Banner Witcoff

Banner Witcoff obtained a total victory for client ZF Friedrichshafen at the PTAB. The written decision held every claim in a patent being asserted against ZF unpatentable. The final written decision can be found here. ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and industrial technology. Banner…

By Kamaram Munira, Ph.D. and Arash Sayyah, Ph.D. So, what’s new at the PTAB? No Fintiv for Co-Petitioner, fatally inconsistent arguments, failure to tie patent claims to commercial product to establish commercial success, and more! No reason to Fintiv me! Google LLC et al v. Multimodal Media LLC, IPR2024-00053, Paper 10 (June 5, 2024) (Jung, joined…

Banner Witcoff successfully represented plaintiff Cory (“Harli”) Gregory in litigation against defendants, Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) officials, in United States District Court in the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit, filed in 2018 under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) and the Illinois Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), alleged…

The 2024 edition of Chambers and Partners named Banner Witcoff a top intellectual property law firm. Banner Witcoff received a top ranking for patent prosecution in the District of Columbia and a top ranking for intellectual property law in Illinois. Additionally, Marc S. Cooperman received a top ranking for his practice in intellectual property law, and…

Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) recognizes 17 Banner Witcoff attorneys in its 2024 edition of IP Stars, a guide to the world’s top intellectual property firms and practitioners. MIP recognized the following Banner Witcoff attorneys as 2024 IP Stars in their respective geographic locations and practice areas: Marc Cooperman, Ross Dannenberg, Katie Laatsch Fink, John Iwanicki,…

Brad Van Pelt and Darrell Mottley In light of the Federal Circuit’s en banc decision in LKQ Corporation v. GM Global Technology Operations LLC, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) has issued updated guidance and examination instructions in a Memorandum (“Memo”) dated May 22, 2024 and signed by Director Vidal to design examiners and…

Darrell G. Mottley and Robert S. Katz The Federal Circuit has ruled that design patent obviousness consideration should be more aligned with Supreme Court utility patent law precedent. This new en banc opinion overturns previous U.S. Federal Circuit design patent obviousness jurisprudence held to be “too rigid” in devising a new framework having a flexible,…

Managing IP ranks Banner Witcoff’s trademark practice in its 2024 edition of “IP Stars,” a guide to the world’s top intellectual property firms. IP Stars “highly recommended” the firm’s trademark practice in Illinois, the guide’s highest recognition. Banner Witcoff is one of only seven “highly recommended” firms and is at the top of the list. The rankings are based on information Managing IP analysts obtain from thousands of law…