Charles W. Shifley explores whether the Wright Brothers’ patent for a “flying machine” would survive today’s patent laws in an article for the 100th edition of the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Click here to read the article.
Can Challengers Now Attack Subject Matter Eligibility in Inter Partes Reviews? By Sarah A. Kagan The statute authorizing inter partes reviews (IPR) explicitly limits the grounds for cancellation to Sections 102 and 103 of the patent statute: Section 311(b). Scope. A petitioner in an IPR may request to cancel as unpatentable 1 or more…
Banner & Witcoff is recognized as a top firm in patent prosecution and trademarks: non-contentious in the United States in the 2018 edition of the Legal 500. Michael J. Harris, Robert S. Katz, Christopher L. McKee, Darrell G. Mottley and Christopher J. Renk are highlighted for their work in patent prosecution in the 2018 edition. Helen Hill Minsker and Richard…
Marc S. Cooperman is one of only 30 patent litigation attorneys nationwide featured in Expert Guides’ 2018 edition of Best of the Best USA. The annual publication compiles the top practitioners in 17 areas of the law, based on feedback from more than 4,000 in-house counsel and senior attorneys. Click here to see the complete list.
Weak Structural Similarity Augmented by Functional Similarity Suffices for Prima Facie Case of Obviousness By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed on May 14 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision that claim 6 of Anacor’s U.S. Patent No. 7,582,621 is unpatentable…
Banner & Witcoff sponsors the 24th annual Race Judicata in Chicago. The 5K run/walk begins at 6:30 p.m. and loops participants from Avery Field along Lake Michigan and back. All proceeds go to the general operating costs of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, an organization of more than 3,000 volunteer attorneys who donate legal services to thousands…
Banner & Witcoff participates in the Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run & Fun Walk. The annual race brings together more than 250 organizations and 6,000 runners and walkers to support the American Heart Association and help advance its nonprofit mission of fighting heart disease and stroke. It begins at 7 a.m at the Washington Harbour…
Banner & Witcoff sponsors the Sixth Annual Fun Run & Walk during the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s 46th Annual Meeting in Chicago. The meeting is September 23-25, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. Click here for more information.
Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution and litigation in the United States, and patent prosecution and litigation in Illinois and Washington, D.C., in the 2018 edition of Managing Intellectual Property IP Stars. The firm is also recognized for trademarks in Illinois. According to MIP‘s national coverage of the firm: Banner & Witcoff has…
Binal J. Patel and Kirk A. Sigmon discuss common pitfalls and strategies for patent marking in a two-part series in Managing Intellectual Property. Click here to read part one of the series, “Steering clear of five common U.S. patent marking traps.” Click here to read part two of the series, “Four effective U.S. patent marking procedures.” The articles…
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