Allen E. Hoover presented at the first-ever John Marshall Law School CLE program devoted exclusively to ethical considerations and professional responsibility issues for those engaged in the practice of intellectual property law.

John P. Iwanicki has been invited to speak at BIT's 1st Annual Protein and Peptide Conference in Shenzhen, China on April 24, 2008. The conference theme is "From Concept to Market" and is dedicated to the use of proteins and peptides as pharmaceuticals. Mr. Iwanicki's presentation is on the offensive and defensive use of patents.

Binal J. Patel joins the panel discussion "IP Litigation in the 21st Century" at Northwestern University's Journal of Technology & Intellectual Property Annual Symposium, April 18.

Janice V. Mitrius presents "Managing Technology Overload" at the ABA Section of Litigation Annual Conference in Washington, April 17.

Joseph M. Potenza moderates a panel discussion "Litigation Skills -- Representing Unpopular Defendants in IP Litigation" at the ABA's 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Arlington, VA, April 10.

Ross A. Dannenberg joins a panel discussion "Gaming and Virtual Worlds: The New Legal Frontier" at the ABA's 23rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference in Arlington, VA, April 11

John P. Iwanicki presents "Avoiding IP Surprises" at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 15th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco, CA. Mr. Iwanicki will discuss: Due diligence before collaborating; Joint collaboration agreements and sorting out who owns what; Material transfer agreements and reach through rights; and, Licensing know-how and show-how.

Mr. Iwanicki is also a faculty advisor for the conference.

Helen Hill Minsker joins a panel discussion "Using Celebrities and Sponsorships to Increase Brand Value: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" at INTA's Advanced Trademark Symposium in Grapevine, Texas, March 17-18.

Banner & Witcoff sponsors the John Marshall Law School's 52nd Annual IP Law Conference in Chicago, February 29. Featured speakers include conference chairman, Charles W. Shifley and Helen Hill Minsker.

Helen Hill Minsker co-chairs the PLI Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO 2008 Conference. She is also presenting "Setting the Stage: The Nuts and Bolts of PTO and TTAB Practice."

Marc S. Cooperman joins the panel discussion "Economic and Exemplary Damages" at the Law Bulletin's Corporate Intellectual Property Conference in Chicago, February 19.

Jason S. Shull joins a panel discussion entitled "Finding Your Niche in the Legal Community" at the 7th Circuit Spring Meeting hosted by the ABA Law Student Division at the John Marshall Law School, February 9.

Peter D. McDermott presents at the Global Scholars Program funded by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Kansas City, MO, on January 28.

Topics will include Corporate IP Programs and strategies for reducing a company’s risk of liability for infringing IP owned by others.

Christopher J. Renk presents "The First Anniversary of the New E-Discovery Rules: Is Everyone Happy?" at the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute. The conference theme is "Best Practices in IP Today – Practical Considerations from Both In-House and Outside Counsel"

Binal J. Patel joins the panel discussion "Ramifications of KSR v. Teleflex" during IP Law Week, hosted by the IP Law Society at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, January 18.

Christopher J. Renk presents "Remedies and Injunctions after eBay" during the Advanced Patent Law Institute Conference at the USPTO in Alexandria, VA, January 11.

Mr. Renk will discuss The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in eBay Inc. v. MercExchange LLC, and how it changed the landscape of patent remedies. The presentation will examine eBay’s effect on preliminary injunctions, permanent injunctions, and the calculation of damages, including the determination of royalties and the terms of compulsory licenses.

This conference provides the insider’s perspective on USPTO initiatives, practice rules, developments, and much more. USPTO senior staff, leading practitioners, academics and members of the federal judiciary from a variety of courts and forums in the Washington DC area will present for two days at the USPTO. The conference is jointly sponsored with the George Mason University School of Law.

Peter D. McDermott speaks at the Cambridge Healthtech Institute's annual Protein Conference on "Patenting Protein based Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics" in San Diego, January 10-11.

Joseph M. Potenza and Paul M. Rivard present "KSR and Its Progeny – In the Courts and the PTO" at the Law Education Institute's 25th National CLE Conference in Vail, CO, January 5.

