By Scott Burow and Christian Wolfgram So, what’s new at the PTAB? Failure to separately address a disputed claim term, the on-sale bar, submitting evidence with a sur-reply, and more! Side-stepping is not a good move before the Board. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. v. Blaze Mobile, Inc., IPR2021-01569, (Paper 16) (March 22, 2022) (Engels, joined…
Banner Witcoff Attorneys Scott Kelly and Ross Dannenberg will be speaking at the More Than Just a Game Conference in London on April 7-8. Scott will join a panel in discussing “The Making of the Metaverse: an IP Perspective” on April 7. The panel will discuss the technical and legal requirements that are necessary to…
Banner Witcoff proudly sponsors the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) 2022 Mark T. Banner Award Luncheon on April 7.
After a three-year-long legal battle, Banner Witcoff has successfully won asylum for a pro-bono client. Our client escaped to the United States from Ethiopia, where they experienced violence based on their gender and political views. Further, there was a fear of returning based on the ongoing civil war in Ethiopia and reports of ethnic cleansing.…
By Robert Boyd and Christopher Galfano So, what’s new at the PTAB? Reliance on IEEE documents, relationships in district court vs. relationships at the PTAB, showing error during prosecution history, and more! Tradeshow and professional conference papers may be prior art. Intel Corporation v. FG SRC LLC, IPR2020-01449 (March 1, 2022) (Szpondowski, joined by Deshpande…
Banner Witcoff is excited to sponsor OWLS Lacrosse’s 6th Annual Night Owl Benefit on March 24. The benefit celebrates OWLS student-athletes and features a presentation from OWLS leadership. OWLS is a sports-based youth development organization that creates opportunities for underserved youth in Chicago. With lacrosse as its foundation, OWLS provides impactful mentorship, academic intervention, and…
By Victoria Webb and Zachary Getzelman Two years ago, COVID-19 shut downs were just beginning in the United States. Litigation cases ground to a halt as courts, judges, parties, and attorneys developed new procedures to adjust to a rapidly changing world. Intellectual property (IP) litigations eventually resumed and even continued throughout the pandemic, but the…
Banner Witcoff attorney Robert Katz is set to participate in an upcoming Strafford webinar, “Design Patent Claim Construction: Written Description, Ornamentality, Functionality, and More” on March 24, 2022, from 1-2:30 p.m. EDT. Robert and his co-presenters will discuss defining design patent claims. The panel will also analyze recent court treatment of claim construction issues and…
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 and her co-panelists will be discussing a variety of issues including the Trademark Modernization Act, Trademark Fraud, Secondary Liability, Trademarks in the Metaverse, and NFTs.…
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 joined the Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices from Schiff Hardin. Laura C. Brutman, Washington, D.C., joins as a Shareholder and will concentrate on patent prosecution…
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