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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…

Crain’s Chicago Business recognized Binal Patel and Katie Laatsch Fink as 2022 Notable Gen X Leaders in Accounting, Consulting and Law. The list includes more than 100 members who are “busy bolstering their firms’ revenues and reputations and have overhauled parental leave, caregiver and flexible work policies to attract and retain top talent,” according to…

By Scott Burow and Lisa Carlson In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the impact of district court patent ineligibility findings on IPRs, showing nexus for secondary considerations, using applicant’s admitted prior art, and more! No termination of IPR proceeding even though patent is invalid under…

Banner Witcoff is one of the top intellectual property boutique law firms in the United States and one of the top midsized law firms in Chicago according to Vault annual rankings. The firm ranks No. 5 on Vault’s 2023 list of Best Intellectual Property Boutique Law Firms and No. 6 Best Midsized Law Firms in…

By Camille Sauer and Craig Kronenthal In this installment of the PTAB Highlights, Banner Witcoff examines recent decisions at the PTAB featuring: the impact of prosecution history on IPR institution, the recommended ranking paper for parallel petitions, proving commercial success, and more! Don’t overlook the Examiner’s reasons for allowance if you need to distinguish previously…