SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS BRULOTTE, “GREEN-LIGHTS” COLLECTING PATENT ROYALTIES AFTER PATENTS EXPIRE By Charles W. Shifley In an important decision for patent licensing freedom, on June 22, 2015, the United States
Banner & Witcoff is recognized for patent prosecution in Illinois in the 2015 Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000. Four attorneys were also recognized in this year’s edition: Robert S. Katz, design patents, national;
USPTO ANNOUNCES EXPEDITED PATENT APPEAL PILOT PROGRAM By Paul M. Rivard Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced the “Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot” to provide a temporary basis
On Saturday, May 30, Mr. Mottley discussed 3-D printing and developments in patent, design patent and copyright law on “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell.” “Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell” is a weekly program that
Mary Boney Denison, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Commissioner for Trademarks, visited Chicago on June 1 to discuss current developments and topics in trademark law and policy, as well
AKAMAI V. LIMELIGHT: FEDERAL CIRCUIT LIMITS DIRECT INFRINGEMENT OF METHOD CLAIMS By Jeffrey Chang On remand from the Supreme Court, the Federal Circuit held that Limelight did not directly infringe
Mr. Stockton discusses how the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs compares to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, why the United States will benefit from joining the treaty and what
Mr. Stockton discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs in the Inside Counsel article, “Hague Weighed: Should I Change My Design
APPLE V. SAMSUNG: THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT CLARIFIES DESIGN PATENT PRINCIPLES LAW By Robert S. Katz and Darrell G. Mottley In a much anticipated opinion issued by the U.S. Court of
Robert S. Katz discusses how the Hague Agreement is one tool in an overall strategy for procuring a worldwide design portfolio in the Law360 article, “Worldwide Design Patent System Can
