Knobbe Martens

Positive: They have the reputation of being the best in their industry, creative thinking. Negative: If you're a small business, I highly recommend you stay away. They go way above their estimates, without telling you that they're going way above (and i mean in 5 figure range above). You don't realize this until you get an invoice later... also they charge even for quoting a price, for phone calls in negotiation, etc. I believe the associates are under a lot of pressure for billing hours, even at the sake of going over their estimates and losing clients in the long run. Be very careful if you decide to work with them and always ask for billing updates, estimates in writing, etc. If youre a small business hire an INDEPENDENT ATTORNEY who will quote you a flat rate and not at a large law fir

I was taken advantage of by two different Partners on two separate occasions at Knobbe Martens in 2018 & 2019. Do not do business with this law firm. I was hurt badly by these people. You and your intellectual property / patents deserve respect and honesty. Please find an alternative. There are many good patent lawyers out there. No reason to deal with these people.

Very disappointed with the company. They overcharges for everything, you are even being charged for getting a quote. You are getting charged for their in-house communication. You are being charged if they consider doing something but not doing it. And it will not be hundreds, it will be thousands of dollars. If you are quoted for something a few hundred dollars, you will expect to be billed a few thousands of dollars. Many times explained this to my representatives, they promised to let me know before charging anything, but they broke their promises and sent me invoices for thousands of dollars. Do yourself a favor and stay away from them.

Had a short but unfortunate experience interacting with one of the partners (CH) in the Irvine HQ: Unresponsive, old school and slow. As we speak I have two un-answered emails (despite follow-ups) since 3 weeks ago. Stay away. They used to have good reputation but even that is apparently no longer true.

Helping clients build business- Knobbe Martens has been a leader in the field for 50 years