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Shareholder Robert Katz will participate as a panelist during “Design and Branding: The Synergy that Boosts Business Value,” at the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) Panama Conference on Monday, December 2. Rob and his co-panelists will discuss how product design, along with its protection and communication, plays a crucial role in building brand value…

Banner Witcoff is proud to sponsor the 2024 Evening Reception Benefiting Special Children’s Charities in Chicago on November 20. The event will celebrate Special Children’s Charities participants, their families, and those who help the organization make an impact in Chicago. All proceeds from the Evening Reception support programs and resources for people with intellectual and…

Shareholder Katie Laatsch Fink will present during ChiWIP’s Litigation Bootcamp on Tuesday, November 19, in Chicago. Katie and her co-presenter will cover discovery/e-discovery and liability damages. The ChiWIP IP Litigation Bootcamp targets women and associates just beginning their careers and/or those interested in learning more about the litigation process. The all-day event features IP litigators…

Banner Witcoff attorneys Josh Davenport, Scott Kelly, and Jason Shull will present “Push to Invent? Intellectual Property Issues for AI-Generated Inventions and Content” during an Arizona Technology Council webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 5, from noon to 1 p.m. MST. Jason, co-chair of the ATC Law and Technology Committee, will serve as moderator as Josh and…

On Wednesday, October 23, Banner Witcoff co-hosted Design Law 2024 with law firm Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox. Celebrating its tenth year, the event followed the theme “The Article of Manufacture” and focused on key topics such as the LKQ decision and AI-driven design generation. The event was led by Sterne Kessler’s Tracy Durkin and…

Banner Witcoff is pleased to support the Blake Haxton Fall Regatta on Saturday, October 26, in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The Blake Haxton Fall Regatta honors Paralympic rower Blake Haxton, an Upper Arlington (UA) Crew alumnus who lost his legs and nearly his life to a rare flesh-eating bacteria in the spring of 2009. The Upper…

Banner Witcoff is proud to sponsor the Licensing Executives Society (LES) 2024 Annual Meeting, taking place from October 20-23 in New Orleans. The sessions will cover a variety of important topics, including utilizing the International Trade Commission to enforce IP rights—such as exclusion orders—branding, IP ownership in life sciences, life sciences spinouts, the use of…

Banner Witcoff is excited to sponsor the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of Chicago’s Annual Gala, taking place on Friday, October 18 at 6:15 p.m. aboard the Anita Dee II Yacht in Chicago. The evening will include a scenic cruise on Lake Michigan, offering breathtaking views of the Chicago skyline, along with opportunities for networking…

Mercedes Meyer will be a featured speaker on the panel Continuation, Obvious-Type Double Patenting, and Terminal Disclaimers at the 2024 C-IP2 Annual Fall Conference. The panel will take place on Friday, October 18, and address critical changes in patent law, including the USPTO’s recent proposal to revise terminal disclaimer practices and the implications of the Federal…

Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer will speak at The Hatch-Waxman Practitioners Think Tank on Paragraph IV Disputes on Tuesday, October 15, in Chicago. Mercedes will speak during the State of the Union on Small Molecule Patents. The session will analyze the current state of play for small molecule patents, Paragraph IV litigation, and pending political threats…