Banner Witcoff Shareholders Brian Emfinger and Katie Laatsch Fink will lead the roundtable discussion “Balancing IP Costs: Strategies for Corporate Counsel” at the WIPR Summit on Tuesday, March 10, in Chicago. Brian and Katie will guide the group conversation, drawing out key points from participants. According to its website, the WIPR Summit brings together IP…
In a recent National Defense Magazine article, Banner Witcoff attorneys Chris Galfano and Jason Shull outline key considerations for defense-related companies seeking patent protection and explain why a proactive patent strategy is essential to sustaining competitive advantage and safeguarding mission-critical inventions. The full article can be found by clicking here.
We are pleased to announce that John P. Iwanicki has been recognized in the Boston Elite — Life Sciences: Regulatory rankings of The Legal 500 United States. In the 2026 edition of The Legal 500, John is recognized as one of the leading life sciences regulatory practitioners. The Legal 500 rankings are based on a…
Banner Witcoff attorneys Robert Katz and Sean Jungels have authored an article published by IAM Media titled “The Federal Circuit Is Moving Design Patent Law in the Wrong Direction.” The authors write, “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit got it wrong in Range of Motion Products v. Armaid Company Inc., distorting principles…
Managing Intellectual Property’s annual MIP Americas Awards recognizes Banner Witcoff’s Design Patent practice. The firm has been shortlisted for Design Patent Firm of the Year in the national category. Over the last decade, Banner Witcoff has acquired, on average, nearly 1,000 U.S. design patents per year for our clients. The firm has procured design patent…
By Richard Stockton, Principal Shareholder “Plain dissimilarity,” the U.S. design law assessment that enables judges to decide design patent infringement issues before trial based on allegedly clear visual differences between claimed designs and accused products, continues to gather steam following a new Federal Circuit opinion. But one judge thinks plain dissimilarity has gone too far.…
The World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) has recognized Banner Witcoff shareholder Robert Katz, along with the firm’s patent practice, in its 2025 edition of the USA Patents. The national rankings highlight the firms handling the most consequential matters in the country, and developing patent portfolios for some of the world’s largest companies. The guide “Recommends” the…
Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer will participate in a panel discussion at the Life Sciences AI Summit on February 24-25 in New York. Mercedes and her co-panelists will present “Data You Can Trust: Demystifying Data Quality and Privacy Law Compliance,” providing teams a foundational set of best practices and priorities when it comes to assessing data…
In a recently published Law360 article, Banner Witcoff’s Jason Shull discusses the U.S. Supreme Court agreeing to review Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. v. Amarin Pharma Inc., a case that sits at the intersection of patent law, U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulation, and generic drug competition. The article explains Hikma v. Amarin matters now, how…
Banner Witcoff’s Janet Lee will join a panel on artificial intelligence (AI) during The Activation Summit for Women Lawyers on February 11 and 12 in Honolulu. The panel will discuss how AI can be incorporated into a practice, when to use it, where it is best applied, for what to look out, and the current…
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