Bradley C. Wright presents "2007 Intellectual Property Law: Year in Review" - an overview of patent law, important cases in 2007, and a legislative patent practice & regulatory update - to the D.C. Bar, December 20.

For more information, visit: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/events/search_results.cfm?filters=cle

Helen Hill Minsker co-presents a PLI webinar on how to adapt your strategy and your practice to accomodate the new emphasis on federal court-style litigation in the TTAB.

Peter D. McDermott speaks on intellectual property management at the Fifth Annual In-House Counsel Conference of the Massachusetts Bar Association in Newton, MA, December 11.

Topics will include effective management of a company’s own intellectual property assets and strategies for reducing a company’s risk of liability for infringement of intellectual property owned by others.

Linda A. Kuczma co-facilitates a roundtable session "Current Topics in IP Law" for the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago's (IPLAC) Women in IP Committee.

Robert S. Katz joins a panel discussion entitled "News of the World II - Divide et impera" at the Tenth Annual FICPI Open Forum in Seville, Spain, November 7-10

Mr. Katz will join colleagues from France, Denmark and Japan to analyze the subject of divisional applications under attack in many countries. The discussion will include: How many divisional applications can the patent owner file from the parent application, when and for what is the subject matter? How do the decisions of the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeals affect this practice? How do proposed rules for divisional, continuation and CIP applications of the US-PTO and the JPO change the strategies for applications comprising multiple inventions? For more information visit http://www.ficpi.org/meetframe.html .

Sarah A. Kagan speaks at the Cambridge Healthtech Institute's Inaugural Antibodies-Europe Conference on "Protecting Antibodies via Intellectual Property for the US Market" in Vienna, Austria , November 7-8.

William F. Rauchholz joins a panel discussion "Spending Your IP Budget Wisely to Create a Strategic and Valuable IP Portfolio" presented by the AeA Technology and IP Committee in Portland, Oregon, October 23.

David R. Gerk presents "Look Before You Leap: A Design Registration System is Not a Panacea!" at the AIPLA Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, October 18.

John P. Iwanicki and Peter D. McDermott invited by the State Intellectual Property Office of China to speak at the 2007 Beijing Conference on Knowledge-Driven Drug Discovery in Beijing, October 17-19.

Bradley C. Wright speaks at the 2007 Virginia Information Technology Legal Institute on "Patent Developments for IT Practitioners" in Fairfax, VA, September 28.

For more information on the program or to register please click here.

Robert S. Katz presents "Design Litigation in the U.S." at the Fourth Annual IP-Days in Munich, Germany, September 26-28

The seminar, organized by Meissner, Bolte & Partners, is focused on special topics of Intellectual Property, namely patents, trademarks and corresponding European Design Case Law. For more information or to register please contact Dr. Carolin Steinhauser via email at cs@mbp.de.

John P. Iwanicki speaks at the Pharma/Biotech Patent Boot Camp on "Freedom to Operate: Analysis and Opinions for Pharma and Biotech Patents" in San Francisco, September 18-19.

Marc S. Cooperman chairs the INTA Forum: The Business of Brands: A Forum for Marketing, Business Professionals, Outside Counsel and Brand Owners in New York, September 10-11. Experts will emphasize both multi- and interdisciplinary approaches to brand protection for goods and services.

John P. Iwanicki speaks at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 2nd Annual CELLutions SUMMIT in Boston, August 17-22.

Allen E. Hoover lectures at the BAR/BRI Patent Bar Review program in Los Angeles, July 25.

Allen E. Hoover addresses declaratory judgment jurisdiction during patent licensing negotiations in "Patent Licensing -- Proceed with Caution," via teleconference on June 28.

Jon O. Nelson presents to the Chicago Innovators Network as part of a panel discussion on “Turning Your Innovations into a Successful Business: Attracting Venture Capital and Business Partners While Protecting Your Innovations” at The University Center in Chicago, June 26.

Anthony Kandare, chair of the Patent, Trademark and Copyright (PTC) Section of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC) moderates a panel on the impact of KSR v Teleflex at the BADC Annual Luncheon in Washington, DC, June 7.

Helen Hill Minsker speaks to law students considering careers in trademark law at INTA's Annual Meeting in Chicago, April 29.

Banner & Witcoff co-hosts, and Robert H. Resis moderates the ABA March/April Roundtable Discussion in Chicago April 18. Discussion outline prepared by Robert H. Resis and Jason S. Shull.

John P. Iwanicki speaks at ACI's 8th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents on "Drafting Patent Applications: Updates on Claim Construction – Enablement, Written Description, Obviousness and Utility" on April 18.

Robert S. Katz joins a panel discussion on "The Practical Use of Design Patents" at the USPTO's Design Day, April 16.

Janice V. Mitrius speaks on "The Interactive Timeline: Connecting Dates to Evidence during Closing" at the ABA Litigation Section Annual Meeting in San Antonio, TX, April 13.

Jason S. Shull speaks at the Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section on "Indirect Infringement - Dealing with Inducement of Patent Infringement Under Section 271(b)" in Chicago, April 4.

Jason S. Shull judges the National Finals of the ABA's National Appellate Advocacy Competition in Chicago, March 29-30.

Christopher J. Renk speaks at ACI Conference on "Making the Burden of E-Discovery Manageable" in New York March 20-22.

John Iwanicki will be speaking on Intellectual Property Issues for Emerging Technology Companies at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 13th Annual Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference in San Francisco February 27, 2006.

Helen Hill Minsker is co-chairing the PLI Navigating Trademark Practice Before the PTO Conference. She is also presenting "Setting the Stage: The Nuts and Bolts of PTO and TTAB Practice."

Janice V. Mitrius speaks at ABA Corporate Counsel Seminar as part of a panel discussion on Trade Secrets: Advanced Techniques for Protecting the Company Jewels in Amelia Island, Florida on February 16.

Jason S. Shull speaks at the Chicago-Kent College of Law as part of a panel discussion on emerging issues in Intellectual Property Law in Chicago, February 6.

Mr. Resis will join a panel discussion on how opinions of counsel are currently being handled and what procedures should be put in place to minimize the scope of the waiver. Click here for registration details.

Robert H. Resis, Esq., Partner, Banner & Witcoff, Ltd., will lead this program will cover cutting edge issues facing the patent practice. The speaker explores various courses of action that companies can take before and after being threatened with an infringement suit or being sued by so-called “Patent Trolls,” in order to minimize, if not eliminate, liability exposure. How does the Supreme Court case eBay v. MercExchange affect patent troll claims? How might the Supreme Court decision in KSR v. Teleflex affect their claims?

John Iwanicki will be speaking on peptide and biomarker related inventions at Cambridge Healthtech Institute's 6th Annual Peptide-Protein Information conference in San Diego January 9-12, 2006.

Steve Chang and Joseph Potenza will speak on ITC Practice during the Law Education Institute's National CLE Conference January 5-10, 2007 in Aspen, CO.

Bradley C. Wright will speak on "Recent Developments in Patent Law" at the D.C. Bar Conference Center, December 13, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. This session offers 2.0 CLE credits and will focus on patent law providing an overview that will be valuable not only to the patent practitioner, but also to anyone who deals with intellectual property issues. Click here for more information and to register.

Peter McDermott will be presenting on the topic Intellectual Property Law Developments for In-House Counsel at the at the Massachusetts Bar Association, Business Law Section sponsored Fourth Annual In-House Counsel CLE Seminar on December 12, 2006 in Boston, MA.

John Iwanicki will be speaking on current trends in drafting pharmaceutical patent applications for American Conference Institute's 7th Advanced Forum on Biotech Patents in Boston November 29-30, 2006.

Christopher Renk will speak on "Remedies and Injunctions" at the University of Texas sponsored 2006 Advanced Patent Law Institute on November 17, 2006 at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia.

Joseph Potenza and Christopher Renk will speak as part of a panel discussion on the topic of "Cost-Effective Pretrial Proceedings in an Electronic World: Discovery, Depositions, Requests to Admit, Motions, Pitfalls & Risks" during BNA's "Patent Litigation Strategies Update" on November 15-16 at the Westin Embassy Row Hotel, Washington, D.C. The conference is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law. Mr. Renk will also speak during a pre-conference workshop on "E-Discovery in Patent Litigation: New Rules, New Tools."

