John P. Iwanicki discusses how the Supreme Court will approach the question of whether a single genetic testing kit component is sufficient to meet the test of a “substantial portion” of a potentially infringing article in the Medical Device Daily article, “Bright-Line Test in Promega Seen as a No-Go.” Click here to read the article (subscription required).
Steve S. Chang evaluates the Supreme Court’s decision in Samsung v. Apple in the article, “SCOTUS Apple v. Samsung Ruling, Just the FAQs.” In a nutshell, he says, the Supreme Court decided one issue in the longstanding dispute and returned the case to the Federal Circuit for further review. Click here to read his article.
Another Bite at the Apple…Maybe? Supreme Court Reverses and Remands to the Federal Circuit By Steve Chang and Richard Stockton Less than two months after oral argument, the U.S. Supreme Court released its much-anticipated decision in Samsung v. Apple (Case No. 15-777). But it does not seem as significant as expected. Background In 2012, a…
Banner & Witcoff congratulates client ReThink LLC for its recent appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Trisha Prabhu, a 16-year-old innovator, social entrepreneur and advocate from Naperville, Ill., invented ReThink as a way to stop cyberbullying. When a teenager posts a message on social media, ReThink uses its context sensitive filtering technology to determine whether or…
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes four new associates who were sworn in during Illinois’ Nov. 10 bar admission ceremony. Kimberly S. Devine, Chicago, focuses her practice on a variety of intellectual property areas, including patent prosecution as well…
Charles W. Shifley evaluates the arguments of patent owners and challengers involved in inter partes review in World Intellectual Property Review. Please click here to read his article, “IPR: histrionics and statistics.” Subscription is required.
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes five lateral associates. Luke S. Curran, Chicago, focuses his practice on trademark clearance and prosecution in the U.S. and abroad, trademark enforcement, opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board,…
SCA Hygiene: Mountain or Mole Hill? That is the Question By Ernest V. Linek The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Products, LLC (Case No. 15-927) on Nov. 1, 2016. The question presented to the court was whether and to what extent the defense of laches…
Darrell G. Mottley, who attended the Supreme Court’s arguments in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, discusses the justices’ take on camouflage and how it compares to the design of cheerleading uniforms in Managing Intellectual Property. The article points out that “camouflage is both copyrightable and functional, in that it provides concealment to the wearable, but the…
Banner & Witcoff received a National Tier 1 ranking in intellectual property litigation, patent litigation and patent law in the 2017 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.” Tier 1 rankings are determined through feedback from clients and peers, as well as from information provided in law firm survey responses.…
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