Knobbe Martens

Managing Partner: Steven J. Nataupsky

Languages: Arabic, Croatian, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu

Firm Overview:

Knobbe Martens is a highly respected intellectual property law firm, offering legal services in all aspects of intellectual property and technology law. The firm’s litigation group handles cases throughout the U.S. and coordinates strategy for disputes worldwide. Founded in California in 1962, the firm has close to 300 lawyers and scientists based in offices in Orange County, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington D.C. Recognized as a top-ranked firm by numerous IP and legal outlets, Knobbe Martens serves a diverse international client base, from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages.

Major areas of practice for the firm include:

• Litigation: Our litigation successes are unparalleled—not only in the courtroom but also in the boardroom, where we succeed in achieving our clients’ strategic business goals. With more than half of the firm’s resources devoted to our litigation practice, we have the depth and experience to succeed in the most complex intellectual property cases. When the stakes are at their highest, we are at our best.
• Patents: We provide complete patent services that help create and protect the inventions that shape our world. Our attorneys are unrivaled in the depth of their experience and technical expertise, providing strategic guidance and services that include patent counseling and prosecution, new product clearance and licensing, and counsel regarding patent enforcement and the avoidance of possible infringement issues.
• Copyrights: Protecting and enforcing copyrights are cornerstones of our IP services. We have vast experience in this field, regularly assisting clients to secure global copyright privileges and ownership of copyright assets. We also counsel clients on enforcing copyrights and defending copyright claims in federal court litigation and appeals throughout the country and coordinate with foreign attorneys to enforce rights and defend claims internationally.
• Trademarks: In an increasingly competitive world, establishing and maintaining a strong brand identity are more important than ever. We are recognized leaders in the field of trademark law, providing unmatched guidance to both start-ups and Fortune 100 firms. Our trademark attorneys have extensive experience in all facets of the law, providing strategic trademark, branding and protection counseling for major brands—both domestically and in more than 100 jurisdictions worldwide.
• Trade Secrets: Our team of litigators has won countless high-stakes trade secret cases, representing both owners of trade secrets and those accused of misappropriating the trade secrets of others. Our victories and positive results include jury verdicts, summary judgment decisions and negotiation of favorable settlements. We are also unmatched in the depth of our technical expertise. Instead of learning, we are acting, quickly devising strategies based on our thorough knowledge of complex technical matters.
• USPTO Trials & Post-Grant Proceedings: The past several years have seen a dramatic increase in cases involving post-grant proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). We are one of the few firms able to successfully handle both the range and complexity of such cases. Our team has extensive experience managing and resolving Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs), Covered Business Method patent reviews (CBMs), Post-Grant Reviews (PGRs), patent interferences, and derivation proceedings. Our USPTO-registered attorneys regularly develop strategies that help our clients either avoid these proceedings or utilize them to their advantage.
• Licensing: Licensing can be an effective way to increase market share and generate new revenue streams, but it can also pose significant challenges. Our team has the experience and expertise to get the job done— providing a wide-range of technological, legal, strategic and business acumen. We routinely assist clients in a wide variety of transactions, including patent, copyright and trademark license agreements, joint venture agreements, strategic licensing programs and more.
• International: Innovation is blind to borders and boundaries. That is why Knobbe Martens maintains a truly global presence, representing clients and their interests in nearly every country in the world, and helping them achieve their international market and strategic goals. We serve our domestic clients through a cohesive network of foreign lawyers and agents—teaming with them to quickly resolve matters in a particular country or region. Likewise, we serve our international clients throughout the U.S. to meet the full range of their U.S. intellectual property requirements.

Diversity and Inclusion

Knobbe Martens has been committed to creating and fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace since our founding. It’s a commitment that has yielded real and meaningful results, and today the firm is recognized as among the most diverse mid-size law firms in the nation.

Within Knobbe Martens, we promote diversity through active outreach and recruitment and through internal programs and initiatives that ensure the needs and goals of all our diverse employees are recognized and valued. Efforts are led by the firm’s Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer and its Diversity Committee, which includes a broad spectrum of attorneys reflective of our diverse workforce. The Committee is charged with furthering our mission of sustaining an environment where diversity is supported and central to the success of the firm.

More information about Knobbe Martens can be found at www.knobbe.com.