By Lydia Deaton and Simon Lasker So, what’s new at the PTAB? Director reviving an IPR held to be abandoned, reliance on expert experiences, simultaneously using and criticizing a claim construction, and more! The Director swooped in as the Board jumped the gun. Shenzhen Xinzexing E-Commerce Co., Ltd. v. Shenzhen Carku Technology Co., Ltd., IPR2024-00222,…
On Tuesday, July 23, Paul Rivard will speak to Cristo Rey Tampa students on ethics & confidentiality as part of their Summer Business Training program. Paul will lead a workshop focused on ethics in the workplace, emphasizing the importance of speaking and acting with integrity, making good choices, and respecting confidentiality, as well as the…
On June 21, 2024, Ross Dannenberg and Hengyi Jiang presented at Tsinghua University Law School in Beijing, China. Ross and Hengyi spoke at length about patent and copyright developments in the US regarding the use and protection of artificial intelligence technologies, and provided insights in how two recent design patent law cases from US courts…
Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer is quoted in a recently published Managing IP article exploring how the SCOTUS Loper decision, which overturned a 1984 case Chevron v Natural Resources Defence Council, will affect intellectual property, USPTO policies, and litigation strategies. Mercedes spoke specifically on how counsel and companies may be taking the ruling into account moving…
Banner Witcoff is proud to sponsor the 2024 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, presented by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Foundation. The firm supports the conference in honor of attorney John Harris Curry, who passed away earlier this year. According to its website, “Since its establishment in 1988, the Lavender Law Conference &…
Shareholder Rob Katz will participate in a panel discussion guiding patent counsel on the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in LKQ Corp. v. GM Global Technology Operations L.L.C during a Strafford CLE webinar on Wednesday, July 10 from 1 – 2:30 pm EDT. The webinar, “Design Patents Post-LKQ v. GM: Navigating New Obviousness Test for Design…
Managing IP ranks Banner Witcoff’s patent practice in its 2024 edition of “IP Stars,” a guide to the world’s top intellectual property firms. The guide “highly recommended” the firm’s patent prosecution practice in Washington DC and Illinois. The guide also “recommended” the firm’s patent dispute practice in both jurisdictions. Nationally, Banner Witcoff received a tier…
On Friday, June 21st, Banner Witcoff secured an across-the-board victory for client Apprio, Inc. at the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. Apprio is a technology solutions provider, particularly for the Health, Defense and Homeland Security markets. A former employee had claimed ownership of software that had been assigned to Apprio, and…
Banner Witcoff obtained a total victory for client ZF Friedrichshafen at the PTAB. The written decision held every claim in a patent being asserted against ZF unpatentable. The final written decision can be found here. ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology. Banner…
Banner Witcoff’s Christian Wolfgram spoke with Bloomberg Law on the Northern District of Illinois’ program appointing trial lawyers to provide bro bono legal services to indigent litigants. The article discusses the benefits pro bono work provides younger associates and senior partners. “I did not have the opportunity to first chair a deposition before working on…
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