Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

JOSEPH RE INSTALLED AS NEW PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL CIRCUIT BAR ASSOCIATION
Knobbe, Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that Joseph R. Re, a partner of the firm, became President of the Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA). He assumed the presidency at the FCBA’s 10th Annual Bench & Bar meeting that just concluded in Monterey California. Re, a resident of Newport Beach, CA, has been involved with the association since 1987 after serving as a law clerk for the Federal Circuit’s first chief judge, the Honorable Howard T. Markey. He has served the FCBA in various capacities since joining its board in 2001. more>>

IP LAW & BUSINESS NAMES WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN OF KNOBBE MARTENS’ AMONG TOP 50 IP ATTORNEYS UNDER 45 FOR 2008
Zimmerman, selected from a pool of almost 250 attorneys, was chosen for his extensive pharmaceutical litigation experience. IP Law & Business is a top business magazine written for the intellectual property community. According to IP Law & Business, of the almost 250 attorneys nominated, those selected for the list offer a unique and dynamic portrait of today’s IP world. Attorneys on the list combine raw intellect with hard work, canny legal skills, and a talent for being in the right place at the right time. 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 Systemtechnik GmbH. The case involved equipment used in bottling plants to inspect bottles for defects. The Federal Circuit agreed that the District Court had incorrectly construed the claims of Heuft's patent and found that Industrial Dynamics did not infringe the claims under the correct claim constructions. 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. 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 by Patenting Strategy, LLC. The rankings showed that Knobbe Martens outpaced its rivals by lopsided margins, obtaining more patents in 2007 for San Diego clients than the next four closest law firms combined. 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. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED THIRD NATIONALLY IN ATTORNEY DIVERSITY BY AMERICAN LAWYER MEDIA
Knobbe Martens 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 firm, Knobbe Martens holds the No. 3 spot among the over 200 prominent law firms surveyed by The Minority Law Journal, which conducted the survey and is an affiliated publication with The American Lawyer. The survey ranked national firms listed among the Am Law 200 and the NLJ 250. more>>

RANBAXY LABORATORIES REACHES SETTLEMENT IN PATENT INFRINGMENT SUIT WITH ASTRAZENECA OVER GENERIC ESOMEPRAZOLE (NEXIUM)
Knobbe Martens announced this week that its client, 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 May 2014. In addition, Ranbaxy will have 180 days to exclusively distribute generic esomeprazole (Nexium). 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 patent did not apply to the accused products sold by Toshiba, Dell Corporation, and Gateway Incorporated. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS NAMED ONE OF THE TOP IP FIRMS IN THE NATION FOR TRADEMARK PROSECUTION AND LITIGATION 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 in the U.S. for intellectual property law by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. 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 new human monoclonal antibodies targeted against Bacillus anthracis using Avanir's proprietary technology. Avanir has the potential to receive up to $1.75 million in upfront and milestone payments, as well as future royalties if the product is commercialized. The Knobbe Martens team involved in the acquisition included Orange County partners Mark R. Benedict, Ph.D. and Salima A. Merani, Ph.D, and associate Terry K. Tullis. Knobbe Martens has represented Avanir in its intellectual property matters since 1996.

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED FIRST IN PATENT PROSECUTION NATIONALLY BY MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MAGAZINE
Knobbe Martens, 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 patent prosecution practice, Knobbe Martens ranked in the first tier out of six tiers in the category. According to MIP, firms listed in the first tier are regarded as having the strongest practice in their respective area. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OPENS OFFICE IN SEATTLE
Signals IP Firm's Continued National Expansion To Better Serve Pacific Northwest And Pacific Rim Client Base
Knobbe Martens opened its newest office in Seattle, Washington on February 4, 2008. The new office is the second that the firm has opened in less than four months. In addition to five offices in California, including its headquarters in Irvine, Knobbe Martens opened a Washington D.C. office last November. The full-service Seattle office will represent clients in all aspects of intellectual property law including prosecution and litigation, consulting and licensing. The addition of Seattle brings Knobbe Martens' total office count to seven. more>>

TWO NEW ASSOCIATES JOIN KNOBBE MARTENS' D.C. OFFCE
Jonathan Bachand and Sunjeev Sikand have moved from Orange County to practice in the firm's D.C. Office. Bachand has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and received his law degree from the University of Southern California. He specializes in patent litigation for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. Sikand has a Master's degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego and received his law degree from Georgetown University. He specializes in patent litigation and prosecution for the computer software and electronics industries.

