IP Alert: Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal
NEWS -Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal By Katie L. Becker On November 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in SAS Institute,
Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal By Katie L. Becker On November 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in SAS Institute,
Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review in Oil States By Benjamin Koopferstock On November 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard argument in Oil States Energy Services, LLC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes seven new associates to its Chicago and Washington,
Inherent Risks to a Common Prosecution Strategy By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the
Brian Emfinger comments on the strategies applicants use to secure patents on computer software inventions in Law360. In the article, “More Patent Applicants Go Shopping to Combat Alice,” he discusses why, “in
Is a Product-by-Process Limitation a Fig Leaf? By Sarah A. Kagan Patent applicants may claim their product inventions using product-by-process recitations. These can be useful when one has no analysis
Helen Hill Minsker moderated a mini-seminar that focused on the coffee industry on Nov. 7 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Va. Ms. Minsker, a member of the
Is the Safe Harbor for Divisional Applications Shrinking? By Sarah A. Kagan In October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments in a pair of related
Banner & Witcoff was recognized by Law360 for successfully representing NIKE, Inc., in inter partes reviews brought by adidas AG against two NIKE patents related to its FLYKNIT technology. Christopher Renk, Michael Harris,
Banner & Witcoff received a National Tier 1 ranking in intellectual property litigation, patent litigation and patent law in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers’