Medical Devices
Our attorneys have unique experience with the various patent needs of the medical device community. They are skilled at procuring patents for a range of medical devices and methods, and effectively making the best courtroom presentation for litigants. They have a thorough knowledge of the distinctive business and regulatory constraints of medical device companies, and a well-honed understanding of the reaction of courts and juries to new medical developments.
Below are some of the medical device technologies that form just a part of our patent experience:
- Cardiac pacemakers
- Catheters
- Contact lenses
- Dental care products
- Implanted electrical leads
- Infant incubators
- Inhalation therapy
- Laser surgical tools
- Lithotripters
- Orthopedic implants
- Orthopedic surgical tools
- Colostomy devices
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07.01.21
Nationally Recognized Trial Lawyer Sanjay Murthy Joins Banner Witcoff’s Chicago Office
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04.05.19
Banner Witcoff Wins Three Prestigious Awards for Litigation and Trademark Work
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03.14.19
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03.11.19
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02.26.19
Brad Van Pelt writes article on patent ownership disputes for the Journal of the Patent & Trademark Office Society
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02.26.19
Patent Ownership Disputes
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02.18.19
Craig W. Kronenthal comments on the PTAB’s intent to follow the USPTO’s new patent eligibility framework in Law360.
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02.08.19
Athena v. Mayo: Are pure diagnostic claims per se ineligible for patenting?
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02.02.19
IP Alert: First PTAB Decision Reversing Examiner Under New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
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01.03.19
Banner & Witcoff sponsors North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
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01.03.19
Banner & Witcoff sponsors West Suburban Corporate IP Roundtable program in Oak Brook, Ill.
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12.19.18
Banner & Witcoff recognized by Law360 for role in AIPLA amicus brief over finding that federal government qualifies as a “person”
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12.17.18
Bradley J. Van Pelt and Alisa S. Abbott write article on recent case law related to design patent applications for Law360
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12.12.18
Robert S. Katz comments on INTA's Guidelines for Examination of Industrial Designs
EVENT
12.07.18
Scott M. Kelly presents “Patent Law Year in Review 2018” to The D.C. Bar in Washington, D.C.
NEWS
11.21.18
IP Alert: Highlights of Design Law 2018
EVENT
11.06.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors November North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
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11.01.18
Banner & Witcoff receives top ranking for IP and patent litigation, patent law in 2019 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
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10.21.18
Pei Wu writes article on IP protection options for biotech startups in IPWatchdog
EVENT
10.16.18
Sarah A. Kagan participates in panel discussion "Collaboration Between Offices From the Point of View of Applicants: Observations" at the Regional Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for Countries in Latin America in Alexandria, Va.
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10.12.18
Banner & Witcoff recognized as one of the best performing and most active law firms in IPR by Patexia
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10.10.18
IP Alert: New Claim Construction Standard at the PTAB as of November 13, 2018
EVENT
10.10.18
Robert S. Katz and Richard S. Stockton present at "Intellectual Property Protection for Designs: An International Perspective" at the USPTO in Alexandria, Va.
EVENT
10.05.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors first West Suburban Corporate IP Roundtable program in Oak Brook, Ill.
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09.13.18
Christopher J. Renk moderates "State of the Northern District of Illinois Courts and Experiences with the Local Patent Rules and the Patent Pilot Program" at the 2018 IPLAC IP Symposium in Chicago
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09.13.18
Alisa S. Abbott presents at IPLAC Young Members' Committee's An Evening of Design at the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
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09.11.18
Kirk A. Sigmon writes article on five IP traps startups can avoid for World Intellectual Property Review
EVENT
09.06.18
Charles W. Shifley presents on challenges the Wright Brothers' patent would face in contemporary law at the Pauline Newman IP American Inn of Court in Alexandria, Va.
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08.30.18
IP Alert: Does Secret Prior Art Survive in the AIA? Twelve Interested Parties Weigh In
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08.27.18
IP Alert: Company Founder Joined and Potentially Liable for Attorneys’ Fees — An Interesting Wrinkle in a Typical “Exceptional” Case
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08.27.18
IP Alert: Full Panel of Fed. Cir. Clarifies that Even Voluntarily Dismissed Cases Start the Year Time-Bar Clock for Inter Partes Review
EVENT
08.21.18
Kirk A. Sigmon presents "Tips and Tricks for Startups in Protecting Their Copyrights, Patents, and Trademarks" at Startup PATH 2018 in Bucharest, Romania
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08.15.18
Eight Banner & Witcoff attorneys named to 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America
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08.13.18
IP Alert: Standing to Appeal Comes into Focus
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08.09.18
Joseph J. Berghammer and Katie Laatsch Fink present "The Resurrection of Niche Fame" at the 2018 Midwest IP Institute in Minneapolis
EVENT
08.02.18
John R. Hutchins and Robert S. Katz present at 2018 Annual Fall Institute on Intellectual Property Law in Galveston, Texas
NEWS
08.02.18
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Five New Associates
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07.31.18
Christopher L. McKee writes article on the continued value of the patent owner preliminary response after SAS for Law360
EVENT
07.23.18
Richard S. Stockton moderates "New Horizons: Perspectives on IP Brinkmanship in the Current Global Trade Environment" in conjunction with 2018 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago
EVENT
07.18.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors, Charles W. Shifley presents at the 62nd Annual Intellectual Property Conference at John Marshall Law School in Chicago
EVENT
07.18.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors Design Law 2018 in Washington, D.C.
