The IPKat highlights Ross A. Dannenberg’s discussion of 10 types of lawsuits that have shaped the games industry in the United States at the More than Just a Game: IV Edition in London. Click here to read the article.
Patently-O highlights Sarah A. Kagan’s recent IP Alert on the Federal Circuit arguments in Gilead Sciences v. Merck in its article, “An Interesting Pending Appeal Involving Violation of an NDA to Prosecute an Application.” Click here to read the article. Click here to read Ms. Kagan’s IP Alert on the case.
Which Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Decisions Cannot be Appealed? By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on March 6, 2018, in the appeal of Altaire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Paragon Bioteck, Inc., 2017-1487, from the post grant review (PGR) decision of the U.S. Patent and…
Katie Laatsch Fink and Robert S. Katz moderate Table Topics at the International Trademark Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Seattle. Ms. Fink moderates, “Enforcement Against Counterfeiters and Forums for Potential Action in the United States,” on May 20. Mr. Katz moderates, “Enforcement of IP Rights to Prevent Online Infringements,” on May 21. INTA’s Annual Meeting, May 19-23, will…
Inherency and Obviousness: Strange Bedfellows By Sarah A. Kagan The concept of disclosure by inherency exists in tension with the concept of obviousness. Inherency looks back at prior art and analyzes what was disclosed but unappreciated at that time. Obviousness looks at what a person of skill in the art knew at the time…
Robert S. Katz will serve as the moderator for the “Online Enforcement Panel” at the 2018 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Design Day in Alexandria, Va. The panel will discuss infringements that have moved to online platforms, why it’s so difficult to stop infringements and their potential impact on the economy. Several other Banner & Witcoff…
Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution and litigation in Illinois, and prosecution in Washington, D.C. in the 2018 edition of the IAM Patent 1000. Joseph J. Berghammer is recognized for prosecution in Illinois; John P. Iwanicki is recognized for prosecution in Massachusetts; Ross A. Dannenberg, Robert S. Katz, Frederic M. Meeker and Darrell G. Mottley are recognized for prosecution in…
Banner & Witcoff is a proud sponsor of the City Year Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration & Reception. The event will bring together major local and national leaders and City Year champions for an engaging evening of inspiration and celebration. Since City Year Philadelphia began in 1997, more than 3,400 AmeriCorps members have given more than 5.5 million…
Robert S. Katz presents encore Strafford webinar, “Leveraging Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces.” Mr. Katz and his co-presenters will provide guidance to patent counsel on protecting graphical user interfaces in the U.S. and around the world. They will examine the advantages and disadvantages of design patent protection and offer best practices for leveraging design…
When is a Published Patent Application Entitled to an Earlier Date as a Reference? By Sarah A. Kagan A recent petition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit for rehearing en banc has raised questions as to what qualifies as prior art to an invention. The definition of prior art is one…
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