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 firm. Anderson is a lateral hire partner from Greenberg Traurig in Denver, Colorado. He is currently listed in Best Lawyers in America under both Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Law, as well as in Super Lawyers Colorado and Chambers USA. 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 negative pressure wound therapy. As a result of the decision, Smith & Nephew will not have to defend against the patent infringement claims in the Eastern District of Texas, but will do so in a different jurisdiction in Texas where a Smith & Nephew subsidiary has previously obtained a noninfringement jury verdict on related KCI patents. The transfer decision was one of the first in a patent case by Judge Ward since the Fifth Circuit's landmark ruling in In re Volkswagen II to clarify the transfer standard. The Knobbe Martens litigation team representing Smith & Nephew on the transfer motion included Joseph Re, Brent Babcock, Christy Lea, and Andrew Hall.

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, Applied Medical may present to the jury at trial its claim that U.S. Surgical and Tyco Healthcare willfully infringed its patent on medical devices known as trocars. Applied has previously proved the defendants willfully infringed at two earlier trials. The latest decision was one of the first since the Federal Circuit's landmark ruling in In re Seagate to explain the kind of evidence sufficient to allow a willfulness claim to go to trial. For more information on this decision as reported by IP Law 360, go to Applied Medical Clears Seagate Test In Tyco Case.

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 with nine other Orange County lawyers, who were also named as featured contributors in their respective fields.

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 in all aspects of intellectual property law including prosecution and litigation, marks the Southern California-based firm's first office on the East Coast. With a majority of the firm's partners spending a significant amount of time at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and a significant number of East Coast clients, the strategic choice for the firm's next office has always been Washington D.C.

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.

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.

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 the public offering price of $17 per share. The Knobbe Martens lawyers involved in the transaction were Stephen Jensen, John Grover and Jarom Kesler. Knobbe Martens has represented Masimo for its intellectual property matters since 1994.

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 pay an undisclosed sum to Alltech. more>>

NED ISRAELSEN AND JOE REISMAN 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. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS 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. 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 of their peers.

TEN KNOBBE MARTENS LAWYERS NAMED TOP ATTORNEYS BY “WHO’S WHO LEGAL: CALIFORNIA 2007”
William Bunker, John Carson, Catherine Holland, Susan Natland, Darrell Olson, Jeff Van Hoosear and Lynda Zadra-Symes and Louis Knobbe, attorneys with Knobbe Martens, one of the top-ranked intellectual property law firms in the U.S., were named eight out of the 52 top trademark attorneys in California by Who’s Who Legal: California 2007. In addition, Knobbe Martens attorneys, Joseph Re and Don Martens were named top attorneys in the category of patent law.

KNOBBE MARTENS SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS CALIFORNIA EXPANDED METAL PRODUCTS CO. IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT
The firm successfully represented its client, California Expanded Metal Products Co. ("CEMCO") in a patent infringement suit brought by Brady Construction Innovations, Inc. in Santa Ana, California. The firm moved to dismiss the lawsuit immediately after it was filed. Following briefing and oral argument, the Court granted CEMCO's motion, invalidated the asserted patent, and entered judgment in CEMCO's favor on June 14, 2007. CEMCO was represented by Vito A. Canuso III, Michael K. Friedland, and Jesse A. Rothwell.

THREE KNOBBE MARTENS PARTNERS NAMED SAN DIEGO SUPER LAWYERS
Ned Israelsen, Fred Berretta and John Carson, partners with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear’s San Diego office, the top-ranked intellectual property law firm in the West, were named San Diego Super Lawyers based on a recent survey of their peers.Each attorney will be included in the San Diego edition of Southern California Super Lawyers, which features the top 5% of attorneys in San Diego County. The Super Lawyers selection process includes peer nominations, a blue ribbon panel review and additional independent research of the candidate. The attorney’s names also appeared in a supplement of the May 20, 2007 issue of both the New York Times and the San Diego Union Tribune. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS TOP RANKING TRADEMARK PRACTICE
Knobbe Martens, one of the largest intellectual property specialty law firms in the United States, has been recognized as the number one trademark law firm in Orange County by NameProtect, a leading provider of trademark clearance and advanced online brand monitoring services. Additionally, the firm ranked 5th amongst the nation’s top trademark law firms in the same publication. The ranks are based on a survey determined by the amount of times a law firm is listed in the Correspondent field of all USPTO applications submitted during the calendar year of 2006. more>>

