Banner & Witcoff lawyers practicing in this field include both chemists and chemical engineers. Many of our attorneys have substantial industrial experience as former professionals, both scientists and engineers, at global engineering and chemical corporations.

The firm maintains a growing U.S. and foreign prosecution practice involving chemical inventions. Representative experience includes procurement and enforcement of intellectual property rights in the fields of: 

• Alloy Compositions and Metallurgy
• Biofuel Synthesis from Thermal (Pyrolytic) and Catalytic Routes
• Catalysts and Catalytic Conversion Processes, including Refining and Petrochemical Processes
• Cosmetics
• Dental Formulations for Tooth Remineralization, Repair, and Whitening
• Fabrics and Treatments Thereof
• Food and Beverage Chemistry, as well as Nutraceutical Products
• Inks and Pigments
• Packaging Materials, including Plastic- and Paper-based Multilayer Structures
• Polymers, Their Synthesis and Shaping Processes including Molding and Extrusion, and Multi-Layer Laminates
• Radiation Curable Compositions
• Solid and Liquid Surface Chemistry, including Surfactants such as Detergents and Soaps
• Systems for Process Monitoring and Control, as well as Plant Safety
• Tobacco and Processing of Tobacco