Banner Witcoff

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…

Banner Witcoff’s John Hutchins will participate in a brainstorming session during the Sedona Conference WG9 and WG10 Joint Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday, September 24. The brainstorming session will focus on AI and patent law, specifically, the definition of the hypothetical person of ordinary skill in the art (“POSITA”).  There is an open…

Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz and Anna King will speak at the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) Open Forum on September 26 and 27 in Madrid. Robert will moderate the panel “Unveiling the benefits and pitfalls of the Madrid & Hague systems” on Thursday, September 26. The panel will explore the world of international…

Shareholders Chris Galfano and Matt May will present at the Service Academies Global Entrepreneur Summit on October 16 in Washington DC. Chris is an Air Force Academy graduate and served in the United States Marine Corps as a F/A-18D and F-15E Weapon Systems Officer and Forward Air Controller. Matt is a 30-year retired Army Reservist…

Shareholder Ross Dannenberg will present “Navigating Video Game IP and the Intersection of Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents” for an In-House Connect webinar on Wednesday, September 25. Ross will examine the challenges in protecting IP rights, legal strategies, and determining the best avenue to protect IP rights in the gaming industry. Ross will also discuss: What…

Shareholder Fred Meeker will participate in a PTAB Bar Association Program Committee webinar on Monday, September 16 at 2pm ET. The webinar, “Bench and Bar Discussion of IPR Strategies and Practical Tips,” will discuss strategies for drafting and defending IPRs, touching on tactics for finding and selecting prior art, motivations to combine, deposition strategy, and…