NINE LAWYERS FROM KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR LLP NAMED SUPER LAWYERS Irvine, CA
Nine lawyers from Knobbe, Martens, Olson, Bear, LLP have been named to the inaugural list of Southern California Super Lawyers. In addition, Joseph Re and Don Martens were named one of the “Top 50 Orange County Super Lawyers”. Don Martens was also named as one of the “Top 100 Southern California Super Lawyers”.

LOUIS KNOBBE HONORED BY THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE WITH A LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Louis Knobbe, founding member of Orange County-based Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is the recipient of the Judge Learned Hand “Lifetime Achievement Award” from The American Jewish Committee (AJC) of Orange County. The AJC will honor Knobbe and present the award at a special luncheon on Friday, March 16 at the Irvine Marriott Hotel. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMED FASTEST GROWING PATENT LITIGATION PRACTICE IN UNITED STATES
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear has been ranked as the fastest-growing patent litigation practice group in the United States in a national survey conducted by IP Law 360. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS SUCCESSFULLY REPRESENTS SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS IN PATENT INGRINGEMENT SUIT
The firm successfully represented its client, Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. ("Specialized"), in a patent infringement suit for its revolutionary bicycle shock absorbers on January 18, 2007. The judge awarded Specialized a permanent injunction, attorneys' fees and treble damages.

KNOBBE SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS TOSHIBA IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT
The firm successfully defended Toshiba in a patent infringement lawsuit brought in Madison, Wisconsin by Computer Docking Station Corporation ("CDSC"). CDSC, had sued several laptop computer companies with the expectation they could extract settlements for alleged infringement of a patent that covers docking stations. Although some defendants settled, Toshiba and two other accused infringers elected to show the court that the asserted patent was very narrow and did not cover docking stations for laptop computers. After obtaining a favorable claim construction in August, and conducting extensive briefing on two sets of opposing summary judgment motions, the firm and its co-counsel convinced the court in early January 2007 that the case should be dismissed. The court granted summary judgment of non-infringement and dismissed the case on January 12, 2007. Toshiba intends to seek attorneys' fees.

DEXCOM, NOVACARDIA, SOFTMAX, ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS AND DIVERSA RECEIVE CONNECT "MIP" AWARDS
At CONNECT's 19th annual Most Innovative Product "MIP" Awards ceremony, five Knobbe clients received awards: Dexcom (Winner: Life Sciences - Medical Devices); NovaCardia (Winner: Biotechnology - R&D); SoftMax, Inc. (Winner: Software & IT); ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Finalist: Biotechnology - R&D); and Diversa Corporation (Finalist: General Technology). Knobbe Martens congratulates its clients for being some of the most innovative companies in San Diego!

ILLUMINA SIGNS DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SOLEXA FOR $600 MILLION
Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP represented San Diego-based biotechnology company Illumina, Inc. (www.illumina.com) in its recent acquisition of Solexa (www.solexa.com). As part of the acquisition, Solexa's stockholders will receive, subject to certain "collar" provisions, shares of Illumina common stock valued at $14.00 per Solexa share, which represents a total equity consideration of approximately $600 million. The Knobbe Martens team involved in the acquisition included San Diego partners Michael Fuller, AnneMarie Kaiser, Mallary DeMerlier and Chris Steinhardt, and associates Jerry Hefner Ph.D., Ali Razai and Brenden Gingrich Ph.D. San Francisco partner Andrew Merickel Ph.D. and associate Zi Wong were also involved in the acquisition. Together, Illumina and Solexa will create the only company with genome-scale technology for genotyping, gene expression and sequencing, the three cornerstones of modern genetic analysis. Knobbe Martens has represented Illumina for its intellectual property matters since 2002.

