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Banner Witcoff Awards $5K Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship to Two Students

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September 22, 2022 — 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…

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

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By Rachel Bender & Robert Boyd In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff attorneys examine recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: late notice of deposition, correcting clerical errors in a petition, the overlooked or misapprehended standard for a request for rehearing, and more! Being late can sometimes be excused. IronSource LTD. V. Digital…

Corporate IP Roundtable Webinar Takes Deep Dive into Trade Secrets

Banner Witcoff Attorneys Paul Qualey and Matt Becker will present on Trade Secrets at the Corporate IP Roundtable Program on Wednesday, September 28. The presentation will cover everything from the qualifications of a trade secret to recommended company policies on trade secrets. Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to keep what matters most…

American Bar Foundation Names Darrell G. Mottley National Chair of the Fellows

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The American Bar Foundation named Darrell G. Mottley the National Chair of the Fellows at the 2022 Fellows Annual Business Meeting. Darrell previously served as Chair-Elect of the Fellows. The ABF Fellows is a global honorary society that recognizes attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication…

Sonia Okolie to Speak at INTA Trademark Administration and Practitioners Meeting

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Banner Witcoff attorney Sonia Okolie will be speaking on two panels during the INTA Trademark Administrations and Practitioners Meeting on September 12 and 13 in Arlington, Virginia. On Monday, September 12, Sonia and her co-speakers will analyze the concepts and interpretations of bad faith trademark filings around the world. The session titled “The Queen of…

Banner Witcoff Expands Life Sciences Practice with New Attorney and Patent Agent

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Banner Witcoff is pleased to announce that it has expanded its life sciences practice with the addition of attorney Zhengyu Feng, Ph.D. (Feng), and patent agent Bronwen Loeb, Ph.D., to their Washington, D.C. office. Both Feng and Bronwen join from Faegre Drinker, following the addition of Mercedes K. Meyer, Ph.D., who joined the firm in…

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

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By Jay Bombien and Kurt Riester In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: Director review regarding interference estoppel, untimely supplemental evidence, subsidiary’s merger causing IPR to be time-barred, and more! The call stands: Director confirms interference that didn’t consider prior art doesn’t bar IPR. Zynga Inc.…
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