On Wednesday, October 23, Banner Witcoff co-hosted Design Law 2024 with law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Celebrating its tenth year, the event followed the theme “The Article of Manufacture” and focused on key topics such as the LKQ decision and AI-driven design generation. The event was led by Sterne Kessler’s Tracy Durkin and…
Banner Witcoff is pleased to support the Blake Haxton Fall Regatta on Saturday, October 26, in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The Blake Haxton Fall Regatta honors Paralympic rower Blake Haxton, an Upper Arlington (UA) Crew alumnus who lost his legs and nearly his life to a rare flesh-eating bacteria in the spring of 2009. The Upper…
By Zachary Getzelman and Daniel Moon So, what’s new at the PTAB? Foreign policy considerations at the institution stage, parallel petitions, improper hindsight, and more! Maybe petition the DoD first? Tiktok Inc. v. CellSpin Soft, Inc., IPR2024-00767, Paper 9 (Oct. 1, 2024) (Hardman, joined by Anderson and Valek) (declining to discretionarily deny the petition as…
Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz and Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D., have been recognized as 2024 IAM Global Leaders. According to IAM’s website, to qualify for IAM Global Leaders, individuals must be ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000. Rob and Mercedes were “Highly Recommended” by IAM Patent 1000 for their prosecution work. Additionally, Rob was recognized for his design…
By David Glass and Jihan Joo So, what’s new at the PTAB? Determining whether references are analogous art, translations providing new evidence, claim differentiation, improper reliance on patent drawings, and more! Similar technical features alone do not qualify a reference as analogous prior art. Mito Red Light v. JOOVV, IPR2024-00621, Paper 7 (September 19, 2024)…
Banner Witcoff is proud to sponsor the Licensing Executives Society (LES) 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place from October 20-23 in New Orleans. The sessions will cover a variety of important topics, including utilizing the International Trade Commission to enforce IP rights—such as exclusion orders—branding, IP ownership in life sciences, life sciences spinouts, the use of…
Banner Witcoff is excited to sponsor the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of Chicago’s Annual Gala, taking place on Friday, October 18 at 6:15 p.m. aboard the Anita Dee II Yacht in Chicago. The evening will include a scenic cruise on Lake Michigan, offering breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline, along with opportunities for networking…
Mercedes Meyer will be a featured speaker on the panel Continuation, Obvious-Type Double Patenting, and Terminal Disclaimers at the 2024 C-IP2 Annual Fall Conference. The panel will take place on Friday, October 18, and address critical changes in patent law, including the USPTO’s recent proposal to revise terminal disclaimer practices and the implications of the Federal…
Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer will speak at The Hatch-Waxman Practitioners Think Tank on Paragraph IV Disputes on Tuesday, October 15, in Chicago. Mercedes will speak during the State of the Union on Small Molecule Patents. The session will analyze the current state of play for small molecule patents, Paragraph IV litigation, and pending political threats…
Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon spoke with PC Gamer on the Nintendo Palworld lawsuit announced last week. In the article, Kirk provides a crash course in videogame patents, detailing what patents protect, how they are secured, and how a company, such as Nintendo, risks exposing itself to attach by pursuing patents. You can find the full…
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