On May 22, 2018, Banner & Witcoff secured a jury verdict for client, Buc-ee’s, against a chain of travel centers in Texas. The 12-person jury returned a unanimous verdict that Buc-ee’s logo is famous and that the Defendants violated the law by using logos that were confusingly similar and likely to cause dilution of Buc-ee’s famous…
John R. Hutchins and Robert S. Katz present at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2018 Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law in Galveston, Texas. Mr. Katz presents, “Design Patents: Five Things You Should Know;” Mr. Hutchins presents “Sect. 271 – Damages.” Click here for more information or to register for the institute.
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomed five new associates in the first half of 2018. Liz Brodzinski, Chicago, focuses her practice on trademark, copyright and new media matters. She has experience in U.S. and global trademark portfolio management, including…
Christopher L. McKee examines 21 inter partes review decisions made after the Supreme Court’s ruling in SAS Inst., Inc. v. Iancu to determine whether the filing of a preliminary response by the patent owner continues to hold value in Law360. Banner & Witcoff summer associate Xuechen Rebecca Ding also contributed to the research and writing of this…
Obviousness-By-Inherency Argument Nixed By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed on July 13 a Delaware district court’s decision that patent challenger Custopharm had failed to prove that Bayer’s patents were invalid for obviousness. Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions, Inc., Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Bayer Pharma AG v. Custopharm Inc.,…
Banner & Witcoff was recognized by Law360 for its role in client Comcast’s dispute with TiVo over patented technology related to television program guides, digital video recorders and mobile services. Click here to read the article, “PTAB Nixes Part Of Search Patent In TiVo-Comcast Dispute.”
Katie Laatsch Fink and Rebecca Rokos are featured in Crain’s 2018 Notable Women Lawyers in Chicago. The special section of the publication celebrates senior-level women in law within the Chicagoland area who have made significant contributions to their industry over the last year. Notable Women Lawyers in Chicago appears in the July 30 edition of…
Richard S. Stockton moderates “New Horizons: Perspectives on IP Brinkmanship in the Current Global Trade Environment” in conjunction with the 2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law is partnering with Banner & Witcoff to provide an IP law-specific CLE program that will provide perspectives on upcoming issues in IP…
On July 11, our Washington, D.C. office put together 300 sandwiches for Martha’s Table to use on McKenna’s Wagon, its mobile food truck that provides its downtown neighbors with a healthy meal 365 days a year. This is the second time the firm volunteered for this organization this year. Click here for more information.
Banner & Witcoff sponsors and Charles W. Shifley presents as part of a session on patent prosecution and IPRs at the John Marshall Law School Intellectual Property Law Conference. For more than 60 years, The John Marshall Law School’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law has brought together thought leaders in government, industry, academia, private practice, and non-profit…
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