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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…

John R. Hutchins presents the closing “Ethics” session at the 2018 Intellectual Property Owners Spring Summit in Washington, D.C. His session addresses ethical issues in the practice of law, including privileges involving patent agents and patent prosecution, in-house counsel and litigation funders. Click here for more information.

Robert S. Katz and Richard S. Stockton present at the American Intellectual Property Law Association Design Rights Boot Camp in Arlington, Va. Mr. Katz presents, “Pre-Filing Considerations in Design Patent Litigation.” Mr. Stockton presents, “Design​ Litigation Both at the Federal and State Level Including Rights Existent at Federal District Courts and State Courts.” Hosted in the new AIPLA Past President’s…

Darrell G. Mottley moderates the “Demystifying IoT Technology: Beyond the Buzzwords” panel at the American Bar Association Third Internet of Things National Institute, May 9-10, in Washington, D.C. Beyond what Internet of Things means, this panel will discuss new and emerging IoT technologies, how they revolutionize the public and private marketplaces, and what legal, regulatory, and technical challenges we face…