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Supreme Court Not a Fan of Trademark Ban The Court held 8–0 that the Lanham Act’s ban on offensive trademarks is unconstitutional By R. Gregory Israelsen On Monday, June 19,

Darrell G. Mottley and his fellow members of the D.C. Bar Leadership Development Committee will be honored with the Frederick B. Abramson Award at the D.C. Bar Celebration of Leadership

Louis DiSanto discusses why client YETI Coolers asked ASI, Sage and DistributorCentral to remove infringing products from product search databases in the article, “YETI Alleges Promo Drinkware Violates Intellectual Property Rights.” Click here

Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution and litigation in Illinois, and patent prosecution in Washington, D.C. in the 2017 edition of the IAM Patent 1000. Ross A. Dannenberg, Robert

Marc S. Cooperman, Ross A. Dannenberg, John P. Iwanicki, Sarah A. Kagan, Robert S. Katz, Christopher L. McKee, Timothy C. Meece, Frederic M. Meeker, Helen Hill Minsker, Darrell G. Mottley, Joseph

Banner & Witcoff is recognized as a top firm in patent prosecution in the United States in the 2017 edition of the Legal 500. Joseph J. Berghammer, Michael J. Harris, Robert S. Katz, Erik

Marc S. Cooperman examines the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois’ new Mandatory Initial Discovery program in the article, “In Other IP Venue News … A Change

Banner & Witcoff was named in the 2017 edition of Chambers and Partners as a top intellectual property law firm. The firm received a top ranking for patent prosecution in the

Paul M. Rivard explains the potential effect the Supreme Court’s decision in TC Heartland v. Kraft Food Brands Group could have on forum shopping in Law360. Click here to read the article. Subscription is