Managing IP’s annual MIP Americas Awards recognizes Banner Witcoff’s successes in Trademark Prosecution. The firm has been shortlisted for Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year in the Midwest region. Managing IP has previously “highly recommended” the firm’s trademark practice in Illinois. Banner Witcoff is one of only seven firms to be “highly recommended”— the guide’s…
By Jesse Dyer and Sydney Huppert So, what’s happening at the PTAB? Using videos as printed publications, instituting despite advanced stage of litigation, denying institution for mapping to the specification instead of the claim, and more! Video killed the radio star and the vehicle-mounted elevated access system patent. Mission Integrated Techs., LLC v. Clemente, IPR2023-01285,…
March 3, 2025 – Banner Witcoff is pleased to announce that shareholder Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D., has been named a finalist in three categories for the 2025 Life Sciences Patent Network (LSPN) Awards: Patent Prosecutor of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, and Inspiring Woman of the Year. Presented by Newton Media, the LSPN Awards recognize “excellence, innovation,…
(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 Banner Witcoff, which he joined 70 years ago. A pioneer in the field of patent law, he worked extensively on international patent litigation and prosecution…
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 midsized law firms in Chicago. The firm ranks No. 5 as one of the Best-Midsized Law Firms in Chicago and as 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 participate in the 2025 LCLD Fellows Program. The program offers high-potential, mid-career attorneys from diverse backgrounds at LCLD Member organizations the opportunity to develop leadership…
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 Adventure… and Construction. Head Sport GmbH v. Vermont Safety Developments LLC, IPR2024-01099, Paper 15 (January 15, 2025) (Grossman, joined by Weatherly and Silverman) (denying institution…
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 four of the firm’s attorneys, Louis DiSanto, Katie Laatsch Fink, Anna King, and Richard Stockton as leading practitioners for trademark prosecution and strategy. The guide…
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 said, “I am thrilled to be elected as the next president of Banner Witcoff, a firm I have been with for nearly 20 years. I…
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: Matthew P. Becker, Joseph J. Berghammer, Scott A. Burow, Marc S. Cooperman, Azuka C. Dike, Brian J. Emfinger, Katie Laatch Fink, Timothy C. Meece, Janice…
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