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Banner Witcoff Now Accepting 1L Summer Applications

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Summer Associate 1L (2024)Chicago Banner Witcoff, a recognized leader in the practice of intellectual property law, is seeking first year law students to work in its Chicago office as Summer Associates for the summer of 2024. As a Summer Associate, the student will assist in a variety of legal assignments including intellectual property counseling and…

Strategizing to Protect Cannabis IP: Christian Wolfgram Discusses at The Cannabis Law Sessions

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Banner Witcoff’s Christian Wolfgram will join a panel discussion on strategies to protect cannabis IP at the International Cannabis Bar Association’s The Cannabis Law Sessions: Building Your Team during MJBizCon on Tuesday, November 28 in Las Vegas.  The panel, titled “Protect Your Assets – Success in Cannabis Staffing, Compliance, Branding and IP,” will showcase how, and why,…

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

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By Yousef AlMesad and Hayden Kunz So, what’s new at the PTAB? In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent PTAB decisions featuring: proving a reference constitutes prior art, institution denial in view of parallel litigation, reliance on art similar to what was considered during prosecution, and more! Don’t just declare it,…

AI in Healthcare: Aseet Patel Participates in IEEE Milwaukee Webinar

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Shareholder Aseet Patel will participate in the IEEE Milwaukee Section’s webinar titled “AI in Healthcare: Transforming X-Ray Radiology and Drug R&D with Two Different Approaches with Machine Learning and Machine Reasoning,” on Thursday, November 30 at 3pm CT. Aseet will introduce the speakers and moderate the live Q&A after the webinar. The keynote speakers include…

Mercedes Meyer to Speak on Acquiring Distressed yet Promising Life Sciences IP Assets at 6th Annual Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence

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Banner Witcoff attorney Mercedes Meyer is scheduled to speak on a panel at the American Conference Institute’s 6th Annual Summit on Life Sciences IP Due Diligence in Boston on Wednesday, November 29, at 2 p.m. ET. Mercedes and her co-panelists will present, “From Distress to Success: Mastering the Enhanced IP Due Diligence Needed to Safely…

U.S. News’ 2024 Edition of “Best Law Firms” Recognizes Banner Witcoff

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Banner Witcoff received three national and four regional rankings in the 2024 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.” Nationally, the firm received a Tier 1 ranking — the highest level possible— for patent law, and Tier 2 rankings in intellectual property litigation and patent litigation. The firm also…

Kirk Sigmon Explores 10 Strange Food Patents and Why They Exist for Food Manufacturing

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Patents don’t just protect inventions; they also serve as a fascinating record of innovation, especially in the world of food processing. In an article for Food Manufacturing, Kirk Sigmon explores ten historical food patents and their unique backstories. The article delves into patents for a ‘stable and compatible peanut butter-jelly product,’ vitamin-spraying cereal, Colonel Sanders’…

Banner Witcoff Sponsors the Innovate Mississippi Accelerate Conference

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Banner Witcoff is proud to be a sponsor the Innovate Mississippi Accelerate Conference on Technology Innovation, taking place on November 8-9 in Jackson, Mississippi. The two-day conference will feature a “Pitch Day,” providing Mississippi-based startups the opportunity to showcase their business models. There will be multiple keynote speakers and breakout sessions delving into various topics,…
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