Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP is well regarded for its expertise in patent licensing and transactions, drawing on the technical experience of attorneys, scientists and engineers to represent clients in a broad spectrum of practice areas. With a specialism licensing, the team is regularly called upon to both obtain and litigate patents but also to negotiate deals for patent rights. Jointly led in Orange Country by Salima Merani, an expert in portfolio management and Sabine Lee, a patent procurement specialist. In San Diego, Kimberly Miller, is a key port of call for all IP-related matters spanning a variety of technical disciplines inlucding chemistry, pharma and biotech. In Irvine, Terry Tullis, a key figure in property portfolio management and David Schmidt, a specialist patent prosecutor are further members of the team. Jason Greeting departed the firm in 2024.
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Kernmandanten
- Paragonix Technologies
- Evident Vascular
- Imperative Care
- Vertos Medical
- New Enterprise Associates and Lightstone Ventures
- HealthpointCapital
- Venova Medical
- Relievant Medsystems
- LimFlow
- Zentalis Pharmaceutials, Inc.
Highlight-Mandate
- Served as IP counsel to Paragonix Technologies, in connection with its definitive agreement to be acquired by Getinge, a global medical technology company headquartered in Sweden.
- Advised Imperative Care in announcing that it completed the initial closing of Series E financing for up to $150 million. Imperative Care’s technology provides life-saving technologies in the treatment of ischemic stroke and peripheral vascular disease.
- Served as lead IP counsel for Relievant Medsystems.
Anwält*innen
Führende Partner*innen
Die stärksten Partner*innen ihres Praxisbereichs, die eine führende Rolle in signifikanten Mandaten einnehmen und weitreichende Anerkennung unter Wettbewerbern und Mandanten genießen.
Praxisleitung
Salima Merani; Sabine Lee
Weitere Kernanwält*innen
Kimberly Miller; Terry Tullis; David Schmidt