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
Confidentiality Agreements Get Teeth By Sarah A. Kagan Do you consider Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs) mere hoops to jump through before you can get what
Jeffrey Chang encourages law students’ involvement in non-traditional pro bono opportunities in the American Bar Association’s Before the Bar blog. Click here to read the article.
Heather R. Smith-Carra examines the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s recent decision involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act safe harbor defense in the IPWatchdog article, “No DMCA safe harbor
Capturing Inventions from FDA Label Changes By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 9, 2018, heard oral arguments in Praxair Distribution,
Managing Intellectual Property magazine recently published an article that highlights Banner & Witcoff’s position as a top firm at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2017.
A Theory of Invalidity is Not Enough to Invalidate a Patent By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed on different grounds a
On February 6, 18 attorneys and staff in our Washington, D.C. office put together nearly 250 sandwiches for Martha’s Table to use on McKenna’s Wagon, its mobile food truck that provides its downtown neighbors
The Safe Harbor for Divisional Applications Shrinks By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed on January 23, 2018, the U.S. Patent and
Heather R. Smith-Carra examines several noteworthy updates and decisions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in the IPWatchdog article, “DMCA 2017: 9th Cir. decides safe harbor, anti-circumvention cases.” Click here to read the article.