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07.13.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors July North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
EVENT
07.12.18
Anna L. King presents "Getting Your IP into Shape: Challenges and Strategies for Protecting Trade Dress in the USA" to CITMA in Bristol, England
EVENT
06.29.18
Helen Hill Minsker presents "TTAB Treatment of Related Goods in Assessing Likelihood of Confusion: Is Anything NOT Related Anymore?" at PLI's Intellectual Property Institute 2018 in New York City
EVENT
06.13.18
Timothy C. Meece and Audra C. Eidem Heinze present Strafford webinar "Post-Sale Restrictions: Protecting Patented Products After Lexmark"
NEWS
06.13.18
Timothy C. Meece recognized in 2018 edition of the IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists
EVENT
06.06.18
Helen Hill Minsker presents “International Searching and Filing Strategies” at PLI’s Fundamentals of Trademark Law in the Global Marketplace 2018 in Chicago
EVENT
06.06.18
Helen Hill Minsker presents "Ex Parte Appeals" at the AIPLA’s Tenth Annual Trademark Boot Camp in Arlington, Va.
NEWS
06.01.18
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Experienced Litigation Attorney to Washington, D.C. Office
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05.31.18
Banner & Witcoff, attorneys recognized for patent and trademark practice in 2018 edition of Legal 500
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05.25.18
Marc S. Cooperman one of only 30 patent litigation attorneys nationwide recognized in Expert Guides' 2018 Best of the Best USA
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05.24.18
Banner & Witcoff, 17 attorneys recognized in 2018 MIP IP Stars
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05.24.18
Binal J. Patel and Kirk A. Sigmon write two-part series on patent marking for Managing Intellectual Property
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05.08.18
Charles W. Shifley comments on Supreme Court’s Oil States case in Nature Biotechnology
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05.08.18
IP Alert: He Who Hesitates May Lose
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05.07.18
Banner & Witcoff welcomes eight summer associates
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05.04.18
IP Alert: Highlights of Design Day 2018
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05.03.18
Banner & Witcoff receives top rankings in Chambers USA 2018
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05.01.18
Helen Hill Minsker recognized in 2018 MIP's "Top 250 Women in IP"
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04.30.18
IP Alert: SAS Institute, Inc. v. Iancu: Raising the Stakes to an All-Or-Nothing Game at the PTAB
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04.27.18
Justin M. Philpott and Eric A. Zelepugas write article on potential effects of Supreme Court SAS decision for Law360
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04.26.18
IP Alert: Oil States: Patents Are Public Rights, IPRs Are Here to Stay
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04.25.18
Bradley J. Van Pelt writes article on handling patent rights in a consumer product launch for Corporate Counsel
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04.23.18
Banner & Witcoff introduces MyIPLaw, an online, interactive overview of intellectual property law
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04.23.18
Eight Banner & Witcoff attorneys are named 2018 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
EVENT
04.19.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors May North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
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04.18.18
IP Alert: Did Congress Create a New Form of Infringement Without Providing Full Compensation?
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03.20.18
Katie Laatsch Fink and Robert S. Katz moderate Table Topics at INTA's 2018 Annual Meeting in Seattle
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03.19.18
Robert S. Katz moderates "Online Enforcement Panel" at 2018 USPTO Design Day in Alexandria, Va.
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03.15.18
Banner & Witcoff, eight attorneys recognized for patent prosecution and litigation in 2018 IAM Patent 1000
EVENT
03.13.18
Robert S. Katz presents encore Strafford webinar, “Leveraging Design Patents to Protect Graphical User Interfaces"
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03.08.18
John R. Hutchins presents "Ethics" at 2018 IP Owners Spring Summit in Washington, D.C.
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03.05.18
Banner & Witcoff Celebrates Innovations of Multinational Companies, Longtime Clients
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02.28.18
Robert S. Katz and Richard S. Stockton present at AIPLA Design Rights Boot Camp in Arlington, Va.
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02.21.18
Jeffrey Chang writes article on non-traditional pro bono opportunities in Before the Bar
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02.21.18
Heather R. Smith-Carra writes article on Fourth Circuit decision involving DMCA safe harbor defense in IPWatchdog
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02.21.18
Binal J. Patel presents ACC Chicago Chapter Downtown Lunch Program, “Negotiating IP Rights in Corporate Agreements"
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02.16.18
Charles W. Shifley presents "Designing Around" Valid U.S. Patents at PRG Spring 2018 Advanced Courses Program in New Orleans
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02.15.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors March North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
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02.14.18
Robert S. Katz presents encore Strafford webinar, “Design Patent Claim Construction: Written Description, Ornamentality, Functionality and More”
NEWS
02.13.18
Banner & Witcoff recognized by MIP for being a top IPR petition filer in 2017
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02.01.18
Banner & Witcoff Awards 2018 Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship to UCLA Law Student
PRESS
01.31.18
Banner & Witcoff Elects Nine Shareholders
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01.30.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors, Katie Laatsch Fink moderates “Empirical Surveys in Trademark and Advertising Cases” at the McCarthy Institute Trademark Symposium 2018 in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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01.30.18
Heather R. Smith-Carra writes article on updates to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act in IPWatchdog
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01.29.18
Twenty-five Banner & Witcoff attorneys named 2018 Illinois Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
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01.25.18
Matthew P. Becker writes article on continued shift in the Federal Circuit’s application of entire market value rule in Law360
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01.24.18
Banner & Witcoff Represents ABA in Move to Avoid Fee Shifting
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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.
