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Shareholder Heather Smith-Carra will present on Ex Parte Appeals on Wednesday, June 17, at the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2026 Trademark Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. Her presentation will cover practice rules, pleading requirements, tips for briefs, oral arguments, and what happens after the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board renders its decision. According… Continued

Banner Witcoff Shareholder Josh Davenport will speak at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Electronic and Computer Patent Law Summit on June 10 in Chicago. The one-day, in-person, program will focus on the most pressions issues shaping today’s patent practice. Sessions will explore evolving USPTO priorities, recent case law developments, emerging challenges in semiconductor… Continued

Shareholder Richard Stockton will present during the AIPLA CLE Webinar: Design Patent Law in Review on June 25. The panel will review four key Federal Circuit decisions from the past 18 months, North Star, Top Brand, In re Floyd, and Range of Motion, highlighting the practical lessons for practitioners on both sides of design patent… Continued

By Grace Beach, Zach Getzelman, and Victoria Webb In a landmark copyright law decision, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reversed a $1 billion jury verdict and shielded internet service provider (ISP) Cox Communications, Inc. (Cox) from contributory copyright liability. Cox Commc’ns, Inc. v. Sony Music Ent., 146 S. Ct. 959 (2026). The Court limited contributory… Continued