Step One and Done to Patent Eligibility: Finjan, Inc. v. Blue Coat Systems, Inc. By Aseet Patel and Peter Nigrelli The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Can a Potential Infringer Use an IPR to Gain Access to Article III Courts? By Sarah A. Kagan The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit heard arguments
Did the Supreme Court Bless Claims to Methods of Treating? By Sarah A. Kagan At the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit oral argument in Vanda Pharmaceuticals
Heather R. Smith-Carra offers five ways companies can stay in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in IPWatchdog. This includes electronically designating a new online service provider agent by December
Helen Hill Minsker was recognized in the International Trademark Association’s INTA Bulletin for her role in the Government Officials Training Committee’s second United States Patent and Trademark Office training. Ms. Minsker moderated the panel, which
Robert S. Katz and Alisa S. Abbott examine protecting and enforcing design rights in the United States in their chapter in Designs: A Global Guide 2018. The guide, published by World Trademark Review,
Is Infringement Required to Generate a Case or Controversy for Declaratory-Judgment Jurisdiction? By Sarah A. Kagan Ten years ago, MedImmune successfully sought an expanded scope of declaratory-judgment jurisdiction, asking
Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal By Katie L. Becker On November 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in SAS Institute,
Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review in Oil States By Benjamin Koopferstock On November 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard argument in Oil States Energy Services, LLC
Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., a national intellectual property law firm that procures, enforces and litigates intellectual property rights throughout the world, welcomes seven new associates to its Chicago and Washington,
