Life Sciences + Pharmaceuticals
We have a rich history in the practice of patent law dealing with biotechnology sciences issues. Our attorneys include practitioners with Ph.D. degrees and others with advanced degrees and substantial experience in all phases of life sciences and pharmaceutical practice. These qualifications give our attorneys the ability to collaborate with both bench scientists and in-house counsel.
Technologies in which our attorneys are skilled include:
- Biologics
- Gene therapy
- Genetic engineering
- Immunology
- Medical diagnostics
- Pharmaceuticals
- Therapeutic antibodies
- Vaccinology
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News + Events
NEWS
06.27.23
IAM 1000 Recognizes 15 Banner Witcoff Attorneys, Patent Prosecution, and Litigation Practices
EVENT
12.06.22
Sanjay Murthy Presents “Patent Ethics – Critical Ethics Issues Impacting Patent Practice” at PLI Program
NEWS
09.07.22
Banner Witcoff Expands Life Sciences Practice with New Attorney and Patent Agent
NEWS
07.01.21
Nationally Recognized Trial Lawyer Sanjay Murthy Joins Banner Witcoff’s Chicago Office
NEWS
06.16.20
40 Years Ago: Firm Wins Supreme Court Case That Helped Launch Biotech Industry
EVENT
06.15.20
Sarah Kagan to Discuss Biotech Patenting Around COVID-19 for Webinar
NEWS
11.27.19
IP Alert | Federal Circuit to PTAB: Explain Your Rationale
NEWS
11.07.19
IP Alert | Federal Circuit to Decide if Patentee is Bound by Earlier Statement to PTAB
NEWS
09.04.19
IP Alert | Federal Circuit’s Decision in Eli Lilly v. Hospira May Signal Possible Pro-Patentee Swing
NEWS
03.11.19
"Changes abound at IP firm Banner Witcoff," Chicago Lawyer features the firm's new Chicago office space
NEWS
02.26.19
Patent Ownership Disputes
EVENT
01.03.19
Banner & Witcoff sponsors North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
01.03.19
Banner & Witcoff sponsors West Suburban Corporate IP Roundtable program in Oak Brook, Ill.
EVENT
11.06.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors November North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
10.05.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors first West Suburban Corporate IP Roundtable program in Oak Brook, Ill.
EVENT
07.13.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors July North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
04.19.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors May North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
02.15.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors March North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
01.18.18
Scott M. Kelly and R. Gregory Israelsen present "2017 Patent Law Year in Review" to North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
12.06.17
Katie Laatsch Fink and Timothy J. Rechtien present Exit Planning Institute webinar "Intellectual Property Rights: Don't Underestimate the Power of Intangible Assets"
EVENT
05.16.17
Scott M. Kelly presents “Real, Virtual, and by Design: An Exploration of Patents and Video Games” at the Chicago Video Game Law Summit
NEWS
05.31.16
Marc Cooperman offers insight into a day at the Supreme Court in the Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar Newsletter
EVENT
04.27.09
HOT TOPICS IN PATENT LAW: GMU Law School and Banner & Witcoff present the 8th Annual Hot Topics in Patent Law Symposium, July 21, 2009
Our Perspectives
IP Alert
IP Alert | Federal Circuit: More than a Tangential Relation Permits Prosecution History Estoppel to Block Finding of Infringement
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, Dec. 16, 2019
IP Alert
Merck Challenges PTAB’s Non-Obviousness Decision of Wyeth’s Patent
IP Alert
Federal Circuit to Decide if Patentee is Bound by Earlier Statement to PTAB
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, Nov. 7, 2019
https://bannerwitcoff.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IP-Alert-Federal-Circuit-to-Decide-if-Patentee-is-Bound-by-Earlier-Statement-to-PTAB.pdf
IP Alert
Federal Circuit Gets Tied up in the Metaphysics of Not-Doing: INO v. Praxair
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, Sept. 10, 2019
IP Alert
Federal Circuit’s Decision in Eli Lilly v. Hospira May Signal Possible Pro-Patentee Swing
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, Sept. 4, 2019
IP Alert
Exception to Prosecution History Estoppel: Ajinomoto v. International Trade Commission
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, August 26, 2019
IP Alert
Federal Circuit Punts to Supreme Court or Congress: Athena Diagnostics, Inc. v. Mayo Collaborative Services
Banner Witcoff IP Alert, July 11, 2019
Presentation
Leveraging PatentsView’s API for Better Analyses
USPTO's PatentsView 2017 Workshop on Engaging User Communities. 10/06/2017
Article
In Other IP Venue News...A Change in Northern Illinois
Law360 Expert Analysis. 05/26/2017