Karina Laufenberg, Author at Banner Witcoff

Banner Witcoff Ranked a Top PTAB Firm in 2019 by Managing IP

NEWS - 02.28.20

Banner Witcoff is one of the most active law firms at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), according to an analysis by Managing Intellectual

Azuka Dike Named to Leadership Council on Legal Diversity’s 2020 Fellows Program

NEWS - 02.25.20

Banner Witcoff’s Azuka Dike has joined the 2020 Fellows Program of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, a national organization dedicated to creating a diverse legal profession.

IP Alert | USPTO Trademark Rule Changes: Electronic Filing, Email Addresses and More

NEWS - 02.20.20

In our latest IP Alert, Banner Witcoff attorney Liz Brodzinski examines the USPTO’s new rule changes regarding mandatory electronic filing of trademark applications.

WTR 1000 Ranks Banner Witcoff as Top Trademark Firm, Recognizes Five Attorneys

NEWS - 02.14.20

Banner Witcoff is ranked as a top trademark firm in Illinois in the 2020 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. In addition to the firmwide ranking, five

Banner Witcoff to Sponsor Hardware Cup, Award Free Patent Application to Finalist

NEWS - 02.10.20

Banner Witcoff’s Justin Philpott will speak at the 2020 AlphaLab Gear Hardware Cup’s regional competition on March 11 in Chicago.

Banner Witcoff’s Trademark Practice Shortlisted for Managing IP Americas Awards 2020

NEWS - 02.07.20

Banner Witcoff’s trademark practice has been shortlisted for Managing IP’s Americas Awards 2020. Winners will be announced March 26.

Joe Berghammer to Discuss PTAB Initiatives at ABA Roundtable in Austin

EVENT - 02.04.20

Banner Witcoff attorney Joe Berghammer will participate in a Feb. 13 roundtable program taking place during the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Midyear Meeting in Austin, Texas. Joe will discuss Patent

Banner Witcoff Elects New Class of Shareholders

PRESS - 01.28.20

The firm elected eight new shareholders in Banner Witcoff’s Chicago and Washington, D.C., offices.

Firm Hosts Event Highlighting Book on Artifical Intelligence

EVENT - 01.23.20

Banner Witcoff hosted an event on Jan. 22 for Harvard Business School professors Marco Iansiti and Karim Lakhani, the authors of “Competing in the Age of AI.” The authors discussed their book, which examines how

Bloomberg Law Quotes Scott M. Kelly on PTAB’s Recent Hulu Decision

NEWS - 01.14.20

Bloomberg Law sought out Banner Witcoff’s Scott M. Kelly for an article exploring the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s precedential opinion in Hulu LLC v. Sound View Innovations.

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Author: Karina Laufenberg