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Banner Witcoff shareholder Robert Katz is quoted in a recent MLex article on the push for harmonization on digital design protection by US practitioners. Robert recently presented on the topic at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) International Design Forum. Robert states, “When the US broke new ground 44 years ago, the US really…

Managing IP spoke with Banner Witcoff shareholder Robert Katz about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s suspension of expedited examination of design patents. The program allowed parties to request faster examination if they paid an additional fee and met other requirements. When discussing the use of the program, Katz said, “The only way for the…

Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer, Ph.D., and Sydney Huppert explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare, focusing on the ethical and regulatory challenges that arise for Juriste International, the publication of UIA (United Association of Lawyers). The article “Regulation and Ethics in AI-Supported Health Care” discusses how AI technologies can enhance patient care through…

It has been about ten years since the landmark Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, outlining a two-step analysis for determining whether a patent claim recites eligible subject matter. In part two of “Alice Analysis: Practical Guidance From a Decade of Eligibility Cases,” published in the recent edition of the Intellectual…

Sourcing Journal spoke with Banner Witcoff shareholder Kirk Sigmon on the new guidance from the U.S. Copyright Office around the copyrightability of work created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Kirk says even with the new guidance, the bar for obtaining a copyright registration remains relatively low. Still, in the fashion…

Managing IP spoke with Banner Witcoff shareholder Robert Katz on the spike in design patent litigation in recent years. The article notes that the rise in cases at the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois generally comes down to Schedule A cases. When asked about this, Robert states “For innovators who create, Schedule…

World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) quotes Banner Witcoff’s Richard Stockton in a recent article outlining the final provisions of the international Riyadh Design Law Treaty, which, after 20 years of debate and two weeks of final negotiations in Saudi Arabia, were agreed upon in November. Stockton attended the negotiations as chair of the INTA Designs…

About a decade has passed since the landmark Supreme Court decision in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International (published in 2014), laying out a two-step analysis for determining whether a patent claim recites eligible subject matter. In the latest edition of Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, shareholder Reilley Keane explores eligibility-related caselaw of the…

Banner Witcoff’s Richard Stockton was quoted in a recent World Trademark Review (WTR) article, “‘A historic and watershed moment’: WIPO member states agree on monumental international design treaty after two decades of negotiations.” The article outlines the final provisions of the international Riyadh Design Law Treaty, which were agreed upon after 20 years of debate…

Banner Witcoff’s Kirk Sigmon spoke with PC Gamer on the Nintendo Palworld lawsuit announced last week. In the article, Kirk provides a crash course in videogame patents, detailing what patents protect, how they are secured, and how a company, such as Nintendo, risks exposing itself to attach by pursuing patents. You can find the full…