Peter McDermott will speak at the 44th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference held on Thursday and Friday, November 9-10, 2006, at the Center for American and International Law in Plano, Texas.

John Iwanicki has been invited by the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China to speak on the subject of Protecting Your Pharmaceutical Inventions during a pharmaceutical conference in Hong Kong November 1-3, 2006.

Charles Shifley will be speaking at the LSI seminar " Calculating and Proving Patent Damages ," October 31 in Phiadelphia, PA

Banner & Witcoff is the signature sponsor of the Cambridge Healthtech Institute’s Second Annual Executives on Target pharmaceutical conference in Boston October 24-25, 2006 where Peter McDermott, Sara Kagan, Ernie Linek, Joe Skerpon, and Jon Nelson will be lecturing a course on Protecting Your Pharmaceutical Inventions. John Iwanicki will be speaking on litigation issues involving pharmaceutical inventions.

Helen Minsker will speak on "Ex Parte Appeals in Trademark Cases" during the AIPLA Annual Meeting on October 19-21, 2006 in Washington, DC.

Allen E. Hoover will be speaking October 12 during a Stafford Publications teleconference on Patent Prosecution Strategies

Bradley Wright will speak at the 2006 Virginia Information Technology Legal Update program on September 29. Mr. Wright will speak on "Patent Developments for IT Practitioners."

Ernest Linek has been asked to speak on "Navigating Patents" duing IBC USA's "Discovery to Diagnostics" Conference on September 27 in Boston, MA.

John Iwanicki will present during Cambridge Healthtech Insitute's August 17 Conference on Partnerships & Technologies in Boston, MA. John will speak on the topic of "Patents as Business Tools."

John Iwanicki will speak as part of a panel discussion on "Building Foundations for Screening Technologies, Therapeutics and Regenerative Medicine" during Cambridge Healthtech Institute's "Back to the Science of Stem Cell Research" Conference in Boston, MA on August 14-16.

Joseph Berghammer will chair the 2006 Door County Intellectual Property Academy on July 20-21 in Sturgeon Bay, WI.

Charles Shifley will moderate a panel discussion on "Winning Your Patent Case on Summary Judgment" during the Fifth Annual Symposium on "Hot Topics in Patent Law" at the George Mason University School of Law on July 18.

Bradley Wright will chair the Fifth Annual Symposium on "Hot Topics in Patent Law" at the George Mason University School of Law on July 18. Mr. Wright will also speak on "Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § 101: The Changing Landscap" during the Symposium, which is co-sponsored by Banner & Witcoff.

Charles Shifley will discuss "The Evolving IP Marketplace" during the Law Seminars International workshop on "Innovative Structures for Acquiring Intellectual Property" on July 17 in Chicago.

Peter McDermott will speak during a June 20 seminar on "Current Developments in the Law for In-house Counsel" presented by the Massachusetts Bar Association's Business Law Section. Peter will speak as part of a panel discussion on strategic considerations in protecting trade secrets and confidential information in the context of executive transition.

Allen Hoover will speak during a June 8 Strafford Publications teleconference on patent auctions titled "Risky Endeavor or Legitimate Market Opportunity? Legal Implications for Buyers, Sellers & Bidders."

Peter McDermott will speak on "Developing a Strategy for Protecting your Client's Intellectual Property" at the Solo and Small Firm Conference of the Massachusetts Bar Association on June 6. The presentation will be directed to developing a strategy for protecting a client's IP rights.

Charles Shifley will speak on "The Interaction Between IP and Business Organizational Structures" during an LSI Workshop on Corporate Law for Intellectual Property Lawyers on June 2 in Chicago.

Bradley Wright will speak on "Recent Developments in Patent Law" at the John Marshall Law School's 50th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on May 26 in Chicago.

Charles Shifley will serve as a Program Chair for the John Marshall Law School's 50th Annual Intellectual Property Law Conference on May 23-26 in Chicago.