Banner Witcoff

Banner Witcoff’s Boston office is included on the Boston Business Journal’s 2024 “Largest IP Law Firms in Massachusetts” list. According to its website, the list is ranked by the number of intellectual property lawyers in Massachusetts as of August 1, 2023. You can find the entire list by clicking here.

Banner Witcoff’s Mercedes Meyer is quoted in a recently published Managing IP article exploring how the SCOTUS Loper decision, which overturned a 1984 case Chevron v Natural Resources Defence Council, will affect intellectual property, USPTO policies, and litigation strategies. Mercedes spoke specifically on how counsel and companies may be taking the ruling into account moving…

Banner Witcoff’s Christian Wolfgram spoke with Bloomberg Law on the Northern District of Illinois’ program appointing trial lawyers to provide bro bono legal services to indigent litigants. The article discusses the benefits pro bono work provides younger associates and senior partners. “I did not have the opportunity to first chair a deposition before working on…

Mercedes Meyer is featured in the Patent Lawyer’s Women in IP Leadership January and February segment. The segment provides a platform for women working in the IP industry to discuss their experiences, celebrate milestones and achievements, and put forward ideas for advancing equity and diversity. In her interview, Mercedes discusses everything from career inspiration to…

Mercedes Meyer explored 2024 US patent trends in a Managing IP article. The article features a handful of attorneys and four trends and developments they’re keeping tabs on in the new year. Mercedes speaks to the Federal Circuit’s decision to uphold the USPTO’s decision to invalidate four Cellect patents for obviousness-type double patenting, stating, “I…

Banner Witcoff’s Josh Davenport was recently interviewed for his thoughts on how generative AI is being used in the legal market for a recent Managing IP article titled “Law Firms: Corporations better placed to take AI plunge…for now.” The article delves into the slower adoption of AI within the legal profession compared to corporations. Addressing…

In part-two of their two-part article Banner Witcoff’s Aseet Patel and Xuechen (Rebecca) Ding partnered with Amir Kashani Ph.D. – the Director of AI and Digital Product Development for a leading tool and manufacturing company – to analyze the claims made in the IBM v. Zillow case and provide tips for drafting AI-related claims from…

In an article published in Santé Magazine, Kirk Sigmon explores the alcohol industry's legal battles over bottle designs, labels, bags, wax seals, and the word "handmade."

Attorney Eric Hamp recently analyzed enforcing U.S. process patent rights against entities in foreign countries for Reuters. The article, “Enforcing Patents Against Foreign Infringers of Patented Processes,” dives into the nuances of 35 U.S.C. § 271(g) and its ability to allow patentees to target foreign producers, downstream importers and sellers, and others that benefit from…

Inside Archery spoke with attorneys Scott Burow and Jason Shull to learn more about how we serve some of the world’s most innovative archery companies. Find the feature by clicking here and jumping to page 66.