Banner Witcoff honors Black History Month by celebrating and sharing the stories of four notable Black inventors. We invite you to continue to learn about the many Black inventors who have impacted the way we live by clicking here. Lewis Howard Latimer Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts to parents who had escaped…
By Zachary Getzelman and Daniel Moon In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the reach of a POSITA’s knowledge, evidence of industry praise, supporting numerical ranges, and more!POSITAs are never so regimented that their knowledge can’t switch regimes. Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Sage Products, LLC,…
Banner Witcoff’s newly elected president, Janice Mitrius, spoke with Law360 Pulse about her time at Banner Witcoff, the firm’s strategy moving forward, its diversity initiatives, and its culture. Read the full article by clicking here.
Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon will speak at the Motor & Drive Systems conference in Orlando, Florida, on February 1 and 2, 2023. Kirk’s presentation, titled Leveraging Patents for Competitive Advantage of IoT and AI in your Powertrain Systems, will be held on February 1 at 11 AM (EST). Attendees will learn about implementing both offensive…
Banner Witcoff is pleased to announce the election of firm President Janice Mitrius, two new members of the Board of Directors, and nine new shareholders dedicated to protecting their client’s intellectual property and propelling their business. Janice said, “I am honored and excited to have again been elected as the next president of Banner Witcoff,…
The next Corporate IP Roundtable will take place in-person on Thursday, February 23 in Tysons, Virginia, catering to the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginal (DMV) regions. The discussion will focus on invention harvesting, building a patent pipeline, and inventor incentives. Banner Witcoff Shareholder Scott M. Kelly will speak alongside Brandon Bludau, Chief Patent Counsel…
Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer will present on attorney ethics at the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute on Friday, February 3rd at 11 AM EST. Mercedes’ presentation, titled “The Three C’s of Attorney Ethics: Candor, Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest,” is a joint program with Professor David Hricik and will provide possible insights into ethics issues by the…
By Kamaram Munira and John Peloquin In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: a PO’s response to the Board’s Order to Show Cause, costly typographical errors, the different effects of actual and likely trial dates of related litigation, and more! Get out what you put in…
Seventeen Banner Witcoff attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for their work in intellectual property law. 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers Matthew P. Becker Joseph J. Berghammer Marc S. Cooperman Louis DiSanto Katie Laatsch Fink Erik Maurer Timothy Meece Janice Mitrius Binal Patel Charles Shifley Jason…
As we usher in a new year, Banner Witcoff takes a look back at the top ten PTAB Highlights from 2022. From the showing of error under the Advanced Bionics framework to the effects of transferring parallel litigation, take a look at what caught the eye of your colleagues during 2022: Hold your horses! The…
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