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01.15.18
Banner & Witcoff, three attorneys receive top rankings in the 2018 World Trademark Review 1000
EVENT
01.02.18
Darrell G. Mottley presents on design patents at DRI IP Litigation Seminar in Denver
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01.02.18
Robert S. Katz presents Strafford webinar, "Design Patent Claim Construction: Written Description, Ornamentality, Functionality and More"
EVENT
12.27.17
Banner & Witcoff sponsors the 2018 Mark T. Banner Award Luncheon at the Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Arlington, Va.
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12.27.17
Robert S. Katz presents "Interplay Between Trademark, Copyright and Design Laws" at INTA 2018 Designs Conference in London
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12.22.17
Paul M. Rivard presents ABA webinar "Recent Lessons and Practice Insights on the Law of Obviousness"
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12.15.17
Robert S. Katz and Alisa S. Abbott write chapter on protecting and enforcing design rights in the United States for Designs: A Global Guide 2018
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"
NEWS
11.29.17
IP Alert: Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal
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11.29.17
IP Alert: Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review in Oil States
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11.27.17
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Seven New Associates
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11.01.17
Banner & Witcoff receives top ranking for IP and patent litigation, patent law in 2018 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
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09.22.17
IP Alert: Venue Okay in Cray? Federal Circuit Says “No Way”
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09.20.17
Scott M. Kelly comments on issues facing the 5-year-old PTAB in Bloomberg Technology
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09.19.17
Charles W. Shifley writes article on why trial lawyers shouldn't serve as jury members for ISBA Trial Briefs
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09.11.17
Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the 2018 Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students
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09.06.17
Darrell G. Mottley comments on opening law school admissions to GRE test takers in DC Bar News
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08.17.17
Eight Banner & Witcoff attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America 2018 edition
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08.15.17
IP Alert: Inter Partes Reviews – Who Can Get the Big Job Done
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08.07.17
Richard S. Stockton comments on importance of Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in new INTA video
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08.02.17
Darrell G. Mottley comments on D.C. Bar Global Legal Practice Task Force recommendation to expand opportunities for foreign-educated attorneys in Washington Lawyer
NEWS
07.14.17
Joseph M. Potenza recognized as a 2017 “IP Trailblazer” by National Law Journal
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07.12.17
Banner & Witcoff named one of the busiest trademark plaintiffs' firms in second quarter of 2017
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06.28.17
Banner & Witcoff leads in IPR petitions in first five months of 2017
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06.21.17
IP Alert: Supreme Court Not a Fan of Trademark Ban
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05.30.17
Marc S. Cooperman writes article on changes to discovery in Northern District of Illinois in Law360
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05.24.17
Paul M. Rivard comments on TC Heartland's potential effect on forum shopping in Law360
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05.23.17
Paul M. Rivard comments on Supreme Court's patent venue ruling in Law360
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05.22.17
IP Alert: Supreme Court Reaffirms Decades-Old Precedent for Patent Venue
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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
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05.04.17
IP Alert: Federal Circuit Avoids “Foundational Change in the Theory of the Statutory On-Sale Bar”
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03.29.17
IP Alert: Justices Set to Rule on Patent Venue
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03.22.17
IP Alert: "Raging Bull" Defeats the Patent Laches Defense
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02.27.17
Binal J. Patel, J. Pieter van Es and Kimberly S. Devine write article on amending claims at the PTAB for Managing Intellectual Property
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02.17.17
Phillip Articola writes article on Federal Circuit personal jurisdiction decision for Law360
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02.09.17
IP Alert: The Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc. Relating to the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion
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02.08.17
Banner & Witcoff recognized by IDSA for breaking design patent procurement record
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02.01.17
Robert H. Resis and Benjamin Koopferstock write article on impact of Supreme Court decision in Cuozzo v. Lee in Landslide
PRESS
01.30.17
Banner & Witcoff Becomes First Law Firm to Exceed 1,000 Design Patents in Single Year
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01.20.17
IP Alert: The Slants Perform at the Supreme Court
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01.17.17
Banner & Witcoff, Helen Hill Minsker and Christopher J. Renk receive top rankings in the World Trademark Review 1000 2017
NEWS
12.08.16
John P. Iwanicki comments on Supreme Court arguments in Life Technologies v. Promega in Medical Device Daily
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11.10.16
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Four New Associates
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11.10.16
Charles W. Shifley discusses fairness in IPRs in World Intellectual Property Review
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11.08.16
Banner & Witcoff Adds Five Lateral Associates
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11.03.16
IP Alert: SCA Hygiene: Mountain or Mole Hill? That is the Question
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11.02.16
Darrell G. Mottley discusses Supreme Court arguments in copyright dispute over cheerleading uniform designs in Managing Intellectual Property
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11.01.16
Banner & Witcoff receives top ranking for IP and patent litigation, patent law in 2017 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
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10.01.16
Banner & Witcoff helps launch PTAB Bar Association
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08.08.16
Banner & Witcoff attorneys visit Camp Invention at Ft. Hunt Elementary in Alexandria, Va.
