Benjamin Ho
Knobbe Martens
Articles
The Sometimes Limiting Effect of "Wherein" Clauses
USA - August 29 2019 Allergan Sales, LLC and Allergan, Inc. (collectively, “Allergan”) sued Sandoz, Inc. and Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (collectively, “Sandoz”) alleging…
Prior Art Disclosing Partially Overlapping Temperature Range Is Enough to Establish Prima Facie Case of Anticipation and Obviousness
USA - January 10 2020 Summary: Prior art disclosing a temperature range that partially overlaps with the claimed temperature range, establishes a prima facie case of…
Arista Networks, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
USA - November 12 2018 Dr. David Cheriton is the named inventor of U.S. Patent No. 7,340,597 (“the ’597 patent”), which is owned by Cisco Systems, Inc. At the time of…
Van Cleef & Arpels v. Nice Ice Fine Jewelers
USA - March 13 2019 On January 30, 2019, the luxury jewelry suppliers Van Cleef & Arpels filed suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New…
Patent Owners Cannot Sue the Government for Patent Infringement as a Fifth Amendment Taking
USA - April 14 2020 Summary: (1) Patent infringement claims against the government must be brought under 28 U.S. § 1498, not as a Fifth Amendment taking claim. (2) An…
