Binal J. Patel discusses why banks are not only obtaining more patents, but also higher-quality patents, in Bloomberg Businessweek. Please click here to read the article, “Wall Street Is Trying
Katie L. Becker, Matthew P. Becker, Joseph J. Berghammer, Aaron Bowling, Scott A. Burow, Marc S. Cooperman, Azuka C. Dike, Louis DiSanto, Katie Laatsch Fink, Shawn P. Gorman, Michael J.
Ross A. Dannenberg discusses the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s rejection of Sony’s attempt to trademark the words, “Let’s Play,” in Gamasutra. Mr. Dannenberg says it’s interesting that the trademark was
Banner and Witcoff is recognized as a top firm in the 2016 edition of the World Trademark Review 1000, the premier standalone research directory that focuses exclusively on trademark practices
Banner & Witcoff welcomes associates Daniel Douglas and Nigel Fontenot to its Washington, D.C., office and Pei Wu to its Boston office. Mr. Douglas focuses his practice on patent prosecution
Mr. Iwanicki discusses the significance of Ariosa Diagnostics Inc. v. Sequenom Inc. in the Law360 article, “Patent Cases to Watch in 2016.” In this case, a Federal Circuit panel invalidated a patent on
TAM TRADEMARK VICTORY MAY PROVIDE GAME PLAN FOR WASHINGTON REDSKINS By R. Gregory Israelsen Last week, the Federal Circuit held en banc that the disparagement provision of Section 2(a) of
John M. Fleming discusses how focusing on intellectual property could potentially help negotiate the price of a company down in Mergers & Acquisitions. Please click here to read the article, “How Intellectual Property
Ernest V. Linek reviews the significance of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s decision in The Authors Guild et al. v. Google, Inc. inIntellectual Property Magazine. Linek
HEIGHTENED PATENT PLEADING STANDARD, DISCOVERY PROPORTIONALITY, AND OTHER RECENT AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE By Jeffrey H. Chang Amendments made by the Supreme Court to the Federal
