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Mr. Spehlmann discusses how to effectively protect a biodiesel process or product technology in the January/February 2015 issue of Biodiesel Magazine. Please click here to read “Patenting Strategies in the Biodiesel Industry.”

Mr. Fleming discusses the importance of due diligence for companies responding to accusations in Part 3 of a three-part series in Inside Counsel. Please click here to read “’Do the Due’: Due diligence practices geared toward defensive protection.”

  YEAR-END BRINGS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT ELIGIBILITY By Ernest V. Linek Section 101 of the Patent Act (35 U.S.C. 101) continues to be of concern for patent practitioners, patent applicants and patent owners. The language of this statute defines what constitutes patent eligible subject matter, as follows: “Whoever invents or discovers any new and…

SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS WHETHER JUDGE OR JURY SHOULD TACKLE TRADEMARK “TACKING” By Ross A. Dannenberg On December 3, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case Hana Financial, Inc. v. Hana Bank et al., on writ of certiorari from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. This is the…

SUPREME COURT HEARS ORAL ARGUMENTS IN B&B HARDWARE, INC. V. HARGIS INDUSTRIES, INC. By R. Gregory Israelsen On December 2, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral arguments in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., the first trademark case to reach the Court in nearly ten years. William F. Jay, of…

Bloomberg Law summarizes Banner & Witcoff and GWU’s Design Law 2014 Symposium On November 21, 2014 the first Design Law 2014 symposium took place at George Washington University Law School. Banner & Witcoff co-sponsored and co-organized the full day event focused on design patent law before about 150 attendees. Banner & Witcoff’s Robert S. Katz…

Mr. Fleming discusses the importance of due diligence for companies looking toward the acquisition of IP assets for offensive use in Part 2 of a three-part series in Inside Counsel. Please click here to read “’Do the Due’: Due diligence practices geared toward potential offensive use.” This article was also republished in Transaction Advisors. Please click here(subscription required).

IP Alert: Three Rounds to Knock Out Ultramercial's Patent on "Advertising as Currency"

Banner & Witcoff received a National Tier 1 ranking in intellectual property litigation, patent litigation and patent law in the 2015 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers’ “Best Law Firms.”   Tier 1 rankings are determined through feedback from clients and peers, as well as from information provided in law firm survey responses.  …

Banner & Witcoff moves up in annual Corporate Counsel Patent Litigation Survey