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Shareholder Anna King will present at the 2026 AM IP Practice in Japan Pre-Meeting in Washington, DC on October 27 and 28. Anna’s presentation, “Trademark Modernization Act Practice and Its Impact on Japanese Trademark Owners,” will explore the extent that expungement and reexamination proceedings being used in practice following the introduction of the Trademark Modernization…

Shareholder Janet Lee will join Loyola University Chicago School of Law’s No Stem No Problem, Lunch and Learn Panel on Wednesday, September 30. The event provides students with the opportunity to network with attorneys who work in intellectual property but do not have a scientific background or engineering degree. The panel discussion aims to show…

Banner Witcoff’s Jay Bombien, Laura Brutman, Zhengyu Feng, Reilley Keane, Anna King, Fred Meeker, Sonia Okolie, Heather Smith-Carra, and Richard Stockton will be attending the 2026 AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC from October 29-31. According to its website, the AIPLA Annual Meeting brings professionals from across the globe come together to learn, connect, and…

Banner Witcoff shareholder Heather Smith-Carra will participate in a panel discussion at the WTR Live: Brand Strategy Summit on Wednesday, October 14. The panel, “Glow Up Your Trademark Portfolio,” will explore: Banner Witcoff is a proud sponsor of the WTR Live: Brand Strategy Summit. More information is available here.

Shareholder Heather Smith-Carra will speak at INTA’s 2026 Trademark Administrators and Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting on Tuesday, September 29 in Baltimore, Maryland. Heather’s session, “When Trademarks Aren’t Enough: Closing the Gaps in Brand Protection,” will explores how trademark professionals can move beyond trademark-only strategies and leverage copyright, design rights, rights of publicity, patents, and even contractual…

Banner Witcoff shareholders Scott Burow, Mike Cuviello, Josh Davenport, Brian Emfinger, Michael Krashin, Christian LaForgia, Fred Meeker, Mercedes Meyer, Binal Patel, Rich Stockton, Brad Van Pelt, and Vicki Webb will attend the 2026 IPO Annual Meeting in Toronto from September 27 to 29. Banner Witcoff is excited to sponsor the 2026 Annual IPO Fun Run/Walk…

Banner Witcoff attorneys Robert Katz, Anna King, and Reilley Keane are attending the FIPCI 23rd Open Forum in Budapest, Hungary from September 16 to 19. Robert Katz will join a panel on Friday, September 18. The session, “The Dual Shield: Navigating the Overlap of Copyright and Design Law and Maximizing Protection at the Intersection of…

Banner Witcoff is pleased to be an exhibitor at the Robotics & AI Discovery Day, hosted by the Pittsburgh Robotics Network on September 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. According to its website, attendees will experience live demonstrations of robots and AI technologies changing the way we live, move, and work. Banner Witcoff shareholders Alex Bruening and…

Banner Witcoff is pleased to sponsor Lessons from the Bench: Judicial Perspectives on Litigating and Trying IP Cases, hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Section and National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, on Thursday, July 30. The program will feature members of the federal judiciary and experienced practitioners to provide practical…

Banner Witcoff is pleased to share that Azuka Dike will be speaking at the National Bar Association Annual Convention on Monday, July 27, at 10:00 a.m. ET. Azuka will participate in the session “International IP Enforcement and Responding to Patent Trolls.” More information on the National Bar Association Annual Convention can be found by clicking…