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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

Which Patent Trial and Appeal Board Trial Decisions Cannot be Appealed? By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard oral arguments on March 6,

  Inherency and Obviousness: Strange Bedfellows By Sarah A. Kagan The concept of disclosure by inherency exists in tension with the concept of obviousness. Inherency looks back at prior art

Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution and litigation in Illinois, and prosecution in Washington, D.C. in the 2018 edition of the IAM Patent 1000. Joseph J. Berghammer is recognized for

When is a Published Patent Application Entitled to an Earlier Date as a Reference? By Sarah A. Kagan A recent petition to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal