SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP, one of the nation’s largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, will be participating in Medtech’s 2008 “Investment in Innovation Medical Device Summit” conference June 17-19 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Knobbe Martens’ patent strategy partner, Gerard von Hoffman and litigation partner, Joseph Re, will serve as panelists on the topic of “The Impact of Recent Patent Infringement Decision and Litigation Outcomes on Your Medical Device Company.” David Ruschke, Chief Patent Counsel for Medtronic Vascular, Inc., will also serve on the panel.