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08.05.16
IDSA features Robert S. Katz for role in Samsung v. Apple amicus brief
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08.04.16
Core77 highlights Robert S. Katz's role in 2016 IDSA International Conference
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07.28.16
Banner & Witcoff recognized in IP Watchdog's list of "Top Patent Firms for 2015"
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07.13.16
IP Alert: Brexit's Effect on Intellectual Property
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07.12.16
USPTO implements Post-Prosecution Pilot (P3) Program
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06.22.16
IP Alert: Patent Office’s Continuation Filing Deadline Rule Upheld by the Federal Circuit
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06.20.16
IP Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Decides Cuozzo Speed v. Lee
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06.17.16
Rajit Kapur weighs in on the Supreme Court's decision in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in Law360
NEWS
06.17.16
IP Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Rules in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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06.16.16
Ernest V. Linek discusses the Supreme Court's ruling in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. in Intellectual Property Magazine
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06.14.16
IP Alert: Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer, Inc. — U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Federal Circuit’s Framework for Enhanced Damages Under § 284
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06.14.16
Matthew P. Becker discusses the Supreme Court's enhanced damages ruling in Law360
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05.31.16
Marc Cooperman offers insight into a day at the Supreme Court in the Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar Newsletter
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05.12.16
IP Alert: Obama Signs Law Allowing Trade Secret Owners to Sue in Federal Court
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05.05.16
IP Alert: Federal Circuit Rejects Opportunity to Limit Patent Suits in Eastern District of Texas
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05.03.16
Marc S. Cooperman weighs in on Supreme Court arguments in Cuozzo v. Lee in World Intellectual Property Review
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04.26.16
IP Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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04.25.16
IP Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee
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04.21.16
Robert S. Katz mentioned by IDSA for role in USPTO's 10th Annual Design Day
PRESS
02.26.16
Banner & Witcoff Leads on Design Patents for 13th Consecutive Year
NEWS
01.15.16
Banner & Witcoff, Helen Hill Minsker receive top ranking in the World Trademark Review 1000 2016
NEWS
12.23.15
John M. Fleming discusses how intellectual property affects M&A valuation in Mergers & Acquisitions
NEWS
12.15.15
IP Alert: Heightened Patent Pleading Standard, Discovery Proportionality, and Other Recent Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
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12.14.15
John M. Fleming discusses how due diligence can affect the negotiation over patent assets in Today's General Counsel
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12.08.15
IP Alert: Revised Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Abrogate Rule 84 and Eliminate Appendix of Forms
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11.25.15
Robert S. Katz discusses the legal issues around 3D printing and scanning technology in Design Management Review
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11.25.15
IP Alert: Copyright Office Focuses on Future with Strategic Plan
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11.17.15
Robert S. Katz and Richard S. Stockton featured for role in first GW Law Design Patent Symposium in Intellectual Property Law Perspectives
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11.05.15
Michael S. Cuviello and Adam J. College discuss the USPTO's proposed changes to post-grant proceedings in World Intellectual Property Review
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11.04.15
Ernest V. Linek discusses new DMCA exemptions in JD Supra Perspectives
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10.28.15
Bradley C. Wright discusses the potential end to forum shopping in Bloomberg
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10.21.15
Richard S. Stockton discusses when companies should consider filing for design patents in Law360
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10.20.15
Bradley C. Wright discusses significant Federal Circuit decisions in Law360
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10.19.15
Bradley C. Wright discusses Supreme Court's decision to hear patent damages cases in Bloomberg
NEWS
10.07.15
Brian J. Emfinger discusses eight patent-ineligible concepts categorized as “an idea ‘of itself'" in a Law360 series
NEWS
10.01.15
Banner & Witcoff wins on summary judgment for Spanish baby care product client
PRESS
10.01.15
Banner & Witcoff Wins on Summary Judgment for Spanish Baby Care Product Client
NEWS
09.21.15
IP Alert: Laches Remains a Defense to Legal Relief in Patent Infringement Suits
NEWS
09.16.15
Banner & Witcoff welcomes new attorney Richard C. Pokropski and patent agent Darwin T. Rinderer
NEWS
09.16.15
Michael J. Harris joins Federal Circuit Bar Association Global Fellows Series
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09.15.15
IP Alert: DMCA Takedowns Require Consideration of Fair Use
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09.08.15
IP Alert: USPTO Issues Second Round of AIA Rule Changes
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09.01.15
Azuka C. Dike discusses maximizing the financial value of IP assets in Intellectual Property Magazine
NEWS
08.27.15
Michael S. Cuviello discusses proposed changes to the PTAB in World Intellectual Property Review
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08.25.15
Banner & Witcoff congratulates clients Microsoft and NIKE on their 2015 International Design Excellence Awards
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08.24.15
Chicago Daily Law Bulletin highlights Helen Hill Minsker's participation in The University of San Francisco School of Law McCarthy Institute and Microsoft Corporation Trademark Symposium
NEWS
08.24.15
Managing Intellectual Property includes Banner & Witcoff in analysis of busiest law firms at the PTAB
NEWS
08.18.15
IP Alert: Akamai v. Limelight: Federal Circuit Finds Direct Infringement of Method Claims Where Steps Performed by or Attributable to Single Entity
NEWS
08.13.15
IP Alert: The USPTO Announces Additional Guidelines for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
NEWS
07.01.15
IP Alert: Federal Circuit Holds Claims Indefinite Based on Prosecution History in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA v. Sandoz, Inc.
