Banner Witcoff’s Anna King, Chair of AIPLA’s Trademark Treaties and International Law Committee, is representing US users on behalf of AIPLA at the 2025 TM5 Annual Meeting at the USPTO
Banner Witcoff is pleased to announce that Alisa Abbott and Kirk Sigmon have been named as Rising Stars on Managing IP’s 2025 list of Rising Stars. Alisa and Kirk join other
On November 19, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced its final rule to update its patent fee schedule effective January 19, 2025. While most of the fees increase by
Banner Witcoff’s Binal Patel will join the ChIPs Network panel, Outstanding Male Allies Advancing Women, on Thursday, December 5, from 11:15 to 12:15 PST. The panel will discuss how male
Banner Witcoff’s Richard Stockton will join David Gerk from the USPTO’s Office of Policy and International Affairs to discuss efforts toward harmonized industrial design protection at the agency’s 17th Annual
By Jay Bombien and Joe McCollum So, what’s new at the PTAB? The Director vacating institution decision for improper § 325(d) analysis, re-using references applied to canceled claims, expert testimony
In an article published for Law360, Richard Stockton analyzes the recent Supreme Court decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. In the article, Richard outlines how the ruling
Banner Witcoff recognizes Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month by celebrating the stories and inventions of four notable AANHPI inventors who changed our world. Peter Tsai, Ph.D.
Banner Witcoff has awarded three law students the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship. Created to strengthen diversity and inclusion in intellectual property law, the Fellowship provides recipients with $5,000 for
Banner Witcoff’s Robert Katz will participate as a panelist in a Strafford CLE webinar on Tuesday, March 14 from 1 – 2:30 pm EDT. Robert and his co-panelists will guide