KNOBBE MARTENS HONORED FOR PRO BONO WORK FOR NONPROFIT WORKING WARDROBES
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, the leading intellectual property specialty law firm in the Western United States, will be honored as an “Outstanding Corporate Partner” for its pro bono service to local nonprofit organization, Working Wardrobes. The firm will receive the award on November 4 at the Working Wardrobes annual “Black Tie & Tennies Gala” held at The Island Hotel in Newport Beach for their ongoing support and commitment to Working Wardrobes’ mission of getting men and women in crisis back to work.

NED ISRAELSEN VOTED ONE OF TOP 120 INFLUENTIALS
Ned Israelsen, a Partner with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, was nominated one of the "Top 120 Influentials" by the San Diego Daily Transcript. The Daily Transcript had its 120th anniversary and wanted to congratulate the "movers and shakers" in San Diego who have made noteworthy contributions to the community. The recipients of the award will be honored at a reception November 9, 2006. Please click here for more information on Ned Israelsen.

APPEALS COURT INVALIDATES LIPITOR PATENT
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("CAFC") ruled in favor of its client, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ranbaxy"), on one of the key atorvastatin patents (U.S. Patent No. 5,273,995) currently held by Pfizer. Atorvastatin is a cholesterol-reducing drug, marketed by Pfizer as Lipitor®, and is the largest selling drug in the world. more>>

SIX KNOBBE LAWYERS RECOGNIZED AS WORLD'S TOP TRADEMARK LAW PRACTITIONERS
Andrew Simpson, Jeff Van Hoosear, Darrell Olson, John Carson, Lynda Zadra-Symes and Catherine Holland have been nominated by in-house counsel and their peers around the world to appear in the Guide to the World's Leading Trademark Law Practitioners. In addition, Andrew Simpson received enough individual nominations to put him in the top 10 for this practice area in the United States. This guide is one in a series of Expert Guides published by Managing Intellectual Property magazine focusing on leading professionals worldwide.

KNOBBE MARTENS' ANNEMARIE KAISER VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 IP TRANSACTIONAL ATTORNEYS IN SAN DIEGO
AnneMarie Kaiser, a partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear's San Diego office, has been voted one of the top ten attorneys in San Diego in the category "IP Transactional" by the San Diego Daily Transcript. The feature, which ran in the July 20, 2006 issue, featured those ten attorneys in San Diego that have shown outstanding achievement in the area of intellectual property transactions. more>>

13 KNOBBE MARTENS LAWYERS NAMED RISING STARS
Thirteen lawyers from Knobbe Martens named “Rising Stars” by Super Lawyers magazine. More than 65,000 lawyers, from both Los Angeles and Orange County, participated in the selection process. All lawyers who voted were named “Super Lawyers” earlier this year. Those chosen have demonstrated extraordinary legal abilities, are under the age of 40 and have been practicing law for less than ten years.

JOSEPH RE ONE OF THE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL LAWYERS IN AMERICA
The National Law Journal selected Joseph R. Re, litigation partner with Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, as one of the top 100 most influential lawyers in America. Mr. Re was chosen for this prestigious award due to a recent series of high stakes IP litigation victories. As stated by the the National Law Journal in its June 19, 2006 issue, "Intellectual property litigator for the little guy, Re has obtained $400 million in damages in patent infringement cases this year; has represented small companies against major firms such as Tyco International Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Logitech Inc.; secured a $265 million settlement, plus $65 million in advanced royalty payments, for Masimo Corp. in a patent infringement suit against a Tyco unit, after having obtained a jury award of $134.5 million; authored numerous briefs on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association; has been a partner at the firm since 1990." For more information on Mr. Re, please click here.

DEXCOM RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR STST CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM
June 19, 2006 - DexCom, Inc., a medical device company with innovative intellectual property related to glucose sensing technology, received FDA approval on March 27, 2006 for its STST Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, a first generation device designed to help people with diabetes more conveniently and effectively manage their blood glucose levels. The product was launched on March 28, 2006. The Knobbe Martens team involved in patent matters relating to DexCom's sensing technology includes San Diego partners Ned Israelsen and Rose M. Thiessen, Ph.D. and associates Erik Anderson and Ryan E. Melnick, Ph.D. Knobbe Martens has managed DexCom's intellectual property portfolio since 2002.

