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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution

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Knobbe Martens protects the ideas that drive innovation and propel our world forward. As a leading intellectual property and technology law firm, clients worldwide rely on us to safeguard their products, brands, and technologies through strategic counsel and high-impact litigation. With offices across the U.S., our lawyers and technology specialists collaborate to deliver tailored solutions for clients ranging from multinational corporations to start-ups and emerging companies at every stage. Discover more at www.knobbe.com.

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What the Team is Known For

Knobbe Martens is a highly respected IP boutique that assists clients with IP portfolio management matters including patent prosecution proceedings and due diligence for corporate transactions. The firm also handles trade dress and patent infringement claims, and advises on trade secrets misuse claims. The team offers experienced representation in post-grant reviews before the PTAB.

Work Highlights

  • Knobbe Martens served as lead IP counsel to Alpheus Medical, filing over 100 international patents and trademarks and advising on IP diligence for a $52 million venture capital raise in May 2025.

Strengths

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All the attorneys I have worked with at Knobbe Martens are rockstars and always on point. Their responsiveness is also excellent.

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Knobbe Martens really has everything: talented engineers, scientists, and attorneys. They quickly grasp complexity and can extract key strategic decisions from it.

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution respondent
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The lawyers at Knobbe Martens are able to successfully manage challenges to multiple patent families at once. They are creative in finding appropriate ways to further existing patents, and especially skilled at working with founders whose initial patents may be less descriptive than the final product, to obtain additional intellectual property protection.

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Knobbe Martens is excellent and very diligent. I’ve worked with them for many years, and they’ve developed a strong understanding of the appropriate scope of projects and customize scope accordingly, so their approach is not generic.

Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution respondent
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Knobbe Martens has the smartest people in the room.

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Notable Practitioners

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Joseph R Re
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Joseph R Re
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Joseph Re is experienced in representing both holders and alleged infringers of patents at trial and on appeal across a range of venues throughout the US.

Koe Re is a trial lawyer and mechanical engineer who gets juries to fall in love with him. He is excellent at making sure that everything you do in a jury trial improves your chances of winning in the court of appeals.

Joseph Re leads matters with skill and success.

Joe Re is an extremely talented advocate with a deep understanding of relevant jurisprudence and tactical procedural rules of court. Joe presents himself with confidence, legal and factual accuracy and enough humor where appropriate to make it entertaining to watch him win.

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Salima Merani, PhD
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Salima Merani, PhD
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Salima Merani frequently represents both emerging companies and their investors in a range of functions, including patent strategy, licensing and transactions.

Salima is a pragmatic, client‑centric problem-solver whose strategic insight, technical knowledge and leadership drive pioneering life science innovations.

Salima Melani is an incredible lawyer. She is an exceptional IP strategist who brings clarity, rigor and foresight to every matter she touches.

Salima Merani is a trusted partner, strategist and collaborator across multiple areas that influence my company's current and future value, as well as our position in the marketplace. I trust her implicitly, and I am truly thankful that she is part of our team. Her contributions continue to elevate our work and reinforce the strength of our partnership.

Salima’s deep technical, business and case‑law knowledge make her an invaluable IP partner at every stage of a company, from investment diligence and formation to ongoing IP strategy.

For over a decade, Salima Merani’s intellect, insight, and innovation have advanced numerous patent families in the medical device space across several quite disparate technologies. She fully understands that, in the end, my companies are developing commercial products intended to help patients, and she brings this framework to the patenting process, ensuring that the results are both comprehensive and defensible.

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Lynda Zadra-Symes
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Lynda Zadra-Symes
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Lynda Zadra-Symes co-chairs the firm's trademark and copyright litigation groups and is frequently called upon to handle complex IP disputes for clients from a wide array of industries.

Lynda Zadra-Symes is solid, knowledgeable, pragmatic and deeply invested in understanding our business and needs.

Lynda is effective, responsive and skilled at protecting our service marks.

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Tom Cowan
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Tom Cowan
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Tom Cowan co‑chairs the Mechanical Engineering Practice Group at Knobbe Martens and is regularly retained for his counsel on prosecution and IP diligence in the aerospace, mechanical and medical device fields.

Tom Cowan is always quick to respond and provides valuable insight into our strategic options.

He is an experienced attorney.

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Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation
Joseph R Re
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Joseph R Re
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Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution
Salima Merani, PhD
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Salima Merani, PhD
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Tom Cowan
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Tom Cowan
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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets
Lynda Zadra-Symes
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Lynda Zadra-Symes
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Members

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Steven J. Nataupsky

Head of Department

Clients

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AECOM

Alpheus Medical

BW Essentials LLC

Cala Health

CathWorks

Celebrity Cruises

Cercacor Laboratories

Clearplay Inc

Conformal Medical, Inc.

Contec Space Optics

Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

Evident Vascular

First American

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Gynesonics, Inc.

HTC

Home Instead Inc. / Honor Inc.

Hongene Biotech Corporation

Imperative Care, Inc

Kandu Health, Inc.

Lpoxy Therapeutics

Mana Up Hawaii

Masimo Corporation

Miss Me

Monster Energy Company

National Resilience

Olaplex, Inc.

PIPStek, LLC

Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

Paragonix

Passy-Muir

Razor USA LLC

Relief Cardiovascular, Inc.

Signet Healthcare Partners, LLC

Sigray, Inc

SoftBank Group Corp.

Sound United

St. John Knits

VIZIO Inc

Veracyte

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Industries

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Advertising, Media & Entertainment

Aerospace & Space Technology

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Automotive, Transportation & Power Sports

Biosimilars

Biotechnology

Chemical, Industrial & Materials

Clean Technology

Communications Technology

Construction & Home Improvement

Consumer Products & Services

Defense & National Security

Electronics & Semiconductors

Energy

Fashion & Beauty

Financial Services & Business Methods

Food & Beverage

Healthcare Information Technology

Life Sciences

Medical Devices & Procedures

Pharmaceuticals

Restaurant & Hospitality

Software & Information Technology

Sporting Goods & Recreation