NEWS
06.30.15
Bradley J. Van Pelt and Brittany M. Martinez discuss preparing for the issue of obviousness in inter partes reviews in Law360
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06.24.15
IP Alert: Federal Circuit changes course and upholds Lighting Ballast patent following Teva remand
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06.24.15
IP Alert: Federal Circuit changes course and upholds Lighting Ballast patent following Teva remand
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06.23.15
Charles W. Shifley discusses the Supreme Court's decision in Kimble v. Marvel in Law360
NEWS
06.22.15
IP Alert: Supreme Court Affirms Brulotte, "Green-Lights" Collecting Patent Royalties After Patents Expire
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06.17.15
Banner & Witcoff, four attorneys recognized in 2015 IAM Patent 1000
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06.16.15
IP Alert: USPTO Announces Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot Program
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06.15.15
Darrell G. Mottley discusses 3-D printing and patent law on "Law Talk with Ethel Mitchell"
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06.01.15
USPTO Commissioner for Trademarks Mary Boney Denison joins IPLAC roundtable discussion in Chicago
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05.22.15
IP Alert: Akamai v. Limelight: Federal Circuit Limits Direct Infringement of Method Claims
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05.21.15
Richard S. Stockton discusses the benefits and complexities of the Hague System in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
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05.20.15
Richard S. Stockton examines how in-house counsel can use the Hague System in Inside Counsel
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05.20.15
IP Alert: Apple v. Samsung: The Federal Circuit Clarifies Design Patent Principles Law
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05.15.15
Robert S. Katz discusses design patent filing considerations using the Hague Agreement in Law360
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05.15.15
University of Illinois College of Law highlights Marc S. Cooperman and Richard S. Stockton's involvement in new course
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05.13.15
IP Alert: The U.S. and Japan Join the Hague System
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04.29.15
IP Alert: TTAB Appeal at USDC - Win or Lose - You Pay the USPTO Costs
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04.16.15
New USPTO Director Michelle Lee joins IPLAC roundtable discussion in Chicago
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03.31.15
IP Alert: Supreme Court Marks TTAB Decisions as Having Preclusive Effect
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02.17.15
IP Alert: Federal Circuit Considers Whether ITC Can Properly Exclude Imported Products That Only Infringe After Importation
NEWS
02.13.15
IP Alert: The U.S. Joins the Hague Agreement
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02.02.15
IP Alert: The Supreme Court Points Courts to Juries on Issue of Trademark Tacking
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11.25.14
Design Patent Law Stakeholders Identify Trends Distinguishing Utility Patent Rules
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02.24.14
Banner & Witcoff Obtains Most Design Patents for 11th Consecutive Year
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01.08.13
New Address for Banner & Witcoff’s Portland Office
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12.19.12
IP Alert: U.S. President Barack Obama Signed the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 into Law
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10.29.12
Banner & Witcoff Represents America’s Biggest Companies
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08.30.12
IP Law Update: America Invents Act Final Rules Take Effect on September 16, 2012
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08.27.12
Joseph M. Potenza Assumes Office of Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
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03.15.12
Patent Law Update: Marine Polymer v. Hemcon
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06.30.10
Webinar: Inter Partes Reexamination: Myths Busted, Tips Given, and Pitfalls Avoided, From Actual Practitioner Experiences
NEWS
05.13.10
ABA-IPL Nominates Joseph M. Potenza to serve as Vice-Chair
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08.27.09
John P. Iwanicki comments on the Federal Circuit's decision in Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., v St. Jude Medical Inc., Inc.,
NEWS
08.27.09
Ernest V. Linek comments on Cardiac Pacemakers Inc., v St. Jude Medical Inc.
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08.04.09
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students
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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
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First PTAB Reversals Under New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
IP Watchdog. 02/15/2019
IP Alert
Athena v. Mayo: Are Pure Diagnostic Claims per se Ineligible for Patenting?
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert 02/08/2019
IP Alert
First PTAB Decision Reversing Examiner Under New Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert 02/02/2019
Article
Clarifying Multi-Embodiment And Single-View Design Filings
Law360 Expert Analysis. 07/14/2018
PTAB Highlights
In IPR, a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words … or Worse than Worthless
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 12/12/2018
Presentation
Patent Law Year in Review 2018 Presentation
Presented to The D.C. Bar. 12/11/2018
IP Alert
Highlights of Design Law 2018
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 11/21/2018
PTAB Highlights
Magic! Now You See the Patent, Now You Don’t!
