The International Trademark Association (INTA) has appointed Robert S. Katz as Vice Chair of the Design Rights Committee for the 2016-2017 term. INTA is the global association of trademark owners and
Banner & Witcoff is recognized in Corporate Counsel‘s 2015 “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?” The annual survey tracks which law firms are representing which Fortune 500 companies in a number of practice areas,
LACHES REMAINS A DEFENSE TO LEGAL RELIEF IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUITS By Ernest V. Linek On September 18, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc,
Banner & Witcoff welcomes associate Richard C. Pokropski to its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Pokropski focuses his practice on a range of intellectual property issues in a variety of electrical
Michael J. Harris is a new “Global Fellow” in the Federal Circuit Bar Association. The FCBA, with support from the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, invites Mr.
DMCA TAKEDOWNS REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF FAIR USE By Steve S. Chang The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that copyright holders must at least consider fair
USPTO ISSUES SECOND ROUND OF AIA RULE CHANGES By Camille Sauer On August 19, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced a new round of proposed changes to practice
Azuka C. Dike discusses how companies can extract real value and drive economic performance from their IP portfolios in the September 2015 issue of Intellectual Property Magazine.Please click here to read the article
Banner & Witcoff client LMK Technologies LLC’s recent win against BLD Services LLC at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board is featured in the Law360 article, “PTAB Says Rehashed Args. Sink Pipe Rehab
Michael S. Cuviello discusses the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s proposed pilot program that would require one group of judges to decide whether to institute an inter partes review and another group of judges
