Banner Witcoff to Sponsor 2019 ABA Women in Litigation Conference
EVENT, NEWS -Banner Witcoff is sponsoring the 2019 Women in Litigation Joint CLE Conference, which will take place Nov. 13-15 in Chicago.
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Christian LaForgia Discusses IP-Backed Finance in Above the Law
NEWS -Banner Witcoff attorney Christian LaForgia was quoted in an Oct. 17 Above the Law article examining the practice of securing intellectual property as loan collateral, as well as the risks
Banner Witcoff Duo to Speak at Chicago Video Game Law Summit
EVENT, Featured, Non-news/events/press, general content etc. -Banner Witcoff attorneys Scott M. Kelly and Kirk A. Sigmon will discuss challenges in patenting video games and virtual reality on Oct. 25 at the 5th Annual Chicago Video Game
Banner Witcoff to Sponsor IPLAC Dinner Honoring Federal Judiciary
EVENT -Banner Witcoff is sponsoring the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago’s (IPLAC) annual dinner on Oct. 17 at The Standard Club in Chicago. Now in its 125th year, the event
Forbes Names Banner Witcoff Among “America’s Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms”
NEWS -Forbes recognized Banner Witcoff for its intellectual property practice on the publication’s 2019 “America’s Top Trusted Corporate Law Firms” list. Banner Witcoff is one of 18 firms nationwide recommended in
Marc Cooperman Shares Tips on How to Win Patent Damages
NEWS -For an Oct. 8 article, Law360 sought out Banner Witcoff attorney Marc S. Cooperman for his insight as a litigator on how to present a strong case on damages to
Helen Hill Minsker Pens Article on Changing Landscape of USPTO Registrability
NEWS -Banner Witcoff attorney Helen Hill Minsker wrote an article for Practising Law Institute’s quarterly journal examining how recent changes in the law and a pair of U.S. Supreme Court cases
Rob Katz to Moderate Oct. 10 Session at FICPI’s Open Forum in Austria
EVENT -Banner Witcoff attorney Robert S. Katz will moderate a panel at the 18th Open Forum of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI), set to take place from Oct.
Applications Due Jan. 6: Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship
NEWS -Banner Witcoff has opened the application process for the 2020 program of the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship. First- and second-year law students can submit applications now through Jan. 6,
IP Alert | Federal Circuit Finds Campbell Soup’s “Primary” Reference to be “M’m! M’m! Good!”
NEWS -On Sept. 26, a split panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit revived Campbell Soup Co.’s and Trinity Manufacturing’s challenge of design patents covering a display rack, ruling that the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) wrongly excluded a prior art reference as serving as a “primary reference.”