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 11/15/2018
Article
Recent Developments in Patent Law 2018
Banner & Witcoff. 11/8/2018
Article
Cost-Effective IP Strategies for Biotech Startups
IPWatchdog. 10/21/2018
PTAB Highlights
In IPR, a Patent Owner gets SASsy — With a Bold New Interpretation that the Supreme Court SAS Case Makes for Bad in many IPRs
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 10/15/2018
Presentation
2018 Recent Developments in Patent Law
Presented to the 19th Annual Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute. 10/12/18
IP Alert
New Claim Construction Standard at the PTAB as of November 13, 2018
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 10/10/18
Article
5 Common IP Traps Startups Should Avoid
World Intellectual Property Review. 09/07/2018
PTAB Highlights
In IPR, It’s What, Why, and How That Makes Your Case
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 09/10/2018
IP Alert
Does Secret Prior Art Survive in the AIA? Twelve Interested Parties Weigh In
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/30/2018
IP Alert
Company Founder Joined and Potentially Liable for Attorneys’ Fees — An Interesting Wrinkle in a Typical “Exceptional” Case
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/27/2018
IP Alert
Full Panel of Fed. Cir. Clarifies that Even Voluntarily Dismissed Cases Start the Year Time-Bar Clock for Inter Partes Review
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/27/2018
IP Alert
Standing to Appeal Comes into Focus
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/13/2018
PTAB Highlights
In IPR, It Ain’t Who to Believe, It’s What to Believe, at a Detailed Level
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 08/13/2018
Article
Post-SAS, To File Or Not To File A Preliminary Response?
Law360 Expert Analysis. 07/31/2018
Article
One Shot and You Are Out at the PTAB
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Summer 2018.
Article
Article of Manufacture - District Court Update
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Summer 2018.
Article
Is There a New "New Narrative" to be Told About Patents?
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Summer 2018.
PTAB Highlights
Patents – Equal to Franchises and Toll Bridges? Seven Justices Seem to Say Yes in Inter Partes Review Decision
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/10/2018
PTAB Highlights
“You Took My Patent in IPR! Now You Owe Me!” … Don’t Take Out Your Wallet Just Yet
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 06/25/2018
PTAB Highlights
Your Inter Partes Review Petition and its Proof – Couldda, Wouldda … Shouldda
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 06/04/2018
Presentation
Demystifying IoT Technology: Beyond the Buzzwords
American Bar Association Internet of Things National Institute. 05/09/2018
PTAB Highlights
In Inter Partes Review, Ride the Phillips Horse You Came In On
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 05/08/18
IP Alert
He Who Hesitates May Lose
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/08/2018
IP Alert
Highlights of Design Day 2018
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/04/2018
IP Alert
SAS Institute, Inc. v. Iancu: Raising the Stakes to an All-Or-Nothing Game at the PTAB
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 04/30/2018
Article
High Court Raises the Stakes at PTAB
Law360 Expert Analysis. 04/27/2018
IP Alert
Oil States: Patents Are Public Rights, IPRs Are Here to Stay
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 04/26/2018
Article
Corporate Goals in the Patent Landscape: 5 Ways to Perfect Your Product Launch
Corporate Counsel. 04/25/2018
IP Alert
Did Congress Create a New Form of Infringement Without Providing Full Compensation?
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 04/18/18
PTAB Highlights
An Exhausted Analysis of “Non-Exhaustive”: “Funny Things Are Everywhere”
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 03/29/2018
PTAB Highlights
Patent Trial and Appeal Board Writes a Decision the Federal Circuit Doesn’t Like? Too Bad for You, You Lose
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 03/28/2018
Article
Opportunities Abound: Embrace Non-Traditional Pro Bono
American Bar Association Before the Bar Blog. 02/21/2018
Article
No DMCA Safe Harbor for Cox’s 13-Strike Policy for Terminating Repeat Infringers
IPWatchdog. 02/21/2018
Article
DMCA 2017: 9th Cir. Decides Safe Harbor, Anti-Circumvention Cases
IPWatchdog. 01/30/2018
Article
Exmark and the Erosion of the Entire Market Value Rule
Law360 Expert Analysis. 01/25/2018
PTAB Highlights
Warning! Warning! Danger Will Robinson! In IPR, React in Fear of Danger to Anything That is Arguably a “Warning”
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 01/16/2018
PTAB Highlights
In Inter Partes Review — Meet the Standards of the Few, or Risk Your Petition
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 01/09/2018
Article
Your Brand & Social Media: How to Protect Your Customers
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2017
Article
Pre-Filing Strategies for Patent Venue
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2017
Chapter
Protecting and Enforcing Design Rights in the United States
Designs: A Global Guide 2018. 12/15/2017
Presentation
Patent Law Year in Review 2017 Presentation
Presented to The D.C. Bar. 12/12/2017
Article
Patent Law Year in Review 2017
Presented to The D.C. Bar. 12/12/2017
IP Alert
Supreme Court Continues its Analysis of the AIA in SAS v. Matal
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 11/29/2017
IP Alert
Supreme Court Considers Constitutionality of Inter Partes Review in Oil States
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 11/29/2017
Presentation
Leveraging PatentsView’s API for Better Analyses
USPTO's PatentsView 2017 Workshop on Engaging User Communities. 10/06/2017
IP Alert
Venue Okay in Cray? Federal Circuit Says “No Way”
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 09/22/2017
Article
Trial Lawyers Make Bad Jurors and I Can Prove It
Illinois State Bar Association Trial Briefs. September 2017
PTAB Highlights
Don't Like Your PTAB Decision in IPR? Ask the PTAB to Pack the Court
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 09/11/2017
IP Alert
Inter Partes Reviews – Who Can Get the Big Job Done
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/15/2017
PTAB Highlights
At the PTAB, Riddle Me This: Is the Lack of a Clear Exclusion its Own Clear Exclusion?
