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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

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United States • Intellectual property

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Patents: litigation (full coverage)

The IP litigation practice group at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP excels in patent infringement disputes and performs consistently well at the administrative tribunals. The group handles matters across a wide range of industries and has gained a significant share of clients in the medical technology sector. The team maintains a nationwide presence and is particularly active in Orange County, California and Washington DC. Sheila Swaroop, an experienced patent attorney who has led pre-litigation strategy and patent enforcement through every major venue, is at the helm of the practice. Jonathan Bachand is a go-to advisor for PTAB proceedings and an effective life sciences litigator in contested patent matters.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team combines strong IP litigation skills with deep knowledge in life sciences and healthcare, which is critical for complex patent disputes.

  • ‘I would recommend Sheila Swaroop.’

  • ‘Experienced and battle hardened litigators and patent attorneys that are happy to collaborate closely with the client and work pragmatically to achieve the required outcomes. Work ethic, availability and responsiveness is second to none. ’

  • ‘Sheila Swaroop is a highly effective litigator achieving excellent outcomes in the ITC, district court and PTAB. Sheila is always well prepared and a pleasure to work with.

  • ‘Knobbe Martens possesses an in-depth expertise in patent law, patent licensing, and patent litigation that is of the utmost highest caliber and is uniquely geared towards creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs. They are able to apply their depth of skill equally across the spectrum of any scale of enterprise requiring their services, and operate as a true organization partner in the pursuit of required patent undertakings. ’

  • ‘Stand-out Partner Sheila Swaroop provides a highly personalized and extremely responsive as-partner service. Regardless of how busy she is with litigation trial preparations, hearings, traveling, etc., she is always very responsive to inquiries and requests for discussions. She has provided extraordinary guidance and advice, and her writing and communication skills are of the highest calibre. Sheila has made the potential monetization of our company's patent portfolio far more realistic and realizable then it could ever have been without her expert input and guidance.’

Key clients

  • Masimo Corporation
  • Sound United
  • Padagis US LLC and Padagis Israel Pharmaceuticals Ltd
  • Sigray, Inc.
  • Edwards Lifesciences Corp.
  • Lupin Ltd and Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Imperative Care, Inc.
  • Brain Corporation
  • Dr. Falk Pharma GmbH
  • PIPStek, LLC
  • ClearPlay Inc.
  • VIZIO Inc.

Work highlights

Successfully defended Masimo Corporation and Sound United against Apple’s claims for design-patent and utility-patent infringement, obtaining a complete victory on Masimo’s currently offered products. |
Secured a victory for pharmaceutical company Padagis Pharmaceuticals in long-running Hatch-Waxman litigation involving a generic version of the glaucoma medication Simbrinza®.
Obtained a significant appellate victory for Edwards Lifesciences in a high-stakes patent infringement dispute involving prosthetic heart valve technology.
Practice head

Sheila Swaroop

Other key lawyers

Jonathan Bachand; Carol Pitzel Cruz; Steve Jensen; Joseph Re; Bill Zimmerman; Brian Horne; Irfan Lateef; Christy Lea