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Banner Witcoff’s Darrell Mottley will join a panel discussion on design patent obviousness at the 14th Annual Intellectual Property Symposium in Orlando, Florida on Friday, April 12th. Darrell’s presentation, titled Design Patent Obviousness – LKQ Corp. v. GM Glob. Tech. Operations LLC, will provide a discussion on the current state of the design law and…

Shareholder Kirk Sigmon will participate in two panels at the upcoming Global IP ConfEx in London on March 21. His first panel, “Strategic Management of Intellectual Property Disputes on a Global Scale,” will explore alternative dispute resolution methods. The panel will also discuss tailoring strategies to unique IP rights characteristics, integrating technology, and more. Kirk’s…

On March 9, Kirk Sigmon was a judge in the Eastern Regional portion of the USPTO’s National Patent Application Drafting Competition. The Competition provides participants from law schools across the nation an opportunity to develop patent prosecution skills by applying legal principles to a hypothetical invention scenario. More information about the competition is available here.

Banner Witcoff’s Rob Katz will participate in a panel discussion on design patent enforcement on Tuesday, March 19, for a Strafford live CLE webinar from 1 – 2:30 pm EDT. Rob and his co-panelists will guide patent counsel on the enforcement of design patent rights and examine key considerations when determining whether to sue when…

Banner Witcoff’s Joshua Davenport will participate in an IPO Chat Channel Webinar to address major relevant developments in generative artificial intelligence, such as ChatGPT, as it relates to patent prosecution. The CLE webinar will take place on Tuesday, March 19 from 11 am – Noon ET. Joshua and his co-panelists will also discuss recent takeaways…

Banner Witcoff’s Eric Hamp will participate in a panel discussion on preparing freedom to operate (FTO) opinions for companies developing new products for a Strafford CLE Webinar on Thursday, February 29, from 1-2:30 pm EST.  The webinar, titled Structuring Freedom to Operate Opinions: Reducing Risk of Patent Infringement, features three presenters and will discuss best practices when…

On February 22, Mercedes Meyer will present “Intersectionality of Ethics, Mental Health & Diversity in Law and Practice” to Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP). The presentation will run from Noon – 1 pm CT over Zoom. Mercedes will explore a variety of issues that impact the mental health of women attorneys. She will also provide…

Banner Witcoff’s Darrell Mottley will speak during a Licensing Executives Society (LES) Webinar celebrating famous African American inventors on Wednesday, February 7, from 1-2 pm ET. The webinar will spotlight some of the many inspiring stories and successes of African American inventors and entrepreneurs and their valuable contributions to our society. Learn more and register…

Banner Witcoff’s Scott Kelly is a panelist during the Massachusetts CLE (MCLE) online seminar “IP Law in the Metaverse” on Wednesday, February 7, from 2-5 pm EST.   As the boundaries between virtual and physical realities blur, the question of who owns what in the digital realm becomes predominant. It involves consideration of traditional intellectual property rights…

Mercedes Meyer will participate as a panelist in an IPO Live Webinar on Thursday, January 25, at noon CST to discuss the Biden Administration’s new guidance for exercising march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. Under the Bayh-Dole Act, universities and other contracting organizations are given rights to intellectual property generated from federally funded research and…