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/26/2017
Article
Best Practices for Leveraging Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in Patent Prosecution
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2017
Article
Balancing Free Speech and Trademark Rights
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2017
Article
After-Final Practice: Navigating Expanding USPTO Options for Compact Patent Prosecution
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2017
Article
Using Ex Parte Appeals to Advance Key Patents to Further Corporate Goals
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2017
PTAB Highlights
Are Inter Partes Reviews Unconstitutional? Time for Some History
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/12/2017
PTAB Highlights
At the PTAB, Don't Drive the Wrong Car
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/10/2017
PTAB Highlights
At the PTAB, If It’s Ancient, Meaning 1997, It's Prior Art
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 06/28/2017
IP Alert
Supreme Court Not a Fan of Trademark Ban
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 06/21/2017
Article
In Other IP Venue News...A Change in Northern Illinois
Law360 Expert Analysis. 05/26/2017
PTAB Highlights
What's the "Stock" Way to Organize an IPR Petition?
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 05/25/2017
IP Alert
Supreme Court Reaffirms Decades-Old Precedent for Patent Venue
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/22/2017
Article
Amending Claims at the PTAB - A Fool's Errand?
Managing Intellectual Property. 05/17/2017
PTAB Highlights
How Many Days in Three Months? 90? 91? 92? Not At The PTAB In IPRs
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 05/11/2017
PTAB Highlights
Can’t Stop Arguing? IPRs are Right for You
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 05/05/2017
IP Alert
Federal Circuit Avoids “Foundational Change in the Theory of the Statutory On-Sale Bar”
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/04/2017
PTAB Highlights
In IPR, Is a “Prior Art” U.S. Patent Prior? Be Careful
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 04/17/2017
IP Alert
Justices Set to Rule on Patent Venue
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 03/29/2017
IP Alert
“Raging Bull” Defeats the Patent Laches Defense
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 03/22/2017
PTAB Highlights
We Got Sued for Patent Infringement, We Want a Stay Pending IPR! How Do We Get One? Answer: Get Crackin'!
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 03/21/2017
Article
IP Management: Creating, Maintaining and Advancing Your Portfolio to Increase Your Company's Bottom Line
The Licensing Journal. 03/15/2017
PTAB Highlights
Is Your Patent Eligible for Covered Business Method Review? Your Claim Language Matters. Your Specification Language Might Matter
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 03/09/2017
PTAB Highlights
Your Patent Portfolio and Inter Partes Review - Are You Watching Your USPTO Correspondence Addresses? You Should
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 02/28/2017
PTAB Highlights
In Inter Partes Review, Should I Defend My Patent with a Preliminary Response? Sure, Join the Club, Attack Everything About the Petition
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 02/27/2017
Article
Personal Jurisdiction Takeaways from Fed. Circ. in Xilinx
Law360 Expert Analysis. 02/16/2017
IP Alert
The Supreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc. Relating to the Doctrine of Patent Exhaustion
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 02/09/2017
PTAB Highlights
Will Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in IPRs Get "Trumped?" It's Possible
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 02/03/2017
Article
Supreme Court Confirms Broadest Reasonable Interpretation Allowed in Inter Partes Review and Limits Review of Institution Decisions
Landslide. January-February 2017
IP Alert
The Slants Perform at the Supreme Court
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 01/20/2017
PTAB Highlights
How Many Words Do You Have to Challenge Each Patent Claim in IPR?