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FIVE KNOBBE MARTENS PARTNERS NOMINATED AS WORLD'S LEADING TRADEMARK PRACTITIONERS
Five of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP's partners have each been nominated as one of the world's leading trademark practitioners in Who's Who Legal's International Who's Who of Trademark Lawyers 2006. The nominations were based on an international survey of their peers. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED TOP IP FIRM HEADQUARTERED IN THE WEST
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of the largest intellectual property specialty law firms in the United States, has been ranked as the top IP law firm headquartered in the Western United States in an international survey conducted by Euromoney’s Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. more>>

MASIMO RECEIVES $265 MILLION AND ROYALTIES TO CONCLUDE PATENT CASE
Irvine, CA, January 24, 2006 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that its client, Masimo Corporation of Irvine, California, has settled all existing patent litigation with Nellcor, a division of Tyco Healthcare. Under the settlement, Nellcor paid Masimo $265 million for damages through January 31, 2006. In addition, Nellcor made an advance royalty payment of $65 million related to sales of Nellcor's new products during the remainder of calendar year 2006. After January 31, 2006, Nellcor will no longer ship its oximeters that were found to infringe in the lawsuit, but will continue to provide service and sensors for previously sold products. Finally, Masimo has granted Nellcor the right to sell Nellcor's new line of pulse oximetry products in exchange for an on-going royalty. more>>

$64.5 MILLION JUDGMENT UPHELD FOR APPLIED MEDICAL
Irvine, CA, January 24, 2006 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington D.C. upheld a $64.5 million judgment that Tyco Unit U.S. Surgical Corporation had willfully infringed a patent owned by the firm's client, Applied Medical Resources Corp. The patent is on a medical device known as a trocar, used by surgeons to perform laparoscopic surgery. In addition to affirming the Orange County jury's $43.5 million damages award, the appellate court held that the record supported the jury's willfulness finding, which allowed the trial court to award increased damages and attorney fees to reach the $64.5 million total. more>>

ST. JUDE MEDICAL ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE SAVACOR, INC.; TRANSACTION ADDS SAVACOR HEART FAILURE SENSOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM TO CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear LLP represented Los Angeles-based medical device company Savacor, Inc. in its recent acquisition by St. Jude Medical, Inc. The deal closed on December 30, 2005 for an acquisition price of $50 million in cash plus certain undisclosed milestone payments. The Knobbe Martens team involved in the acquisition included Orange County partners Gerard von Hoffmann and Salima A. Merani, Ph.D., and associates Andrew I. Kimmel and Walter S. Wu, M.D. Savacor® is a medical device company with innovative intellectual property related to implantable heart failure diagnostic and treatment devices, as well as other pioneering inventions. Savacor's implantable sensor device is currently in clinical trials in the United States and internationally. Knobbe Martens has managed Savacor's intellectual property portfolio since 2001.

SPECTRUM EQUITY INVESTORS ACQUIRES QTC MANAGEMENT IN $300 MILLION DEAL
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP represented QTC Management, Inc., in its recent acquisition by Spectrum Equity Investors (White Plains, NY). The private deal closed on November 10, 2005, and was reported by thedeal.com to be valued at $300 million. QTC Management, based in Diamond Bar, Calif., provides examination services and software technology to the medical and disability communities, including the Veterans Administration. The Knobbe Martens lawyers representing QTC Management in the acquisition included partners James W. Hill, M.D., and Jeffrey Van Hoosear, and associate Christian A. Fox. Knobbe Martens has managed QTC Management's intellectual property portfolio since 2001.

APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS LASIK DOES NOT INFRINGE PATENT
Irvine, California - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. has affirmed a lower court ruling that the corrective eye surgery method commonly known as LASIK does not infringe a patent asserted by Koepnick Medical & Education Research Foundation. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR EXPANDS WITH THE ADDITION OF TWELVE NEW PARTNERS FIRM WIDE
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, the leading intellectual property specialty law firm in the Western United States, is expanding its offices with the advancement of 12 associates to partnership. The new partners include Curtiss Dosier, Andrew Douglas, Sonny Gill, James Herkenhoff, Jonathan Hyman, Linda Liu, Joseph Mallon, Salima Merani, Marc Morley, Sean Murray, Glen Nuttall and Mike Okamoto. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR'S ANNOUNCES FIRM WIDE EXPANSION WITH THE ADDITION OF 27 NEW ASSOCIATES
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, the leading intellectual property specialty law firm in the Western United States, has announced that it is expanding its offices with the addition of 27 new associates firm wide. The additions were made in the firm's Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco and Riverside offices in response to a rapidly growing client base on a local, national and global level. more>>

APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS $164.5 MILLION JUDGMENT IN PATENT CASE SURROUNDING WIDELY USED MEDICAL DEVICE TECHNOLOGY
Irvine, California - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP announced today that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. has affirmed a $164.5 million judgment in favor of its client, Masimo Corporation. The judgment was based on a Los Angeles jury's 2004 verdict that Tyco Healthcare unit Nellcor Puritan Bennett Corp. had infringed three of Masimo's patents on signal processing technology used in pulse oximeters, which are medical devices that allow clinicians to obtain accurate oxygen saturation and pulse rate values. The Federal Circuit further instructed the lower court to enter a permanent injunction halting further infringement of those patents by Nellcor. more>>

ISRAELSEN VOTED ONE OF TOP 100 SAN DIEGO COUNTY ATTORNEYS
Ned A. Israelsen, Managing Partner of San Diego's leading Intellectual Property firm, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, has been chosen as one of San Diego's top attorneys. Ned was chosen based on his outstanding contribution to the firm's development and success, as well as his overall experience in intellectual property matters. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS RANKED ONE OF TOP PATENT LITIGATION FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY
IP Law & Business magazine's annual patent litigation survey placed Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear as one of the highest ranking patent litigation firms with a total of 60 cases filed in 2004. more>>

10 RISING STARS IN 2005 for KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR
The Rising stars were nominated by the individuals named "Super Lawyers" earlier this year. More than 65,000 lawyers from both Los Angeles and Orange County participated in the selection process. The nominees demonstrated extraordinary legal abilities and are under the age of 40 or have been practicing law for less than ten years. The Rising Stars list appears in LA magazine and the 2005 edition of Law & Politics magazine, a publication produced by the publishers of Law & Politics Media Inc. more>>

ANNEMARIE KAISER OF KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NOMINATED FOR UCSD ATHENA PINNACLE AWARD
AnneMarie Kaiser, a partner of San Diego's oldest and largest Intellectual Property law firm, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, has been nominated for UCSD's Athena Pinnacle Awards for her outstanding contributions to San Diego's technology sector. Kaiser has been recognized in the Individual in Services category for displaying strong leadership through active participation within the San Diego-based business community, thus promoting women in the workplace and playing a key role in firm development. more>>

JOSEPH RE OF KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMED ONE OF TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ATTORNEYS BY CALIFORNIA LAWYER
Joseph R. Re, a partner of Orange County's largest purely intellectual property law firm, Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, has been named as a recipient of the prestigious California Lawyer lawyers of the Year (CLAY) Awards, appearing in the magazine's March 2005 issue. Annually, lawyers who "changed law, broke new ground in various practice areas and business sectors, and substantially influenced public policy" during the past year are awarded with the honor. Re was recognized as a top intellectual property lawyer in California for his outstanding work in patent law and litigation, which was deemed by the magazine as having "a profound, far-reaching impact" at present and extending into coming years. more>>

BEST IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES: KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR NAMED TOP INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY FIRM ON WEST COAST
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, has been ranked as the top IP law firm in the Western United States in an international survey conducted by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine. more>>

KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR EXPANDS: 17 NEW PARTNERS AND TEN NEW ASSOCIATES
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is expanding its offices with the advancement of 17 associates to partnership, and the addition of ten new associates firm wide. more>>

JOE REISMAN FEATURED ON KGTV-ABC
Joe Reisman was featured on KGTV-ABC Channel 10 Troubleshooter segment on issue of patent expirations and new uses of old drug formulations.

