(Chicago – February 24, 2025) – Banner Witcoff remembers our friend and respected colleague, Sheldon Witcoff, who passed away on February 21, 2025. Sheldon was a named former shareholder of
The 2025 Vault Rankings have named Banner Witcoff as No. 3 on their list of Best Intellectual Property Specialty Law Firms in the United States, and one of the top
Banner Witcoff is pleased to share that attorneys Heather Smith-Carra and Leon Cao have been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellows and Pathfinder programs. Heather will
By Abraham J. Varon and Qi Yu So, what’s happening at the PTAB? Means-plus-function interpretation, issues with incorporations by reference, abstract ideas, and more! The Board can Choose its own
Banner Witcoff received a silver ranking in the 2025 edition of World Trademark Review 1000 – The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals. In addition to the firm-wide recognition, the guide recognized
January 27, 2025, Chicago, IL — Banner Witcoff announces the election of firm president Katie Laatsch Fink, two new members of the board of directors, and eight new shareholders. Katie
Leading Lawyers, a division of Law Bulletin Media, has recognized 20 Banner Witcoff attorneys as “Leading Lawyers” and “Emerging Lawyers” in intellectual property law for 2025 in Illinois. Leading Lawyers:
Reuters has published the “Patenting Blockchain Inventions Checklist,” co-authored by Hengyi Jiang of Banner Witcoff, in the January issue of Practical Law: The Journal. Jiang collaborated with Aseet Patel, founder
Banner Witcoff’s annual Patent Law Year in Review for 2024, a summary of key cases and rulings from the Supreme Court, Federal Circuit, and PTAB, is published. The full case
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced its final rule to update its trademark fee schedule effective January 18, 2025. Not only will fees increase for
