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Helen Hill Minsker presents “International Searching and Filing Strategies” at the Practising Law Institute’s Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2018 in Chicago. The annual fundamentals program on this dynamic area of intellectual property law will take attendees through a complete survey of the basic tenets underpinning trademark law, including concepts such as likelihood…

Helen Hill Minsker will present “Ex Parte Appeals” at the American Intellectual Property Law Association Trademark Boot Camp in Arlington, Va. Her presentation will address practice rules, pleading requirements, tips for briefs, oral argument and what happens after the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board renders its decision. Click here for more information.    

Banner & Witcoff sponsors the 24th annual Race Judicata in Chicago. The 5K run/walk begins at 6:30 p.m. and loops participants from Avery Field along Lake Michigan and back. All proceeds go to the general operating costs of Chicago Volunteer Legal Services, an organization of more than 3,000 volunteer attorneys who donate legal services to thousands…

Banner & Witcoff participates in the Lawyers Have Heart 10K Race, 5K Run & Fun Walk. The annual race brings together more than 250 organizations and 6,000 runners and walkers to support the American Heart Association and help advance its nonprofit mission of fighting heart disease and stroke. It begins at 7 a.m at the Washington Harbour…

Banner & Witcoff sponsors the Sixth Annual Fun Run & Walk during the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s 46th Annual Meeting in Chicago. The meeting is September 23-25, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago. Click here for more information.

Katie Laatsch Fink and Robert S. Katz moderate Table Topics at the International Trademark Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting in Seattle. Ms. Fink moderates, “Enforcement Against Counterfeiters and Forums for Potential Action in the United States,” on May 20. Mr. Katz moderates, “Enforcement of IP Rights to Prevent Online Infringements,” on May 21. INTA’s Annual Meeting, May 19-23, will…

Robert S. Katz will serve as the moderator for the “Online Enforcement Panel” at the 2018 U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Design Day in Alexandria, Va. The panel will discuss infringements that have moved to online platforms, why it’s so difficult to stop infringements and their potential impact on the economy. Several other Banner & Witcoff…

Banner & Witcoff is a proud sponsor of the City Year Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration & Reception. The event will bring together major local and national leaders and City Year champions for an engaging evening of inspiration and celebration. Since City Year Philadelphia began in 1997, more than 3,400 AmeriCorps members have given more than 5.5 million…

Robert S. Katz presents encore Strafford webinar, “Leveraging Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces.” Mr. Katz and his co-presenters will provide guidance to patent counsel on protecting graphical user interfaces in the U.S. and around the world. They will examine the advantages and disadvantages of design patent protection and offer best practices for leveraging design…