Ben K. Shiroma
Knobbe Martens
Articles
It Is Not Controversial: Factual and Legal Specificity Needed in Standing Dismissals
USA - May 24 2022 MITEK SYS., Inc. V. UNITED SERVS. AUTO. ASS’N Before Dyk, Taranto, and Cunningham. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of…
Be Careful What You Agree To: Incorporated Rules Clearly and Unmistakably Delegate Determining Arbitrability
USA - November 15 2021 Before Lourie, O’Malley, and Chen. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Summary: An arbitration agreement…
Don’t Be Late - Interlocutory Appeals of Liability Issues Shouldn’t Wait for Resolution of Damages Issues
USA - August 3 2021 MONDIS TECHNOLOGY Ltd. V. LG Electronics Inc. Before Dyk, Prost, and Hughes. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey…
Federal Circuit Throws Out Diaper Genie Decision
USA - March 10 2021 EDGEWELL PERS. CARE BRANDS, LLC v. MUNCHKIN, Inc. Before Newman, Moore, and Hughes. Appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of…
Federal Circuit Clarifies Not All § 112 ¶ 6 Indefiniteness Prevents Prior Art Invalidity Analysis by PTAB
USA - May 19 2020 Summary: Anticipation and obviousness analysis by the PTAB is not impossible when some but not all claimed alternatives are indefinite under 35 U.S.C…
