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Supreme Court Oral Arguments in Samsung v. Apple By Steve S. Chang Oral arguments were held on Oct. 11, 2016, at the U.S. Supreme Court in the closely-watched and longstanding

Federal Circuit Hears Arguments in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. By Surendra K. Ravula On October 4, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Mr. Articola examines four cases from the Federal Circuit and how they could provide guidance to patent owners and applicants aiming to overcome 35 U.S.C. §101 abstract idea rejections for computer-based

Banner & Witcoff is a founding member of the PTAB Bar Association, an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the highest professional and ethical standards among lawyers and stakeholders who

Ross A. Dannenberg discusses the similarities between “Overwatch,” and, “Paladins: Champions of the Realm,” and the potential for a copyright infringement lawsuit in Heat Street. According to Dannenberg, video game developers can’t

Banner & Witcoff welcomes of counsel Phillip Articola to its Washington, D.C., office; and of counsel Mark A. Dalla Valle and associate Justin M. Philpott to its Chicago office. Mr.

McRO INC. V. BANDAI NAMCO GAMES AMERICA INC. ET AL.  By Ross A. Dannenberg, Aseet Patel and Peter Nigrelli The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in McRO Inc.

Joseph J. Berghammer, V. Bryan Medlock Jr., Jon O. Nelson, Joseph M. Potenza, Christopher J. Renk, Charles W. Shifley and Bradley C. Wright are listed as leaders in intellectual property law in

Ross A. Dannenberg explains that while toy companies like Hasbro have the advantage of significant financial resources, they also face risks in litigation against inventors in the Bloomberg article, “Big Toy Makers Clash With the Inventors

Robert S. Katz, Nigel Fontenot, Shambhavi Patel and Camille Sauer visited elementary school students at Camp Invention at Fort Hunt Elementary in Alexandria, Va., on Aug. 4. Created by the