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Banner & Witcoff remembers our friend and former name partner George B. Newitt, who died on April 18, 2018. George spent most of his career at the Chicago law firm

Justin M. Philpott and Eric A. Zelepugas examine the Supreme Court’s SAS decision and what it potentially means for future Patent Trial and Appeal Board practice in Law360. Click here to read the

Oil States: Patents Are Public Rights, IPRs Are Here to Stay By Charles W. Shifley In the much-anticipated Oil States case,[i] the U.S. Supreme Court decided on April 24, 2018, that patent

Bradley J. Van Pelt discusses five things companies should consider during a consumer product launch that could protect them against allegations of patent infringement and prevent competitors from replicating their ideas in

A Test That Cannot Be Applied Consistently By Sarah A. Kagan The difficulty in consistently applying the prevailing test for subject matter eligibility was evident in the April 13, 2018,

As companies continue to spend valuable time and money developing new technologies and innovative products, Banner & Witcoff is offering a new online resource on how they can protect these

Robert F. Altherr Jr., Ross A. Dannenberg, Rajit Kapur, Scott M. Kelly, Frederic M. Meeker, Chunhsi Andy Mu, Joseph M. Potenza and Bradley C. Wright were named to the 2018

Did Congress Create a New Form of Infringement Without Providing Full Compensation? By Sarah A. Kagan and Lisa M. Hemmendinger The Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 16, 2018, in

The IPKat highlights Ross A. Dannenberg’s discussion of 10 types of lawsuits that have shaped the games industry in the United States at the More than Just a Game: IV

Patently-O highlights Sarah A. Kagan’s recent IP Alert on the Federal Circuit arguments in Gilead Sciences v. Merck in its article, “An Interesting Pending Appeal Involving Violation of an NDA