its recent venture with Emergent BioSolutions (NYSE:EBS). Avanir executed a definitive agreement to sell its portfolio of human monoclonal anthrax antibodies to Emergent. As part of the transaction, Emergent acquired several of Avanir's anthrax antibodies and certain rights to develop more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED FIRST IN PATENT PROSECUTION NATIONALLY BY MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has been recognized as one of the top law firms for intellectual property law, both nationally and in the West, by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. Recognized in the survey for its more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OPENS SEATTLE OFFICE
Signals IP Firm's Continued National Expansion To Better Serve Pacific Northwest And Pacific Rim Client Base Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., opened its newest office in Seattle, Washington on February 4, 2008. The new office is the second that the firm has opened more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS EXPANDS WITH LATERAL PARTNER GREGG ANDERSON
Knobbe Martens, one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the nation, has announced the addition of a new partner, Gregg Anderson, to its San Diego office. Anderson is a lateral hire partner from Greenberg Traurig in Denver, Colorado. He is currently listed in Best Lawyers in America under both more>>

SMITH & NEPHEW CASE TRANSFERRED OUT OF EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
Irvine, CA, January 15, 2008 - Knobbe Martens announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas ruled in favor of its client Smith & Nephew, Inc. and granted Smith & Nephew's motion to transfer a patent infringement case brought by Kinetic Concepts, Inc. relating to more>>

LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL FEATURES KRZEMINSKI
The Los Angeles Daily Journal has named Tom Krzeminski as a featured contributor in the field of Intellectual Property. Mr. Krzeminski has written several articles for the LADJ, including his most recent publication, Patent Override, which is a discussion of the Federal Circuit's recent KSR decision. He shares this honor more>>

APPLIED MEDICAL ALLOWED TO TAKE WILLFULNESS CLAIM TO JURY
Irvine, CA, December 12, 2007 - Knobbe Martens announced today that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled in favor of its client Applied Medical Resources Corp. in its patent infringement case against U.S. Surgical Corp. and Tyco Healthcare Group. As a result of the decision, more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OPENS WASHINGTON, D.C., OFFICE: SIGNALS IP FIRM'S NATIONAL EXPANSION AND CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO CLIENT SERVICE
Washington D.C. has a new firm in town -- Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the U.S., has expanded its practice to the capital city. The firm officially opened their seventh office in Washington, D.C. on November 12. The full-service office, which will represent clients more>>

FOUR KNOBBE LAWYERS NAMED BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Joe Re, John Sganga, Joe Cianfrani, and Don Martens have been chosen to be listed in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the definitive guide to legal excellence in the U.S. In addition, Don Martens has appeared on this list consecutively for over ten years. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED THIRD NATIONALLY IN PARTNER DIVERSITY
Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has been ranked third nationally for highest number of minority equity partners in an annual survey conducted by Diversity & The Bar magazine - a publication of Minority Corporate Counsel Association. The survey, which appears in more>>

ALLTECH SETTLES PATENT INFRINGEMENT LAWSUIT
Irvine, CA, August 20, 2007 - Knobbe Martens announced today that its client, global animal nutrition company Alltech, Inc., of Lexington, Kentucky, has settled its patent infringement lawsuit against Cenzone Tech, Inc. and its founder Jung Fu Wu. The parties settled their dispute under confidential terms, with Cenzone agreeing to more>>

MASIMO ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF IPO
Masimo Corporation, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that it has closed its previously announced initial public offering of 11,916,626 shares and that the underwriters of the offering have exercised their over-allotment option and purchased 1,787,494 additional shares of common stock at more>>

NED ISRAELSEN AND JOSEPH REISMAN WITH KNOBBE MARTENS SELECTED AS TOP IP ATTORNEYS IN SAN DIEGO
Ned Israelsen, managing partner in San Diego, and Joseph Reisman, partner, with Knobbe Martens, the top-ranked intellectual property law firm in the West, were both named top intellectual property lawyers in San Diego based on a recent survey of their peers. The list of San Diego County's Top Attorneys for more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMED IN TOP 10 NATIONALLY AND #1 ON THE WEST COAST IN PATENT LITIGATION SURVEY
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has been ranked in the top 10 nationally and number one headquartered in the west coast in patent litigation by an annual survey conducted by IP Law & Business magazine. The survey, which appears in more>>

TEN KNOBBE MARTENS ATTORNEYS NAMED “RISING STARS” BY SUPER LAWYERS MAGAZINE
Amy Chun, Joseph Cianfrani, Jon Gurka, Ben Katzenellenbogen, Lauren Keller, Sabing Lee, Salima Merani, Sheila Swaroop, Lori Yamato, and Bill Zimmerman, attorneys with Knobbe Martens, the top-ranked intellectual property law firm in the West, were named 2007 Southern California "Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers magazine based on a recent survey more>>