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 01/04/2017
Article
Starting Up IP: Priorities for Early-Stage Companies
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2016
Article
An Intro to Double Patenting
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2016
Article
Adding to Your Company's Bottom Line with Intangible Assets: Creating, Maintaining & Advancing Your IP Portfolio
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2016
Article
Recent Developments in Post-Grant Review Eligibility
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2016
Article
NSFW: Naked Licensing and Uncontrolled Trademark Use
Licensing Executive Society International les Nouvelles. December 2016
Article
2016 Recent Developments in Patent Law - Case Law
Presented to The D.C. Bar. 12/12/2016
PTAB Highlights
Return to Sender: A Place the PTAB May No Longer Go
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 11/28/2016
Article
IPR: Histrionics and Statistics
World Intellectual Property Review. 11/10/2016
IP Alert
SCA Hygiene: Mountain or Mole Hill? That is the Question
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 11/03/2016
Article
2016 Patent Developments for IT Practitioners
Presented to the Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute. 09/30/2016
PTAB Highlights
Late to File Your IPR, But the PTAB Says You're OK? Don't Worry, the Federal Circuit Can't Care
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 09/27/2016
Article
Abstract Ideas: A Common-Sense Distinction in Electric Power Group v. Alstom
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/05/2016
PTAB Highlights
Patent Applicants: Want to Avoid Broadest Reasonable Interpretation in Inter Partes Review? That's Right - Use Means Clauses
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 08/03/2016
PTAB Highlights
Patent Owner! Your Burdens in IPR – Broadest Reasonable Construction, Preponderance of Evidence, Severely Limited Amendment – But Burden to Prove You Deserve Your Patent? Yes
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/27/2016
PTAB Highlights
"Your PTAB Judges Will Be Experts" - Right? ... Not So Fast
Banner & Witcoff PTAB Highlights. 07/26/2016
IP Alert
Brexit's Effect on Intellectual Property
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 07/13/2016
IP Alert
Patent Office’s Continuation Filing Deadline Rule Upheld by the Federal Circuit
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 06/22/2016
IP Alert
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Federal Circuit's Framework for Enhanced Damages Under § 284
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 06/14/2016
Article
Agreement Drafting Tips to Safeguard IP Rights
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2016
Article
Is Broadest Reasonable Interpretation the Appropriate Standard in an IPR? Supreme Court to Decide
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2016
IP Alert
Obama Signs Law Allowing Trade Secret Owners to Sue in Federal Court
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/12/2016
IP Alert
Federal Circuit Rejects Opportunity to Limit Patent Suits in Eastern District of Texas
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/05/2016
IP Alert
U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 04/25/2016
IP Alert
Patent Agent Privilege Confirmed by Federal Circuit
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 03/08/2016
Book
Patent Litigation Strategies Handbook, Fourth Edition
Bloomberg BNA. February 2016
Article
Copyright Office Focuses on Future with Strategic Plan
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 11/25/2015
IP Alert
Maximizing the Financial Value of IP Assets
IP Alert
The Importance of a Trademark Registration in a Global Economy
Article
Which is Better - Patent Arbitration or Patent Post-Issuance Proceedings?
PTAB Highlights
Carefully Consider Corporate Relationships When Determining Real Parties-in-Interest
Article
Rebutting 101 Rejections Asserting 'Idea Of Itself': Part 1
Law360 Expert Analysis. 10/02/2015
IP Alert
Laches Remains a Defense to Legal Relief in Patent Infringement Suits
Book
Patent Litigation, Third Edition
Practising Law Institute. September 2015
IP Alert
Akamai v. Limelight: Federal Circuit Finds Direct Infringement of Method Claims Where Steps Performed by or Attributable to Single Entity
IP Alert
The USPTO Announces Additional Guidelines for Determining Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101
PTAB Highlights
Preparing for the Obvious at the PTAB
Law360 Expert Analysis. 06/30/2015
IP Alert
Supreme Court Affirms Brulotte, "Green-Lights" Collecting Patent Royalties After Patents Expire
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 06/23/2015
IP Alert
USPTO Announces Expedited Patent Appeal Pilot Program
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 06/16/2015
Article
The International Design Application: The Hague Agreement and U.S. Design Law
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2015
Article
Challenging and Defending Obviousness at the PTAB
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Spring/Summer 2015
IP Alert
Akamai v. Limelight: Federal Circuit Limits Direct Infringement of Method Claims
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/22/2015
Article
Hague Weighed: Should I Change My Design Filing Strategy?
Inside Counsel. 05/21/2015
IP Alert
Apple v. Samsung: The Federal Circuit Clarifies Design Patent Principles Law
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/21/2015
Article
The U.S. and Japan Join the Hague System
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 05/13/2015
Book
Banner & Witcoff 2015 Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Annual Collection of Published Articles and Media Comments
IP Alert
The Supreme Court Points Courts to Juries on Issue of Trademark Tacking
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 02/02/2015
Book
Patent Trial Advocacy Casebook, Third Edition
American Bar Association. January 2015
Article
Trademarks by Design: Combining Design Patents and Trademarks to Protect Your Intellectual Property
American Intellectual Property Law Association Spring Meeting. March 2014
Article
Pacific Coast Marine Decision Confirms Application of Prosecution History Estoppel to Designs
Article
Developments in Patent Law 2013
D.C. Bar Year in Review Series. 12/11/2013
Article
Hague Accolade: The United States is Poised to Join an International Design Protection System
Banner & Witcoff LEGISLATIVE UPDATE. December 2012
Article
Patent Developments for IT Practitioners
Presented at The Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute.
IP Alert
America Invents Act Final Rules Take Effect on September 16, 2012
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/30/2012
Article
Litigation in East Texas After The Federal Circuit's Decision in TS Tech
Banner & Witcoff IP UPDATE. Spring/Summer 2009
Article
Post-KSR Pharmaceutical Patent Obviousness Determinations
Banner & Witcoff Intellectual Property Update, (Spring 2008)
Article
It Ain't Over 'Til the Federal Circuit Sings After Reexamination
Banner & Witcoff Intellectual Property Update (Fall/Winter 2008)