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,” will discuss the fundamentals of building relationships, networking, selling oneself, and developing a book of business. The Leadership Institute is designed to enhance the leadership…
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 summer associate program is a component of Banner Witcoff’s recruiting efforts. The firm offers law students the opportunity to work closely with attorneys, assist in diverse legal…
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, “Standard-Essential Patents: Prosecution and Enforcement,” addressed considerations for companies involved in standardized technologies. Hengyi and Justin also highlight the benefits of proactive approaches, such as…
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 process for discretionary denials and another memorandum on March 26, 2025 outlining a new interim procedure under which the Director will discretionarily deny institution of…
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 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) International Design Forum. Robert states, “When the US broke new ground 44 years ago, the US really…
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”) in Recentive Analytics, Inc. v. Fox Corp., No. 2023-2437 (Fed. Cir. April 18, 2025) (“Recentive Analytics”). While this case clarifies some issues, it largely aligns…
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 by Newton Media, the LSPN Awards recognize “excellence, innovation, and leadership in life sciences intellectual property.” When selecting Mercedes for this award, the panel of…
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 titled “Beyond the USPTO: Design Trends and Developments Around the Globe,” Robert will present, “Designs in 2025 – A Move Away from ‘Physicality Requirements’.” Richard…
Banner Witcoff shareholders Ross Dannenberg and Scott M. Kelly will present at the annual More Than Just a Game (MTJG) conference in London on May 8 and 9. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the conference will explore the theme of “Pushing Boundaries” – examining how the video game industry can continue to be boldly innovative while…
The next North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program will take place on May 2 in Northbrook, with a presentation focused on intellectual property indemnification. Indemnification provisions are now commonly negotiated in technology agreements. But they are often boilerplate terms and often do not address the circumstances that arise that could implicate insemination issues. Our speakers, Dan…
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