Banner Witcoff is proud to announce that four of our attorneys earned recognition in the 2026 edition of WIPR Leaders, published by the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR). The guide
By Kyler Kappes and Elizabeth Yang So, what’s happening at the PTAB? Functional language, establishing priority, adding new annotations in Reply, and more! Heads I win, tails you lose—argue functional
Banner Witcoff is pleased to share that Anna King and our Design Patent team were named finalists by Managing IP’s annual MIP Americas Awards! Anna was recognized as a finalist
By Grace Beach, Zach Getzelman, and Victoria Webb In a landmark copyright law decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a $1 billion jury verdict and shielded internet service provider
By Robert S. Katz and Sonia M. Okolie The USPTO will soon be issuing updated guidelines for applicants and examiners for design patent applications directed to computer-generated interfaces (e.g. GUIs)
By Craig Kronenthal and Elizabeth Yang So, what’s happening at the PTAB? Privy and RPI issues, explaining inconsistent claim constructions, the particularity requirement, and more! 2 degrees of separation from
Banner Witcoff is pleased to announce that shareholder Azuka Dike has been elected to serve on the American Bar Association Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) Section’s Board of Trustees of the
We are pleased to announce that John P. Iwanicki has been recognized in the Boston Elite — Life Sciences: Regulatory rankings of The Legal 500 United States. In the 2026
By Richard Stockton, Principal Shareholder “Plain dissimilarity,” the U.S. design law assessment that enables judges to decide design patent infringement issues before trial based on allegedly clear visual differences between
By Craig Kronenthal and Daniel Moon So, what’s happening at the PTAB? Design law changes impacting institution decisions, successful rehearing, Director Squires addressing parallel petitions, and more! New Standard, New
