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Richard S. Stockton is featured in the 2015 Law Bulletin Publishing Co. “40 Under Forty.” According to the Law Bulletin, the selected attorneys were chosen from more than 1,000 nominees. They are recognized for their “intelligence, passion, success in the office, a desire to help the community, and, most importantly, a willingness to work hard…

On Sept. 30, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted Banner & Witcoff client Groupo Rimar, a/k/a Suavinex, SA’s motion for summary judgment and entered judgment in Suavinex’s favor. The federal court agreed that Suavinex had not breached its contract with Luv N’ Care Ltd., and that Luv N’ Care was…

The International Trademark Association (INTA) has appointed Robert S. Katz as Vice Chair of the Design Rights Committee for the 2016-2017 term. INTA is the global association of trademark owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and related intellectual property in order to protect consumers and to promote fair and effective commerce. Its members include more…

Banner & Witcoff is recognized in Corporate Counsel‘s 2015 “Who Represents America’s Biggest Companies?” The annual survey tracks which law firms are representing which Fortune 500 companies in a number of practice areas, including intellectual property litigation. Please click here for the full results.

LACHES REMAINS A DEFENSE TO LEGAL RELIEF IN PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUITS By Ernest V. Linek On September 18, 2015, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, ruled (6-5) in SCA Hygiene Products AB et al. v. First Quality Baby Products LLC et al., that laches remains a viable defense in a…

Banner & Witcoff welcomes associate Richard C. Pokropski to its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Pokropski focuses his practice on a range of intellectual property issues in a variety of electrical and computer technologies, including electrical power, signal processing, multimedia, and telecommunications systems and devices. Before practicing law, Mr. Pokropski served as an officer in the…

Michael J. Harris is a new “Global Fellow” in the Federal Circuit Bar Association. The FCBA, with support from the German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, invites Mr. Harris and other emerging legal leaders to attend an intensive learning program taught by influential judges and practitioners from the United States and Germany. The…

DMCA TAKEDOWNS REQUIRE CONSIDERATION OF FAIR USE By Steve S. Chang The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has held that copyright holders must at least consider fair use before issuing a takedown notice under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). The decision, in Lenz v. Universal Music Corp. et al.1, is the…

USPTO ISSUES SECOND ROUND OF AIA RULE CHANGES By Camille Sauer On August 19, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office announced a new round of proposed changes to practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, including inter partes review, post-grant review, the transitional program for covered business method patents, and derivation proceedings (the AIA proceedings).…

Azuka C. Dike discusses how companies can extract real value and drive economic performance from their IP portfolios in the September 2015 issue of Intellectual Property Magazine.Please click here to read the article (subscription required).