Banner Witcoff

Company Description

Banner Witcoff has protected the world's most recognizable brands since 1920. With more than 100 attorneys across Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston, and Portland, Oregon, our sole focus is intellectual property. Banner Witcoff builds IP portfolios designed to be enforced, using every type of intellectual property—from design patents, utility patents, trade dress, trademarks, and copyrights—to protect products and brands from multiple angles and deploys those assets in the way best calculated to stop counterfeiters and infringers. Our enforcement work runs the full spectrum: cease-and-desist campaigns, online takedowns, civil seizures, temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, district court litigation, and ITC Section 337 investigations that have produced general exclusion orders enforceable at the border.

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Banner Witcoff's brand protection services can draw on any combination of the tools below, scaled to the problem and to the budget. We are always glad to talk through which pieces fit a particular situation. Acquiring the Rights. Patent, trademark, and copyright procurement in the U.S. and abroad; design patents and utility patents; trademark clearance, prosecution, and global portfolio management across 220+ countries and territories; trade dress and product configuration protection; copyright registration. Monitoring and Intelligence. Trademark watch services; e-commerce and social media detection; search advertising and keyword misuse monitoring; pre-suit investigation; manufacturing source identification; trade show monitoring and on-site enforcement. Online and Marketplace Enforcement. Marketplace, social media, and web host takedowns; UDRP proceedings and domain portfolio monitoring and recovery; response to phishing, unauthorized influencer and endorsement activity, and AI-generated brand misuse and logo replication. Border and Customs. Counterfeit and gray-market analysis through U.S. Customs and Border Protection; recordation with foreign customs authorities. Litigation and Formal Proceedings. Notice letter and cease-and-desist campaigns; federal district court litigation; online takedowns, civil seizures, temporary restraining orders, and preliminary injunctions; ITC Section 337 investigations; oppositions and cancellations before the TTAB and foreign trademark offices; mediation and alternative dispute resolution, including AAA and WIPO.

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