KNOBBE MARTENS HIRES 10 ASSOCIATES
The law firm of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that it has hired ten new associates, bringing the total number of lawyers in the firm to over 160. The new associates Derek Dailey, Nathaniel Durrance, Mincheol Kim, Ruhi Kumar, Julie McCloskey, Kathleen Mekjian, Philip Poirier, Lance Stern, Christopher Sweeney and Robert Yamasaki have experience in a broad range of technologies, including mechanical engineering, chemistry, electronics, bioengineering, biology, genetics, molecular biology and biochemistry. more>>

JOSEPH RE: ATTORNEY'S VALUE PATENTLY OBVIOUS
Joseph Re successfully represents small companies against the giants in intellectual property cases on behalf of Irvine firm. more>>

PATENT SUCCESS
Amid Streak of Big Wins, Knobbe, Martens guards its small-firm culture.
Intellectual property specialist Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear has been on a high-profile winning streak this year, scoring four big victories in four months. more>>

COURT UPHOLDS JURY VERDICT OF WILLFUL PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND INCREASES DAMAGES
Irvine, CA, July 29, 2004 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that an Orange County jury has awarded its client, Applied Medical Resources Corp., $43.5 million because Tyco Unit U.S. Surgical Corporation had infringed Applied's patent. more>>

JURY AWARDS APPLIED MEDICAL $43.5 MILLION FOR PATENT INFRINGEMENT
Irvine, CA, July 29, 2004 - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is pleased to announce that an Orange County jury has awarded its client, Applied Medical Resources Corp., $43.5 million because Tyco Unit U.S. Surgical Corporation had infringed Applied's patent. more>>

JURY VERDICT OVERTURNED IN FAVOR OF BECKMAN
Irvine, California, June 2004 - Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, is pleased to announce that its client, Beckman Coulter, Inc. of Fullerton, California has prevailed after a jury trial conducted back in September 2001 more>>

CONSUMERS ULTIMATE WINNERS IN GENERIC DRUG VICTORY: RANBAXY PREVAILS IN CEFUROXIME AXETIL CHALLENGE
Powerhouse IP Law Firm Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP Instrumental in Denying Glaxo SmithKline Damages.
Irvine, California, April 7, 2004 -- Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, is pleased to announce that its client, Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited and Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ranbaxy") has prevailed in the patent infringement lawsuit brought by GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK") relating to Ranbaxy's generic version of GSK's antibiotic "Ceftin(r)." While GSK had sought damages, Ranbaxy's victory means the company will not be ordered to pay any money to GSK. more>>

JURY AWARDS MASIMO $134.5 MILLION IN PATENT CASE
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, is pleased to announce that, after a five-week trial, on March 26, 2004, a federal jury in Los Angeles awarded the firm's longstanding client, Masimo Corporation, $134.5 million for the infringement of four of its patents. The jury found that Nellcor, a division of Tyco Healthcare, had willfully infringed all four patents. more>>
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NOBEL BIOCARE PREVAILS IN DENTAL IMPLANT PATENT DISPUTE
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear successfully defended its client, Nobel Biocare, USA, Inc. in a patent infringement dispute with Zimmer, Inc. regarding dental implants. Zimmer recently acquired Centerpulse Dental and the rights to its frequently litigated patent, which named Dr. Gerald Niznick as the inventor. more>>

EIGHT LAWYERS FROM KNOBBE MARTENS OLSON & BEAR VOTED RISING STARS
Law & Politics Media, Inc. published its list of Southern California "Rising Stars" and eight lawyers from Knobbe Martens Olson and Bear were chosen. The selections were based on the nominations of "Super Lawyers" who were elected earlier this year by more than 65,000 lawyers in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The "Rising Stars" are those lawyers that demonstrate exceptional legal abilities and are under the age of 40 or have been practicing law for less than ten years. The "Rising Stars" list appears in LA magazine and Southern California Super Lawyers: Rising Stars magazine. more>>
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SIXTEEN LAWYERS FROM KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR, LLP
NAMED SUPER LAWYERS
Sixteen lawyers from Knobbe, Martens, Olson, Bear, LLP have been named to the inaugural list of Southern California Super Lawyers. Super Lawyer selections were based on a rigorous screening process using peer nominations made by more than 65,000 lawyers in Los Angeles and Orange counties. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear's lawyers out-numbered all firms in the Intellectual Property Law category, with 10 lawyers on the list out of the 34 named super lawyers. Under the category of Intellectual Property Litigation Knobbe lawyers ranked second with six out of 59 lawyers named. more>>

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR VOTED TOP TRADEMARK AND COPYRIGHT FIRM IN THE WEST
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP was voted # 3 for litigation and # 6 in prosecution of trademark and copyrights in the United States. The firm's ranking in both areas are the highest of any law firm headquartered on the West Coast.

