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Banner Witcoff attorneys and staff got together to gear up for the holidays by stuffing 500 stockings for Soldiers’ Angels Holiday Stockings for Heroes. The 500 stockings will be distributed to hospitalized veterans who will be staying in VA medical centers over the holidays. The firm’s Veteran’s and Women’s Alliance groups partnered together to host…

Banner Witcoff attorney Sanjay Murthy will participate in a Practicing Law Institute (PLI) program on Tuesday, December 6. Sanjay’s presentation “Patent Ethics – Critical Ethics Issues Impacting Patent Practice” will begin at 4 P.M. EST. His session will review attorney, judicial, and PTAB ethics issues that impact the patent practice. The full-day program will cover…

Banner Witcoff’s Chris Glembocki will be part of the US industry delegation to the Trilateral Offices and Users meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina, from November 7-9. The US industry delegation comprises representatives from both the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) association. The Trilateral Offices consist of the EPO,…

Banner Witcoff attorneys Robert Katz and Richard Stockton will speak at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2022 Design Rights Boot Camp. The virtual program will begin online on November 3 and run on the subsequent days, November 7 & 9 and November 14 & 17. According to the AIPLA website, “the Design Rights…

Banner Witcoff attorney Mercedes Meyer will participate as a panelist in the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) webinar, titled “Introduction to the Myth of the Meritocracy in the Legal Profession,” on Thursday, November 3 from 1-2 pm ET. During the webinar, panelists will discuss the basics of the myth of meritocracy and how it impacts…

Banner Witcoff’s Hengyi Jiang and Aseet Patel will host a free Zoom Q&A session on Tues., Oct. 18, 2022, at 5PM (ET) / 4PM (CT) / 2PM (PT), immediately following the US Patent and Trademark Office’s one-hour webinar titled, “Blockchain & IP: USC 101 Patent Eligibility in Blockchain.”   Attorneys Jiang and Patel will share…

Banner Witcoff is proud to sponsor the Licensing Executive Society (LES) 2022 Annual Meeting taking place October 16-19 in San Francisco. This year, the LES Annual Meeting is focused on commercializing innovation and will feature over 30 sessions on cutting-edge topics led by prominent voices in the industry. You can read more about the 2022…

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…