FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT AFFIRMS CANCELLATION OF “REDSKINS” MARKS ON SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND HOLDS THAT FIRST AMENDMENT DOES NOT CONTROL By Maurine L. Knutsson On July 8, 2015, the Federal District Court
Banner & Witcoff welcomes Benjamin Koopferstock and Javier A. Liceaga to the Washington, D.C., office as associates. Mr. Koopferstock focuses his practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications.
FEDERAL CIRCUIT HOLDS CLAIMS INDEFINITE BASED ON PROSECUTION HISTORY IN TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA V. SANDOZ, INC. By R. Gregory Israelsen and Shawn P. Gorman On June 18, 2015, the United States Court of
Bradley J. Van Pelt and Brittany M. Martinez discuss how patent holders can prepare for the issue of obviousness in inter partes reviews in their Law360 Expert Analysis article, “Preparing
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CHANGES COURSE AND UPHOLDS LIGHTING BALLAST PATENT FOLLOWING TEVA REMAND By Paul M. Rivard In 2014, in Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corp., the Federal Circuit
FEDERAL CIRCUIT CHANGES COURSE AND UPHOLDSLIGHTING BALLAST PATENT FOLLOWING TEVAREMAND By Paul M. Rivard In 2014, in Lighting Ballast Control LLC v. Philips Electronics North America Corp., the Federal Circuit
Mr. Shifley explains in Law360 that the Supreme Court’s decision in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises allows patent owners and licensees to confidently and without concern extend “in-term” royalties on patents into the post-expiration
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
