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Banner Witcoff attorneys Justin Philpott and Brad Van Pelt will present on strategies for prosecuting patents with an eye toward successful litigation at the 32nd All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property, on October 12 at 10:45 AM EDT. Both Justin and Brad are former U.S. patent examiners who are also experienced patent prosecutors and…

Banner Witcoff’s Darrell Mottley will participate as a panelist at the American Bar Association’s National Institute on AI & Robotics, taking place virtually from October 10-11. Darrell’s session, titled “Creations of the Mind: Protecting AI and Robotics Intellectual Property,” will provide updates on patent, copyright, trade secret, and trademark protection for AI and robotics technologies…

Banner Witcoff attorney Kirk Sigmon will speak at the World IP Forum (WIPF) on October 11th in Bangkok, Thailand. Kirk’s presentation, titled “Tips and Tricks for Patenting Artificial Intelligence in 2022,” will explore the best practices in working with the ever-evolving world of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Kirk’s presentation will focus on difficulties in patenting…

Banner Witcoff attorney Christian LaForgia will act as a panelist for a Strafford webinar on Tuesday, October 4 from 1-2 pm EDT. The CLE webinar, titled “Leveraging IP as Collateral: Due Diligence, Value Assessment, Risk Considerations, Contractual Provisions”, will discuss the steps needed to conduct due diligence and determine the value of the IP assets.…

Banner Witcoff’s Rich Stockton will speak on IP protection strategies for software interfaces (GUIs) at the Intellectual Property Owners 2022 Annual Meeting on September 20 at 11 am PT. The session, titled “Form vs. Function: Protecting IP in GUIs and Software Design,” will provide an overview of the various IP protection strategies that can apply…

Banner Witcoff attorney Sonia Okolie will be speaking on two panels during the INTA Trademark Administrations and Practitioners Meeting on September 12 and 13 in Arlington, Virginia. On Monday, September 12, Sonia and her co-speakers will analyze the concepts and interpretations of bad faith trademark filings around the world. The session titled “The Queen of…

Banner Witcoff’s Aseet Patel will speak at the AI Manufacturing 2022 conference in Dallas on August 24 and 25. Aseet’s presentation, titled Using Patents to Bolster Competitive Advantage of Your AI Inventions in Manufacturing, will be held on August 25 at 11:30 AM (CT). His presentation will cover several best practices to identify which aspects…

Banner Witcoff sponsors a 5k Fun Run and 3K walk during Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) 2022 Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. The meeting is September 18-20 at the JW Marriott L.A. LIVE. The fun run/walk will take place on Monday, September 19, from 6:30-7:30 am.   You can learn more about the IPO Annual Meeting…

Banner Witcoff attorneys Darrell Mottley and Rich Stockton will participate as panelists in the USPTO’s 2nd annual Design Webinar Series on July 27 at 1 PM ET. The series highlights the role of design patents for multiple industries and takes a closer look into design patent strategy. Darrell, Rich, and their co-panelists will discuss the…

Banner Witcoff is proud to be a sponsor of Race Judicata, a 5k run/walk held in Chicago. The Annual 5k benefits the Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, an organization of more than 3,000 volunteer attorneys who donate legal services to thousands of low-income Chicago residents. The firm also is a proud sponsor of Lawyers Have Heart,…