Katie L. Becker, Matthew P. Becker, Joseph J. Berghammer, Scott A. Burow, Marc S. Cooperman, Louis DiSanto, Katherine L. Fink, Shawn P. Gorman, Michael J. Harris, Kevin Keenan, Michael L. Krashin, Erik S. Maurer, Timothy C. Meece, Charles L. Miller, Janice V. Mitrius, Jon O. Nelson, Binal J. Patel, Thomas K. Pratt, Timothy J. Rechtien,…
The Federal Circuit handed down a 3-0 decision on Jan. 8, 2014, in Pacific Coast Marine Windshields Limited v. Malibu Boats, LLC et al., recognizing that the concept of prosecution history estoppel applies to design patents. The decision was authored by Judge Dyk, who was joined by Judges Mayer and Chen. Please click here to…
On Dec. 5, 2013, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 325-91 to pass the Innovation Act (H.R. 3309). The bill, introduced by Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., seeks to amend the America Invents Act to address abusive behavior by patent owners in infringement litigation. The U.S. Senate will now consider companion legislation. The differences between the…
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) proposed changes to implement the Hague Agreement concerning international registration of industrial designs on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013. As a leading design patent firm, Banner & Witcoff will evaluate the new rules and submit comment to the USPTO on behalf of our design-driven clients. The firm will…
Mr. Patel presents at the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s Software Partnership Silicon Valley Roundtable at Stanford University. Mr. Patel’s presentation provided practice pointers for in-house counsel and patent practitioners involved with software patenting, as well as suggestions for U.S. patent examiners. The USPTO and the software community formed the Software Partnership to enhance the quality…
IP Alert: Medtronic v. Boston Scientific – Supreme Court Appears Prepared to Reverse the Federal Circuit on the Burden of Persuasion in Declaratory Judgment Actions Between Patent Owners and Licensees
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