Katie Laatsch Fink and Anna King are featured in the 2022 edition of Crain’s Chicago Business Notable Women in Law. The editorial celebrates senior-level women in law within the Chicago area who have made an impact in their industry and workplace. The Notable Women in Law editorial will appear in the September 5th print edition…
By Keval Amin and Andy Kim In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: inconsistent arguments in a petition, finding written description support in figures, the Board instituting review despite an earlier trial date in related litigation, and more! Inconsistent Arguments Sink Petition! Guardant Health, Inc. v.…
In an article published for Law360, Kirk Sigmon dives into a recent class action by video game collectors, and what that could mean for IP Rights. In the article, Kirk outline how the lawsuit, which involves a $1 million Super Mario Brothers game and the TV show “Pawn Stars,” holds a variety of lessons for…
Banner Witcoff’s Aseet Patel will speak at the AI Manufacturing 2022 conference in Dallas on August 24 and 25. Aseet’s presentation, titled Using Patents to Bolster Competitive Advantage of Your AI Inventions in Manufacturing, will be held on August 25 at 11:30 AM (CT). His presentation will cover several best practices to identify which aspects…
By John Fleming and Victoria Moffa In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff attorneys examine recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the Board striking evidence due to Petitioner production delays, the importance of known state of the art for single reference obviousness, the Board refusing to substitute a replacement Petitioner, and more! Fail…
Banner Witcoff’s Erik Maurer and Alex Bruening explore how lessons from the pharmaceutical industry may influence agriculture patent reform, as competition and innovation for food production increase. The article dives into the similarities between the agriculture and pharmaceutical industries, examines whether pharmaceutical-type patent reforms might be leveraged to reduce fertilizer and seed costs and explains…
Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) recognized 18 Banner Witcoff attorneys in its 2022 edition of “IP Stars,” a guide to the world’s top intellectual property firms and practitioners. Additionally, the firm’s trademark practice was highly recommended in Illinois, and its patent prosecution practice was highly recommended in both Illinois and Washington, D.C. MIP recognized the following…
By Jihan Joo and Kevin Keenan In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff attorneys examine recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: application of Director Vidal’s recent Memorandum on the Fintiv analysis, the rebuttable presumption that a claim is obvious if its range overlaps with a range taught by the prior art, relying on…
Banner Witcoff sponsors a 5k Fun Run and 3K walk during Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) 2022 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The meeting is September 18-20 at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE. The fun run/walk will take place on Monday, September 19, from 6:30-7:30 am. You can learn more about the IPO Annual Meeting…
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