Robert Katz was recently quoted in Bloomberg Law’s article, Lashify Wages Global Fight to Protect IP for Celebrity Lashes, on protecting innovations by filing complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In the article, Robert states, “Complaints before the ITC allows companies to pursue multiple alleged infringers at the same time without working to…
Banner Witcoff is proud to share Marguerite Smith has been selected by the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) as one of 20 recipients nationwide for the SWE Outstanding Collegiate Member Award. This award recognizes SWE members who have made significant contributions to the organization, their campuses, and the broader engineering community. Margurite will be honored…
Banner Witcoff’s Reilley Keane and Kirk Sigmon take a closer look at a recent U.S. Court of Appeals decision that initially appears to negatively impact patents related to artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML). Published in Law360, the article discusses strategies for drafting and prosecuting AI/ML patents and shares tips and tricks to help practitioners…
Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon was recently featured in WIRED’s article, AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill, offering industry insights on the legal complexities surrounding intellectual property (IP) in gaming. Kirk says that AI tools can accelerate the creation of game content, but they can also…
In MSN and Sourcing Journal, Banner Witcoff shareholder Kirk Sigmon weighs in on how companies’ copyrighted works could be impacted by a new bill proposing how AI models leverage intellectual property. “The way in which I look at it is to say that it is agnostic to small IP, big IP. It’s just talking about…
Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon was recently quoted in California’s CEB (Continuing Education of the Bar) article, The Future of Fair Use: Will LLMs Have to Pay to Train on Copyrighted Works? This article shares insight on recent rulings from cases involving Anthropic and Meta AI. In the article, Kirk states that he views the rulings…
Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon was recently quoted in InfoWorld’s article, How to Succeed (or fail) with AI-Driven Development, on the inherent risks of AI-based programming. In the article Kirk states, “most generally available AI-augmented development systems are trained on large swaths of data, and it’s not particularly clear where that data comes from,” he goes…
Banner Witcoff’s Paul Rivard, Jake Webb, and Christian Wolfgram explore the challenges companies face when securing patents and trademarks in the cannabis industry. Published in mg Magazine, the article discusses strategies that can help protect products, processes, and brands despite federal prohibition. Find the full article by clicking here.
Ballroom dance does more than showcase creativity on the dancefloor – it inspires innovation. Shareholder Kirk Sigmon explores the unique world of ballroom patents in a recent article for USA Dance’s Magazine, “American Dancer.” From small inventions that improve tailsuits to complex online dancing systems, Kirk presents the patents that have helped make ballroom dancing…
Banner Witcoff’s Hengyi Jiang and Justin Philpott provide an overview of standard-essential patents (SEPs), including strategies for drafting, prosecuting, and enforcing them for Thomson Reuters’ Practical Law Journal. The article, “Standard-Essential Patents: Prosecution and Enforcement,” addressed considerations for companies involved in standardized technologies. Hengyi and Justin also highlight the benefits of proactive approaches, such as…
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