Robert S. Katz provides an updated discussion on how creators can protect themselves against virtual design theft through design patent, trademark and copyright laws in the December 2016 issue of Design Management
On December 13, 2016, Banner & Witcoff won dismissal of all patent infringement and false advertising claims against its clients, Volvo Car USA, LLC, Grey Global Group, Inc., The Big
In a set of decisions on September 29, 2016, and November 16, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied all eight petitions for
John P. Iwanicki discusses how the Supreme Court will approach the question of whether a single genetic testing kit component is sufficient to meet the test of a “substantial portion” of a potentially infringing
Steve S. Chang evaluates the Supreme Court’s decision in Samsung v. Apple in the article, “SCOTUS Apple v. Samsung Ruling, Just the FAQs.” In a nutshell, he says, the Supreme Court
Another Bite at the Apple…Maybe? Supreme Court Reverses and Remands to the Federal Circuit By Steve Chang and Richard Stockton Less than two months after oral argument, the U.S. Supreme
Banner & Witcoff congratulates client ReThink LLC for its recent appearance on ABC’s “Shark Tank.” Trisha Prabhu, a 16-year-old innovator, social entrepreneur and advocate from Naperville, Ill., invented ReThink as
Charles W. Shifley evaluates the arguments of patent owners and challengers involved in inter partes review in World Intellectual Property Review. Please click here to read his article, “IPR: histrionics
SCA Hygiene: Mountain or Mole Hill? That is the Question By Ernest V. Linek The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in SCA Hygiene Products Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby
Darrell G. Mottley, who attended the Supreme Court’s arguments in Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, discusses the justices’ take on camouflage and how it compares to the design of cheerleading
