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Shareholder Heather Smith-Carra will present on Ex Parte Appeals on Wednesday, June 17, at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2026 Trademark Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. Her presentation will cover practice rules, pleading requirements, tips for briefs, oral arguments, and what happens after the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board renders its decision. According…

Banner Witcoff Shareholder Josh Davenport will speak at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Electronic and Computer Patent Law Summit on June 10 in Chicago. The one-day, in-person, program will focus on the most pressions issues shaping today’s patent practice. Sessions will explore evolving USPTO priorities, recent case law developments, emerging challenges in semiconductor…

Banner Witcoff’s Heather Smith-Carra will join IPWatchdog Webinar “Brand Protection that Works – Practical Strategies for Faster, Effective Online Enforcement,” on May 21 at noon EDT. The webinar will provide a practical, channel-by-channel look at what actually works in online brand enforcement. The panel will explore how to monitor intelligently, triage threats based on commercial…

Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D., will join the “Spotlight on Antibody Patent Prosecution in the EU and the US” panel at the C5 Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe on May 19 in Amsterdam. The session will address the evolving landscape of antibody patenting in Europe and the U.S., incorporating crucial case law developments…

Banner Witcoff is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2026 World Trademark Review (WTR) Industry Awards. The award ceremony will be on Tuesday, May 5, in London. Shareholder Katie Laatsch Fink will present the Household & Consumer Goods Team of the Year award. According to its website, the WTR Industry Awards spotlight in-house trademark…

Banner Witcoff shareholders Scott Burow, Evi Christou, Katie Laatsch Fink, Anna King, Heather Smith-Carra, and Richard Stockton will be attending the 2026 INTA Annual Meeting in London from May 2 to 6. The INTA Annual Meeting hosts thousands of practitioners, in-house counsel, policymakers, and service providers for a variety of educational sessions. Attendees can learn…

Banner Witcoff’s Reilley Keane will moderate “North Carolina’s Emerging Tech Landscape” panel on Thursday, April 23. The panel, hosted by North Carolina Tech Young Tech Professionals Network, will provide attendees with a clearer picture of North Carolina’s tech landscape, knowledge of the organizations and communities that can support growth, and practical advice on how to…

Banner Witcoff’s Louis DiSanto will join a FICPI Focus 45 Webinar, in celebration of World IP Day on April 29. Louis will join Louis-Pierre Gravelle to discuss weights and training client Rogue. This World IP Day, athletes, creators, innovators, and entrepreneurs are showing how IP rights keep the world of sports thriving. Find more information…

Banner Witcoff’s Richard Stockton will participate as a panelist in “Determining Design Patent Validity Infringement” at the 2026 ABA-IPL Section Annual Meeting on April 16. CLE Overview: Following International Seaway (2009) on anticipation and more recently LKQ v. GM (2024) on obviousness, the Federal Circuit has revamped design patent validity analysis. On the flip side,…

Banner Witcoff is proud to support the City Year Philadelphia Red Jacket Gala 2026. The gala provides critical funds that advance the work of City Year, supporting students and the communities in the ways they need and deserve. Attendees will hear first-hand accounts of service from City Year Philadelphia Student Success Coaches. You can learn…