MIP RANKS KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR
LARGEST IP FIRM IN THE WEST
In an international survey, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) magazine ranked Knobbe, Martens, Olson, & Bear, LLP the largest intellectual property firm in the west with 195 practitioners as of July 1, 2003. Since July, the firm's number of practitioners has continued to grow with the addition of more than 20 new fall associates. more>>

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR CRACKS AMLAW 200
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP was ranked in the recent "AmLaw 200" list by American Lawyer Media. This list indicates the 200 highest grossing firms in the U.S. for 2002. Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear is the only west coast intellectual property specialty firm ranked on the list. more>>

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR VOTED TOP PATENT FIRM BASED IN THE WEST
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP is again ranked as a leader in the field of intellectual property law in an annual survey conducted by Euromoney's Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. The firm's ranking in both areas are the highest of any law firm headquartered on the West Coast. more>>

NINE KNOBBE MARTENS LAWYERS VOTED AMONG TOP PATENT LAW EXPERTS WORLDWIDE
An international survey conducted by Euromoney Legal Media Group honored nine lawyers with Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP in its 2003 edition of Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts. more>>

KNOBBE, MARTENS, OLSON & BEAR RANKED IN TOP 5 BY NAMEPROTECT, INC.
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP has again been ranked in the top five of the nation's top 100 firms by Nameprotect, Inc. To date, Knobbe, Martens has filed 377 applications in 2003 with the United States Patent and Trademark Office which places the firm number four in the country.

STEVE JENSEN ONE OF TOP 20 LAWYERS UNDER 40
May 2003 -- Stephen C. Jensen of Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP was selected as one of the top "20 under 40" in the 11th annual selection of California's top young lawyers by the Daily Journal EXTRA. 50,000 lawyers under the age of 40 were rated by their book of business, practice area, key victories and other noteworthy successes. more>>

IMPORTANT TRADEMARK LAW UPDATE MADRID PROTOCOL
The United States has joined the Madrid Protocol, an international trademark treaty whereby one application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can designate as many member countries of the Protocol in which protection is desired and a single registration covering those countries may be obtained. more>>

FIRM RANKED ONE OF TOP PATENT LITIGATION FIRMS IN U.S.
May 2003 -- The third annual report on patent litigation published in the May 2003 issue of IP Law & Business ranks Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP as one of the top patent litigation firms in the country. more>>

NED ISRAELSEN BIO-TECH BEAT
Creative Method Claims & Corporate Protection Strategies. As heard on American Airlines Sky Radio with interviewer Steve Forbes.

FIRM PROMOTES A RECORD NUMBER OF PARTNERS
January 2003 -- Irvine, Calif. - Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, the number one intellectual property law firm in the west, with offices in Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Riverside and San Luis Obispo, announced the election of a record number of nine partners, effective January 1, 2003. The firm also hired 17 new associates in the Fall of 2002. The expansion will help serve the firm's growing client base. more>>

FIRST IN PATENT PROSECUTION
Oct 2002 --The Best In The West, 7 Years In A Row! Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, was recently voted the number one Patent Prosecution law firm in the Western United States for the seventh year in a row. Over 4,000 IP practitioners worldwide participated in Managing Intellectual Property magazine's World IP Survey. Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear is the only West Coast firm to have achieved first place in the patent prosecution category every year since the survey began. more>>

FOUR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LAWYERS ARE NOMINATED
July 2001 -- Four lawyers from a California based law firm were recently named among the world's leading specialists in patent law. more>>

PARTNERS HONORED
July 2000 -- Euromoney's Legal Media Group ranks six Knobbe Martens partners among the world's leading trademark law practitioners. Congratulations to Don Martens, Catherine Holland, John Carson, Andrew Simpson, Jeffrey Van Hoosear, and Marguerite Gunn.

June 2000 -- Euromoney's The Best of the Best, ranks our partner, Don W. Martens, one of the top 20 patent attorneys in the world. more>>

DECISIONS & RULINGS
Supreme Court Defines New Standard in Patent Law more>>