Trade Secrets
Whether to protect inventions with patents or trade secrets, or both, can be a critical business decision. Enforcing trade secrets and defending against cases claiming misuse of trade secrets both require specialized care, and our attorneys have helped clients handle some of the most complex trade secret situations, ensuring that clients’ businesses continue to run smoothly.
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News + Events
NEWS
06.01.21
Banner Witcoff Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2021 Guide
NEWS
05.06.21
Banner Witcoff Duo Pens Article on the Importance of IP in Business
NEWS
04.23.20
Banner Witcoff, Attorneys Earn Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2020
NEWS
03.11.19
"Changes abound at IP firm Banner Witcoff," Chicago Lawyer features the firm's new Chicago office space
EVENT
11.06.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors November North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
NEWS
11.01.18
Banner & Witcoff receives top ranking for IP and patent litigation, patent law in 2019 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”
NEWS
09.11.18
Kirk A. Sigmon writes article on five IP traps startups can avoid for World Intellectual Property Review
NEWS
08.15.18
Eight Banner & Witcoff attorneys named to 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America
NEWS
08.02.18
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Five New Associates
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
NEWS
06.01.18
Banner & Witcoff Welcomes Experienced Litigation Attorney to Washington, D.C. Office
NEWS
05.07.18
Banner & Witcoff welcomes eight summer associates
NEWS
05.03.18
Banner & Witcoff receives top rankings in Chambers USA 2018
NEWS
04.23.18
Banner & Witcoff introduces MyIPLaw, an online, interactive overview of intellectual property law
NEWS
04.23.18
Eight Banner & Witcoff attorneys are named 2018 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
EVENT
02.15.18
Banner & Witcoff sponsors March North Shore Corporate IP Roundtable program in Northbrook, Ill.
PRESS
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
NEWS
09.11.17
Banner & Witcoff is proud to offer the 2018 Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for law students
NEWS
05.12.16
IP Alert: Obama Signs Law Allowing Trade Secret Owners to Sue in Federal Court
NEWS
01.08.13
New Address for Banner & Witcoff’s Portland Office
NEWS
10.29.12
Banner & Witcoff Represents America’s Biggest Companies
NEWS
10.15.12
Darrell G. Mottley is honored at the 2012 Fashion Law Week media mixer in Washington, DC.
NEWS
09.18.12
Darrell G. Mottley is presented with the Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s Community Appreciation Award
NEWS
08.27.12
Joseph M. Potenza Assumes Office of Chair of the ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law
NEWS
05.13.10
ABA-IPL Nominates Joseph M. Potenza to serve as Vice-Chair
NEWS
03.23.10
Ross A. Dannenberg serves as executive editor and co-author of a new book Computer Games and Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier in Intellectual Property Law, published by the ABA. Steve S. Chang is a contributing author
NEWS
08.04.09
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship for Law Students
Our Perspectives
Article
5 Common IP Traps Startups Should Avoid
World Intellectual Property Review. 09/07/2018
Article
Starting Up IP: Priorities for Early-Stage Companies
Banner & Witcoff IP Update. Fall/Winter 2016
Article
Apple and Samsung at the Supreme Court: Case Proves Need for Design Patents in Overall IP Strategy
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
Book
Banner & Witcoff 2015 Journal of Intellectual Property Law
Annual Collection of Published Articles and Media Comments
IP Alert
America Invents Act Final Rules Take Effect on September 16, 2012
Banner & Witcoff IP Alert. 08/30/2012
Article
A Brief History of Trade Secret Law, Part 1
BioProcess International. October 2004.
Article
A Brief History of Trade Secret Law, Part 2
BioProcess International. November 2004.
Article
"Hey, That’s MY Game! Intellectual Property Protection for Video Games"
Gamasutra. February 2008