By Brad Van Pelt, Alisa Abbott, Rob Katz February 6, 2024 — Yesterday the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) sitting en banc for the
January 29, 2024 – Banner Witcoff announces the election of five new shareholders, effective immediately. The new shareholders span the firm’s Chicago and Washington, D.C. offices, devoted to protecting their client’s intellectual
Banner Witcoff’s Chris Glembocki has joined the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Text Processing Task Force. The Task Force will advise the International Bureau of the WIPO on how to
Banner Witcoff is pleased to share that attorneys Kamaram Munira and Sonia Okolie have been selected for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Pathfinder Program. The Pathfinder program was
By Jake Earl and Brian Emfinger So, what’s new at the PTAB? Defeating the purpose of a prior art reference, combining references to produce a missing limitation, denying institution because
Fifteen Banner Witcoff attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for their intellectual property practice. 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers Joseph Berghammer
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has expanded rapidly in many industries, particularly health care, ranging from radiological imaging, clinical diagnosis, drug discovery, and cardiac software that uses AI to guide users to
By Leon Cao and Jake Webb So, what’s new at the PTAB? In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent PTAB decisions featuring: reliance on prior art
The Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) recognizes Rob Katz in the 20/23 Recognitions for his support on advocacy issues facing the industrial design profession. IDSA’s 20/2X recognition program began
By Sydney Huppert and Elizabeth Rielley So, what’s new at the PTAB? In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent PTAB decisions featuring: Director guidance on when
