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Rob will lead a program on pre-filing considerations in design patent litigation, and Rich will be on a panel examining the constitutionality of getting trade dress on expired design patents.

Scott, Katie, and Kirk will lead a July 17 panel titled, “More than a Checked-Box: Intellectual Property and How it Matters to Your Deals.”

Banner Witcoff attorneys Katie Laatsch Fink and Timothy J. Rechtien will speak at The Exit Planning Summit in San Antonio, Texas. Katie and Tim will discuss how intellectual property rights can transform intangible assets into valuable and exclusive property rights, which can create crucial benefits. Their session, “Intellectual Property Rights: The Power of Intangible Assets,”…

Banner Witcoff will host a breakfast event with the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago on July 11 in Chicago. The event will feature presentations from Dan Vavonese, group director for the Trademark Law Offices at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Administrative Trademark Judge Linda Kuczma…

Banner Witcoff is sponsoring the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC) Field Day on June 27 at Seven Bridges Golf Club in Woodridge, Illinois. The event will feature lunch, golf or field games, a cocktail reception, and dinner. Registration is closed. Banner Witcoff attorney Charles W. Shifley is president of IPLAC, the country’s oldest…

Banner Witcoff will sponsor the 7th Annual Fun Run/Walk during the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s 47th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The meeting will take place Sept. 24-26 at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C., wit the Fun Run/Walk set for Sept. 25. Click here for more information.

Banner Witcoff will sponsor Race Judicata, a 5K run/walk that will take place on Sept. 12 in Chicago. Now in its 25th year, the annual event 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. Click here for more information.

Banner Witcoff is sponsoring the inaugural Fun Run & Walk during the South Asian Bar Association’s 16th Annual Conference in Atlanta. The conference will take place June 20-23, at the W Midtown in Atlanta, and the run will be on June 21. Click here for more information.

Banner Witcoff attorney Robert S. Katz will serve as a faculty member for a June 4 webinar exploring design patent claim construction. Rob will join two other patent attorneys to present the webinar, which will examine recent court treatment of claim construction issues and offer attendees strategies for drafting claims to withstand scrutiny and avoid…