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PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Post-Issuance Proceedings

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By Kamaram Munira, Ph.D. and Arash Sayyah, Ph.D. So, what’s new at the PTAB? No Fintiv for Co-Petitioner, fatally inconsistent arguments, failure to tie patent claims to commercial product to establish commercial success, and more! No reason to Fintiv me! Google LLC et al v. Multimodal Media LLC, IPR2024-00053, Paper 10 (June 5, 2024) (Jung, joined…

Heather Smith-Carra to Present on Ex Parte Appeals at the 2024 AIPLA Trademark Boot Camp

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Heather Smith-Carra will present on Ex Parte Appeals on Wednesday, June 26, at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2024 Trademark Boot Camp. Her presentation will cover practice rules, pleading requirements, tips for briefs, oral arguments, and what happens after the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board renders its decision. This will be the fourth time…

Banner Witcoff Settles Pro Bono Lawsuit with Illinois Department of Corrections Officials in Federal Court; Judge Praises Lawyers’ Exemplary and Patient Conduct

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Banner Witcoff successfully represented plaintiff Cory (“Harli”) Gregory in litigation against defendants, Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) officials, in United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit, filed in 2018 under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and the Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), alleged…

WITCON London Continued: Adapting Your IP Approach for the US/EP: Strategic Claiming and The Continuation

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The next WITCON Delivered will take place virtually on Wednesday, June 12, for part two of WITCON London — Adapting Your IP Approach for the US/EP: Strategic Claiming and The Continuation.  During this virtual presentation, Banner Witcoff’s Ross Dannenberg and Scott M. Kelly, alongside Nick Wallin of Withers & Rogers, will discuss prosecution strategies that…

Scott Kelly Presents at The Sedona Conference on AI and the Law

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Banner Witcoff’s Scott Kelly will present at The Sedona Conference on AI and the Law, Part 2: AI and IP Law from Thursday, June 20 to Friday, June 21 in Reston, Virginia. Scott and his co-speakers will present “Challenges to the Patent Law System Presented by AI.” The session will discuss how AI may impact…

2024 Chambers and Partners Recognizes Banner Witcoff

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The 2024 edition of Chambers and Partners named Banner Witcoff a top intellectual property law firm. Banner Witcoff received a top ranking for patent prosecution in the District of Columbia and a top ranking for intellectual property law in Illinois. Additionally, Marc S. Cooperman received a top ranking for his practice in intellectual property law, and…

IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 14 Banner Witcoff Attorneys, Patent Prosecution, and Litigation Practices

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The 2024 edition of the IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals recognizes 14 Banner Witcoff attorneys. Additionally, the firm’s patent prosecution and litigation practices are ranked in the guide. The guide ranks the firm nationally for patent prosecution. Additionally, the firm was ranked for litigation and recommended for patent prosecution in both Illinois…

IP Stars 2024 Recognizes 17 Banner Witcoff Attorneys

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Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) recognizes 17 Banner Witcoff attorneys in its 2024 edition of IP Stars, a guide to the world’s top intellectual property firms and practitioners. MIP recognized the following Banner Witcoff attorneys as 2024 IP Stars in their respective geographic locations and practice areas: Marc Cooperman, Ross Dannenberg, Katie Laatsch Fink, John Iwanicki,…

Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz and Anna King Present at FICPI ABC Meeting in Edinburgh

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Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz and Anna King will present at the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) ABC Meeting 2024 in Edinburgh from June 15 to 18. Rob’s presentation, “Navigating the Complexities and Challenges of Overlapping IP Rights,” will take place on June 16, and examine several scenarios where different kinds of intellectual property…

Leverage Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces: Robert Katz Presents in Strafford Webinar

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Banner Witcoff Shareholder Robert Katz will present in a Strafford CLE webinar on Thursday, June 6, from 1:00 to 2:30 PM EDT. The webinar, titled “Leveraging Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces: Protecting the ‘Look and Feel’ of GUIs, Understanding Current U.S. and Global Prosecution Practices,” will examine the advantages of design patent protection…
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