Background
Fisher, William J. was born on October 24, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Fisher, William J. was born on October 24, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Illinois Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 1973. M.S.Ch.E., 1975); Seton Hall University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1985).
Worked at Banner & Witcoff, Limited. (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Federal Trial and Appellate Practice in Intellectual Property Law. Patent, Trademark, Copyright, International Trade, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret and Antitrust Causes before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies.
Admitted to the bar, 1986, Maryland.
1988, District of Columbia. United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
United States. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Recipient, New Jersey State Bar Association Intellectual Property Award, 1985. Adjunct Professor, George Mason University School of Law, 1996.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. Maryland State and American (Member: Patent Section.
Trademark and Copyright Law Section.
Science and Technology Section) Bar Associations. Banner & Witcoff, Limited. was organized in 1995 as a result of the merger of Allegretti & Witcoff, Limited. (founded in 1920) and Banner, Birch, McKie & Becket (founded in 1960).
The firm, which has offices in Washington, Chicago and Boston, is dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law.
The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad. The practice includes counseling on the availability, validity and enforcement of intellectual property rights.
Patent interference proceedings. Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings.
Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution.
Custom seizures of infringing products. And litigating patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases. Firm members have experience in both jury and bench trials in the Federal Courts, in proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software and biotechnology.
Member: District of Columbia Bar. Maryland State and American (Member: Patent Section. Trademark and Copyright Law Section.
Science and Technology Section) Bar Associations.
