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Justices Set to Rule on Patent Venue By Paul M. Rivard On March 27, 2017, the Supreme Court heard arguments in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC.

On March 24, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware entered final judgment in favor of Banner & Witcoff client, Unum Group. In MPHJ Technology Investments, LLC

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.