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Banner Witcoff Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America Guide

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The 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch recognizes Banner Witcoff attorneys for their intellectual property practices. The following Banner Witcoff attorneys are included in the Best Lawyers published guide: Best Lawyers: Joseph Berghammer for IP litigation, Binal Patel for IP litigation, patent litigation, and patent…

Robert Katz and Darrell Mottley Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: IP 2024

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Banner Witcoff Shareholders Robert Katz and Darrell Mottley have been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: IP 2024. The guide has “Recommended” Darrell in the IP – Patents category. Robert was recognized as a “Thought Leader” in the same category. Find the full guide by clicking here. According to its website, “WWL: IP is an in-depth…

Kirk Sigmon to Present on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Bangkok, Thailand

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Shareholder Kirk Sigmon will be speaking on Artificial Intelligence (“AI”), Machine Learning (“ML”), and the overall use of those tools in legal practice at the 2024 Global Legal Association Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.  Kirk’s talk will focus on the growing issue of hallucinations in generative AI and strategies for evaluating the cost and benefits of…

PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions

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By Jesse Dyer and Zhengyu Feng, Ph.D. So, what’s new at the PTAB? Failure to support long-felt but unsolved need, commercial success identified by a jury not persuasive enough, patent owner obtaining a denial of institution despite not filing a preliminary response, typographical errors should not be disregarded, and more! Be wary of “printed matter…

DMV Corporate IP Roundtable Presents: Strategic Continuation Practice as Part of Building a Patent Portfolio

The next DMV Corporate IP Roundtable, “Strategic Continuation Practice as Part of Building a Patent Portfolio,” will be held in person at Patsy’s American on Wednesday, August 7, catering to the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) regions. Ross Dannenberg and Scott M. Kelly will build upon their previous WITCON Delivered presentation on continuation…

Banner Witcoff Sponsors Special Children’s Charities’ Rooftop Concert in Chicago

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Banner Witcoff is pleased to support the Special Children’s Charities’ Rooftop Concert Event. The event will occur in conjunction with the Green Day and Smashing Pumpkins concert at Wrigley Field on August 13. Guests will include Commissioner Jamie Rhee from the Chicago Department of Aviation, CEO Pedro Martinez from Chicago Public Schools, and Superintendent Rosa…

Banner Witcoff Welcomes Danielle Gitzen to its Chicago Office

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Banner Witcoff, a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces, and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes Danielle Gitzen as an associate attorney to its Chicago Office. Danielle primarily practices in the areas of trademark and copyright law, assisting clients in protecting their brands. Her experience includes working with clients in varying industries with…

Banner Witcoff Awards Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship to Two Law Students

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Banner Witcoff has awarded two law students the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship. Created to strengthen diversity and inclusion in intellectual property law, the Fellowship provides recipients with $5,000 for law school tuition or other school-related expenses. The Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship is open to law students who identify as members of a historically…
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