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Banner Witcoff honors Black History Month by celebrating and sharing the stories of four notable Black inventors. We invite you to continue to learn about the many Black inventors who have impacted the way we live by clicking here. Lewis Howard Latimer Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts to parents who had escaped…

By Zachary Getzelman and Daniel Moon In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the reach of a POSITA’s knowledge, evidence of industry praise, supporting numerical ranges, and more!POSITAs are never so regimented that their knowledge can’t switch regimes. Becton, Dickinson and Company v. Sage Products, LLC,…

Banner Witcoff’s newly elected president, Janice Mitrius, spoke with Law360 Pulse about her time at Banner Witcoff, the firm’s strategy moving forward, its diversity initiatives, and its culture. Read the full article by clicking here.

By Kamaram Munira and John Peloquin In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: a PO’s response to the Board’s Order to Show Cause, costly typographical errors, the different effects of actual and likely trial dates of related litigation, and more! Get out what you put in…

Seventeen Banner Witcoff attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for their work in intellectual property law. 2023 Illinois Super Lawyers Matthew P. Becker Joseph J. Berghammer Marc S. Cooperman Louis DiSanto Katie Laatsch Fink Erik Maurer Timothy Meece Janice Mitrius Binal Patel Charles Shifley Jason…

As we usher in a new year, Banner Witcoff takes a look back at the top ten PTAB Highlights from 2022.  From the showing of error under the Advanced Bionics framework to the effects of transferring parallel litigation, take a look at what caught the eye of your colleagues during 2022: Hold your horses! The…

By Brian Apel and Kevin Keenan In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: motions for additional discovery, the co-pendency requirement for claiming priority, joinder, and more! Motions for Additional Discovery—Make ‘Em Narrow, Specific, and Targeted. Wolfspeed, Inc. v. Cao Lighting, Inc., IPR2022-00847, Paper 27 (Dec. 21.…

By Brian Emfinger and Zhengyu Feng In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the prior public disclosure exception, the number of substitute claims permitted in a motion to amend, weighing of new evidence and arguments in sur-reply, and more! A picture is worth… not enough… Kaijet…

Banner Witcoff has opened the application process for the 2023 program of the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship. First- and second-year law students can submit applications now through Jan. 31, 2023. Created to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the field of intellectual property law, the fellowship provides 1L and 2L students with the opportunity to…