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
On Monday, November 27, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its Final Written Decision on Remand in Ashworth Brothers, Inc. v. Laitram, LLC, IPR 2020-00593, holding that the only remaining patent
Banner Witcoff is excited to announce its new class of first-year associates in the firm’s Chicago and Washington, DC offices. Kamaram Munira, Hayden Kunz, Yousef Almesad, Sydney Huppert, Arash Sayyah,
Banner Witcoff’s Laura Brutman has been elected Chair of the US Bar-European Patent Office (EPO) Liaison Council for the upcoming two-year term. Laura previously served as Vice Chair of the
