Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon was recently featured in InformationWeek’s article, The Intellectual Property Risks of GenAI, offering industry insights on the legal complexities surrounding intellectual property (IP) in generative AI. Kirk discussed the need for companies to establish policies that carefully balance the usefulness of AI tools and the liability risks they pose. He says,…
The 2024 Sagacious IP Green100 Report recognizes Banner Witcoff’s Justin Philpott as one of the “Voices for a Green Future.” This report provides an analysis of patents focused on climate change mitigation, alongside a comprehensive scorecard and benchmark to measure the sustainability progress of countries, industries, and individual companies. Justin has represented clients in patent…
By Zachary Getzelman and Daniel Moon So, what’s new at the PTAB? Foreign policy considerations at the institution stage, parallel petitions, improper hindsight, and more! Maybe petition the DoD first? Tiktok Inc. v. CellSpin Soft, Inc., IPR2024-00767, Paper 9 (Oct. 1, 2024) (Hardman, joined by Anderson and Valek) (declining to discretionarily deny the petition as…
Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz and Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D., have been recognized as 2024 IAM Global Leaders. According to IAM’s website, to qualify for IAM Global Leaders, individuals must be ranked in the gold tier of the IAM Patent 1000. Rob and Mercedes were “Highly Recommended” by IAM Patent 1000 for their prosecution work. Additionally, Rob was recognized for his design…
By David Glass and Jihan Joo So, what’s new at the PTAB? Determining whether references are analogous art, translations providing new evidence, claim differentiation, improper reliance on patent drawings, and more! Similar technical features alone do not qualify a reference as analogous prior art. Mito Red Light v. JOOVV, IPR2024-00621, Paper 7 (September 19, 2024)…
By Leon Cao and Elizabeth Rielley So, what’s new at the PTAB? Using double patenting rejections to leverage other IPR decisions, expectation of success, real party-in-interest considerations, and more! Double Patenting rejections can be a tool for IPR Petitioners. Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA et al. v. Eye Therapies, LLC, IPR2024-00467, Paper 14 (August 13, 2024)…
Banner Witcoff is proud to share that attorneys Timothy C. Meece and Frederic M. Meeker are included in the 2024 IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists. IAM Strategy 300 is an annual guide that lists individuals leading the way in the development and implementation of strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios.…
Banner Witcoff Shareholders Robert Katz and Darrell Mottley have been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: IP 2024. The guide has “Recommended” Darrell in the IP – Patents category. Robert was recognized as a “Thought Leader” in the same category. Find the full guide by clicking here. According to its website, “WWL: IP is an in-depth…
By Jesse Dyer and Zhengyu Feng, Ph.D. So, what’s new at the PTAB? Failure to support long-felt but unsolved need, commercial success identified by a jury not persuasive enough, patent owner obtaining a denial of institution despite not filing a preliminary response, typographical errors should not be disregarded, and more! Be wary of “printed matter…
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