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Brian Emfinger discusses the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s increased scrutiny of patent eligibility following the Supreme Court’s decision in Alice v. CLS Bank, and how companies are responding to the higher standard, inLaw360. Please click here to read, “Wave of USPTO Alice Rejections Has Cos. Tweaking Strategies.”

Banner & Witcoff received a National Tier 1 ranking in intellectual property litigation, patent litigation and patent law in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.” Tier 1 rankings are determined through feedback from clients and peers, as well as from information provided in law firm survey responses.…

Bradley C. Wright discusses the Federal Circuit case, In re: TC Heartland LLC, and its potential to change the standard for where patent cases are heard in Bloomberg. In the article, Mr. Wright said, “It could be an uphill battle. The statute does have a broad definition of residency.” Please click here to read, “Water Flavorings…

John P. Iwanicki and Ernest V. Linek were named as 2015 Massachusetts Super Lawyers for their work in intellectual property law. Super Lawyers’ lists represent the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state. These attorneys are selected through peer nominations and evaluations, and third-party research by Thomson Reuters. Please click here for more information.

Richard S. Stockton points out that a design patent should be considered when the product’s features drive commercial success or when product activities extend beyond the U.S. in the Law360 article, “5 Times to Consider Filing for Design Patents.” Please click here to read the article.

Bradley C. Wright discusses several significant patent decisions handed down by the Federal Circuit in recent months, including Suprema v. ITC, Akamai v. Limelight, and In re Cuozzo, in Law360. Please click here to read, “7 Recent Fed. Circ. Rulings IP Attys Need to Know.”

Bradley C. Wright tells Bloomberg the Supreme Court likely decided to hearStryker Corp. v. Zimmer Inc. and Halo Electronics Inc. v. Pulse Electronics Inc., because they “view this as another example of the Federal Circuit imposing rigid bright-line rules as a predicate for reaching a legal conclusion.” Please click here to read, “Patent Damages at…

GOOGLE BOOKS AFFIRMED AS FAIR USE By Steve S. Chang The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s finding that the Google Books project constitutes fair use, and is not an infringement of the copyrights in the millions of books contained in the project. The case is The Authors Guild…

On October 8, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware issued an order in favor of Lexmark International, Inc., ruling that the claims asserted by Cyberfone Systems, LLC are patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and are therefore invalid. Please click here for more details.

Banner & Witcoff welcomes associates Christopher Galfano, Saranya Raghavan and Jake Webb to its Chicago office. Mr. Galfano focuses his practice on patent and trademark litigation matters and patent prosecution, primarily in the biological and chemical sciences, and mechanical arts. Prior to joining Banner & Witcoff, he served in the United States Marine Corps as…