Katie Laatsch Fink set to Participate in IP-Con Panel
NEWS -Banner Witcoff’s Katie Laatsch Fink is scheduled to participate in a McCarthy Institute IP-Con panel. The panel, titled Trademark Year in Review, will be held on Thursday, March 17. Katie
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Banner Witcoff Welcomes Three New Patent Prosecutors from Schiff Hardin
NEWS -March 8, 2022 — Banner Witcoff, a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces, and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, announced that three new patent prosecutors have
PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Post-Issuance Proceedings
NEWS -By Sonia Okolie and Craig Kronenthal So, what’s new at the PTAB? Technicalities for termination, expert declaration length, requests for rehearing, and more! A joint request takes two. Tesla, Inc.
Banner Witcoff’s Shambhavi Patel Recognized in 2021 Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials List
PRESS -Banner Witcoff’s Shambhavi Patel was recognized in the 2021 Top 50 Women in PTAB Trials list. Shambhavi focuses her practice on a variety of intellectual property matters, including patent prosecution,
WTR 1000 Recognizes Banner Witcoff’s Trademark Practice, Three Attorneys
NEWS -Banner Witcoff is ranked as a top trademark firm in Illinois in the 2022 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. In addition to the
Christopher L. McKee Offers Expert Analysis for Law360 on the Reach of IPR Estoppel in view of the Federal Circuit Caltech Ruling
NEWS -Click here to read, “Gauging IPR Estoppel’s Reach After Fed. Circ. Caltech Ruling.” Update: On February 22, 2022, the Federal Circuit issued a correction (“Errata”) to its decision in Caltech.
PTAB Highlights | Takeaways from Recent Decisions in Post-Issuance Proceedings
NEWS -By John Curry and Craig Kronenthal So, what’s new at the PTAB? Expert qualifications, proving reduction to practice, and denial of a motion to withdraw, and more! General Relativity: Lack
Banner Witcoff Ranked First on Juristat’s Top Firms for Design Patents
NEWS -Banner Witcoff was ranked No. 1 on Juristat’s list of Top Firms for Design Patents. According to Juristat, firms were evaluated on three key metrics: The number of design patent
Binal Patel and Azuka Dike to Present on Private Practice Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Industry
EVENT -Banner Witcoff’s Binal Patel and Azuka Dike will present on diversity and inclusion in the legal industry for a Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section IP Committee Seminar on February
IP Alert | Can a Tiger Change its Stripes? China is Joining the Hague System, but Many Quirks Remain
NEWS -By Richard Stockton The World Intellectual Property Organization, which administers the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, announced that China will join the Hague System on May
