Karina Laufenberg, Author at Banner Witcoff

AI Object, Your Honor: Kirk Sigmon Moderates Panel at VGBA Summit

EVENT - 05.27.25

Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon will moderate a panel at the Video Game Bar Association (VGBA) Summit at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles from Monday, June 2 to Tuesday, June

The Fun and Weird World of Ballroom Dance Patents

PRESS - 05.20.25

Ballroom dance does more than showcase creativity on the dancefloor – it inspires innovation. Shareholder Kirk Sigmon explores the unique world of ballroom patents in a recent article for USA

Chicago Bar Association Leadership Institute: Advanced Business Development Strategies

EVENT - 05.20.25

Shareholder Binal Patel will be a panelist at the Chicago Bar Association Leadership Institute: Advanced Business Development Strategies on Wednesday, May 28. The panel, “The Secrets to Becoming a Rainmaker,”

Banner Witcoff Launches Summer Associate Program in Chicago and Washington, D.C. Offices

NEWS - 05.19.25

May 19, 2025 – Banner Witcoff is pleased to launch its 2025 summer associate program this month by welcoming six law students to its Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices. The

Standard-Essential Patents: Prosecution and Enforcement

PRESS - 05.13.25

Banner Witcoff’s Hengyi Jiang and Justin Philpott provide an overview of standard-essential patents (SEPs), including strategies for drafting, prosecuting, and enforcing them for Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law Journal. The article,

IP Alert | PTAB to Use Bifurcated Process for Discretionary Denials of IPRs and PGRs

NEWS - 05.13.25

By Paul Rivard and Camille Sauer The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued a memorandum on March 24, 2025 providing guidance on its rescinding of the prior interim

MLex Quotes Robert Katz on Harmonization of Digital Design Protection

PRESS - 05.12.25

Banner Witcoff shareholder Robert Katz is quoted in a recent MLex article on the push for harmonization on digital design protection by US practitioners. Robert recently presented on the topic

IP Alert | Recentive Analytics: Federal Circuit Weighs in on AI, but No Recommended Changes in AI/ML Patenting Strategy

NEWS - 05.08.25

Kirk A. Sigmon and Sydney Huppert In April, the Federal Circuit offered important guidance on the subject matter eligibility of patent claims directed to artificial intelligence and machine learning (“AI/ML”)

Life Sciences Patent Network Awards Mercedes Meyer Inspiring Woman of the Year

NEWS - 05.07.25

Banner Witcoff is pleased to share that Mercedes Meyer received the Inspiring Woman of the Year Award at the Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) Awards on May 6, 2025. Presented

Robert Katz and Richard Stockton Present at USPTO International Design Forum

EVENT - 05.06.25

Shareholders Robert Katz and Richard Stockton will speak at the 2025 International Design Forum hosted at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Wednesday, May 7. During the session

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Author: Karina Laufenberg