On June 28, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied two Skechers’ inter partes review challenges directed at design patents covering NIKE’s popular FREE outsole designs. After defeating Skechers’ two most recent challenges, NIKE has prevailed on all 15 challenges mounted by Skechers over the past two years. Banner & Witcoff represented NIKE in all 15…
Should “Blocking Patents” be Used as a Blunt Weapon or as a Factor in a Sophisticated Economic Analysis? By Sarah A. Kagan In recent oral arguments in a dispute over the obviousness of U.S. patents covering the use of $1.7 billion/year drug Ampyra® for the alleviation of walking disorders in multiple sclerosis patients, counsel…
The D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Task Force, chaired by Darrell G. Mottley, was selected as the recipient of the 2018 Frederick B. Abramson Award. This award recognized the Task Force’s outstanding work in addressing how the D.C. Bar can respond to issues raised by increasing globalization in the practice of law. The D.C. Bar recognized the work of…
Scott M. Kelly and Kirk A. Sigmon discuss the copyright issues under U.S. law presented by live streaming of video game inputs in Interactive Entertainment Law Review. Click here for complimentary access to their article, “The key to key presses: eSports game input streaming and copyright protection.”
Binal J. Patel was recently honored with the invitation to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. The Fellows is a global honorary society of attorneys, judges, law faculty and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the highest principles of the legal profession and to the welfare of their communities. Membership in the…
Banner & Witcoff sponsored the Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s 2018 Southwest Youth of the Year Celebration on June 11 in Dallas. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Youth of the Year program has honored and celebrated the nation’s most inspiring teens and their incredible journeys for more than 70 years. Each year, thousands…
Timothy C. Meece is recognized in the 2018 edition of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists. The annual publication features individuals who lead the way in the development and implementation of world-class intellectual property value creation programs. Click here for more information.
John R. Hutchins, an experienced litigation attorney who joined Banner & Witcoff in late May, explains that he was drawn to the firm for its stability, long-time relationships with clients and significant inter partes review practice in Law360. Click here to read the article, “Banner & Witcoff Nabs Hunton Andrews Patent Attorney.” Subscription required. Click here to…
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes John R. Hutchins, a first-chair patent litigation attorney, as a shareholder in its Washington, D.C. office. “Our clients encounter increasingly complex and multifaceted legal and business challenges, and work closely with us to…
Charles W. Shifley explores whether the Wright Brothers’ patent for a “flying machine” would survive today’s patent laws in an article for the 100th edition of the Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society. Click here to read the article.
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