On June 28, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied two Skechers’ inter partes review challenges directed at design patents covering NIKE’s popular FREE outsole designs. After defeating Skechers’
Should “Blocking Patents” be Used as a Blunt Weapon or as a Factor in a Sophisticated Economic Analysis? By Sarah A. Kagan In recent oral arguments in a dispute
The D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Task Force, chaired by Darrell G. Mottley, was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Frederick B. Abramson Award. This award recognized the Task Force’s outstanding work
Scott M. Kelly and Kirk A. Sigmon discuss the copyright issues under U.S. law presented by live streaming of video game inputs in Interactive Entertainment Law Review. Click here for
Binal J. Patel was recently honored with the invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose
Banner & Witcoff sponsored the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2018 Southwest Youth of the Year Celebration on June 11 in Dallas. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth
Timothy C. Meece is recognized in the 2018 edition of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists. The annual publication features individuals who lead the way in the development and
John R. Hutchins, an experienced litigation attorney who joined Banner & Witcoff in late May, explains that he was drawn to the firm for its stability, long-time relationships with clients and significant
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes John R. Hutchins, a first-chair patent litigation attorney,
Charles W. Shifley explores whether the Wright Brothers’ patent for a “flying machine” would survive today’s patent laws in an article for the 100th edition of the Journal of the Patent
