Banner Witcoff

Leaders in intellectual property law for 100 years.

We are the trusted IP partner of choice for organizations around the world. We provide sound legal guidance and inventive IP solutions to power business—for start-ups, Fortune 500 companies, and everything in between.

Banner Witcoff’s Shared Values Statement

Banner Witcoff is a law firm dedicated to providing premier intellectual property services to clients of all sizes and across all sectors. We seek to create and enforce, and—in the process—enhance, the value of our clients’ IP assets. The firm believes that its clients, from marquee corporations to start-ups, all deserve creative and strategic guidance in developing and protecting the brand equity of their IP assets.

To achieve the goal of being the firm of choice for innovative companies that understand and seek to maximize the value of their intellectual property, Banner Witcoff commits to values that attract and foster attorneys and staff who share in clients’ quests for market leadership.

To that end, we are committed to:

• recruiting and empowering attorneys and staff of the highest caliber, who value diversity and inclusion for the expanded creative thinking and contributions those attributes foster;
• attracting self-starters seeking a meritocracy that rewards creativity and loyalty with opportunity and the support of collaborative, like-minded people, while encouraging participation in the life and culture of the firm beyond simply producing billable hours;
• delivering service that is satisfying, flexible and customized to its individual client’s needs;
  using appropriate technology to maximize the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of its service delivery processes; and
• maintaining an open, transparent and participatory workplace, one to which attorneys and staff happily make career-long commitments.

PROTECTING IP. PROPELLING BUSINESS.

Our tagline is a direct reflection of our brand promise. We use our extensive knowledge of IP law to better our clients’ businesses, and we work in partnership with them, our success becoming theirs.

Key IP Areas

Copyright & related rights, Designs, Intellectual property (contentious), Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, ITC litigation, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent contentious, Patent prosecution, PTAB litigation, Trade mark

Key Sector Expertise

Artificial intelligence, Agriculture, Aerospace, Automotive, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Electrical, Electronics, Food & beverage, Gaming, Industrials, Internet, Life sciences, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Medical device, Pharmaceutical, Robotics, Semiconductors, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Universities & research, Optics & photonics, Nanotechnology, E-commerce, Aerospace

Our firm is and has been committed to diversity at all levels.

• Diversity of Banner Witcoff’s attorneys, other legal professionals and support staff is essential to the firm’s success.
• A diverse team of attorneys and professionals is reflective of the increasing diversity of the legal profession and country, including clients, attorneys, judges, and jurors. We believe diversity is more than just a goal to be achieved.
• Our president is a woman, our executive director is a woman and almost 90% of our senior leadership represents diverse populations
• Our Diversity & Inclusion Committee implement the goals and initiatives of the firm’s diversity program. Our committee focuses on mentoring and retention, recruiting, undergraduate student outreach, women’s initiatives, our diversity fellowship program, industry outreach and communications.
• The Diversity & Inclusion Committee has two staff liaisons that assist with keeping all staff members engaged with the committee’s goals.
• Another major part of our diversity program is the Donald W. Banner Diversity Fellowship, which aims to strengthen diversity and inclusion in intellectual property law. Our fellowship provides recipients with $5,000 for law school tuition or other school-related expenses. The fellowship is open to law students who identify as members of a historically underrepresented group in intellectual property law and meet certain criteria, including academic merit, a commitment to the pursuit of a career in the field, and demonstrated leadership qualities. We also sponsor a number of programs and events for diverse law students.
• Awarded $200,000 so far
• At Banner Witcoff, we work hard to make sure our diversity and inclusion initiatives produce meaningful results.
• More than half of our associates are women or minorities
• over a third of our attorneys are women or minorities.
• Both the firm’s president and executive director are women,
• Diverse attorneys have made up 50% of Banner Witcoff’s Board of Directors since 2017.
• More than 90% of our administrative management team are women or minorities.