Supreme Court Weighs in on Apparel Design Copyrightability in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands By Darrell G. Mottley On March 22, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision,
Darrell G. Mottley, who attended the Supreme Court’s arguments in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, discusses the justices’ decision that decorative elements on cheerleader uniforms can be protected by copyright
“Raging Bull” Defeats the Patent Laches Defense By Ernest V. Linek Yesterday, the Supreme Court decided that laches cannot be interposed as a defense against damages where the infringement occurred
Banner & Witcoff congratulates client Guard Llama Inc. for its upcoming appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank” on April 14. CEO Joe Parisi founded the Chicago company to help people who
Binal J. Patel, J. Pieter van Es and Kimberly S. Devine discuss the eight decisions where motions to amend claims in Patent Trial and Appeal Board post issuance review proceedings
Law360 highlights the Intellectual Property Owners Association’s support of Banner & Witcoff client Lexmark International Inc. in its case against Impression Products Inc. at the Supreme Court in its Feb.
Quantity Trumps Quality: Supreme Court Decides Life Technologies v. Promega By Ernest V. Linek The question before the Supreme Court in this case was simple: did the Federal Circuit err
Phillip Articola examines the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s Feb. 15 decision in Xilinx Inc. v. Papst Licensing GmBH & Co., in the article, “Personal Jurisdiction Takeaways From Fed.
Banner & Witcoff shareholders Robert H. Resis and Michael J. Harris were recognized in the BTI Client Service All-Stars 2017 for IP litigation. They were two of 319 attorneys nationwide
The Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc. Relating to the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion By Jason S. Shull In March 2017, the
