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Charles W. Shifley discusses the importance of the Federal Circuit’s decisions in In re: Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC and Pacing Technologies LLC v. Garmin International Inc. in the Law360 article, “5 Recent Fed. Circ. Rulings IP Attys Need to Know.” Please click here to read the article.

Robert F. Altherr Jr., Ross A. Dannenberg, Frederic M. Meeker, Chunhsi Andy Mu, Joseph M. Potenza, Benjamin C. Spehlmann and Bradley C. Wright were named to the 2015 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for their work in intellectual property law. The Super Lawyers lists represent the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state. These…

Robert F. Altherr Jr., Ross A. Dannenberg, Frederic M. Meeker, Chunhsi Andy Mu, Joseph M. Potenza, Benjamin C. Spehlmann and Bradley C. Wright were named to the 2015 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for their work in intellectual property law. The Super Lawyers lists represent the top 5 percent of attorneys in each state. These…

On April 14, 2015, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit sua sponteordered an en banc hearing on whether the Supreme Court’s 2012 decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., should cause the appeals court to “overrule Jazz Photo Corp. . . . to the extent it ruled that a sale of a patented item outside the United…

Michelle K. Lee, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, visited Chicago on April 16 to discuss current developments and topics in patent law and policy. Banner & Witcoff shareholder Richard S. Stockton played a key role in organizing the program, which included a roundtable discussion between…

H. Wayne Porter discusses several ways post-grant reviews differ from other types of contested patent proceedings in his article, “The Role of Post-Grant Reviews in Patent Challenges Before the PTAB.” Please click here to read the article.

Steve S. Chang discusses the issues and outcomes in lawsuits filed by former collegiate athletes in the article, “Face Value: Where’s My NCAA Football Game?” in the March/April 2015 issue of Landslide magazine. Please click here to read the article.

SUPREME COURT MARKS TTAB DECISIONS AS HAVING PRECLUSIVE EFFECT By R. Gregory Israelsen On March 24, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States held in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., that some decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) may have a preclusive effect on judgments by federal district courts.…

In the March 2015 issue of Intellectual Property Today, Banner & Witcoff ranks as a “Top Patent Firm.” The firm also ranks No. 1 for design patents. Please click here for the complete list of rankings.

Helen Hill Minsker discusses the significance of the Supreme Court’s ruling in trademark case B&B Hardware Inc. v. Hargis Industries Inc. in Law360. Please click here to read the article, “Attorneys React to Supreme Court’s TTAB Preclusion Ruling.” A subscription is required.