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Michael S. Cuviello and Scott M. Kelly present “The State of the Art of Energy Storage and Current and Future Applications: What This Can Do to Your IP Portfolio and Freedom to Operate” at the American Intellectual Property Law Association Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Their panel is part of a joint presentation of the AIPLA Chemical…

Joseph J. Berghammer and Katie Laatsch Fink present “The Resurrection of Niche Fame” at the 2018 Midwest Intellectual Property Institute in Minneapolis. In this presentation, they will use their perspective as Buc-ee’s counsel to explain why companies should be creative when involved in trademark lawsuits by looking to all potential causes of action, including state law…

John R. Hutchins and Robert S. Katz present at the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association’s 2018 Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law in Galveston, Texas. Mr. Katz presents, “Design Patents: Five Things You Should Know;” Mr. Hutchins presents “Sect. 271 – Damages.” Click here for more information or to register for the institute.

Richard S. Stockton moderates “New Horizons: Perspectives on IP Brinkmanship in the Current Global Trade Environment” in conjunction with the 2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law is partnering with Banner & Witcoff to provide an IP law-specific CLE program that will provide perspectives on upcoming issues in IP…

Banner & Witcoff sponsors and Charles W. Shifley presents as part of a session on patent prosecution and IPRs at the John Marshall Law School Intellectual Property Law Conference. For more than 60 years, The John Marshall Law School’s Center for Intellectual Property, Information & Privacy Law has brought together thought leaders in government, industry, academia, private practice, and non-profit…

  Banner & Witcoff is again partnering with the George Washington University School of Law and law firm Sterne Kessler to produce the Design Patent Symposium, “DESIGN LAW 2018.” The purpose of the program is to present and foster debate on cutting edge design-related topics. The program will be directed toward an audience of design practice…

Anna L. King presents “Getting Your IP into Shape: Challenges and Strategies for Protecting Trade Dress in the USA” to the Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys in Bristol, England. Ms. King will explain the particular issues and challenges UK practitioners face when advising their clients on U.S. protection, particularly with trade dress. Click here for more…

Helen Hill Minsker presents “TTAB Treatment of Related Goods in Assessing Likelihood of Confusion: Is Anything NOT Related Anymore?” at Practising Law Institute’s Intellectual Property Institute 2018 in New York City. Ms. Minsker will discuss: The general standard for applying “related goods” Does “No per se rule…” apply anymore? Should industry consolidation change the likelihood…

Timothy C. Meece and Audra C. Eidem Heinze present Strafford webinar, “Post-Sale Restrictions: Protecting Patented Products After Lexmark.” The webinar will review and discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s Lexmark decision on the patent world. The panel will also provide insight into protecting patent products without post-sale restrictions. Click here to register or for…