Intellectual Property

Olswang recruits new partner for City IP team

By Friederike Heine | April 28, 2011

Olswang has strengthened its London intellectual property practice (IP) with the hire of patent litigation partner Campbell Forsyth. Forsyth, who joins from his own IP boutique Forsyth Simpson, focuses on patent litigation in the life sciences sector, where he has advised a range of pharmaceutical companies.

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Noerr recruits Hogan Lovells IP duo for Alicante office launch

By Simon Petersen | April 18, 2011

Germany's Noerr is set to launch an office in Alicante with a double hire from Hogan Lovells. The office, which will open in the middle of this year, will focus on intellectual property (IP) litigation, strategic trademark management and the management of international trademark and design portfolios.

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Royal rights: protecting the royal wedding imagery

By Legal Week | April 7, 2011

The opportunities the royal wedding provides for retailers, marketers and advertisers are extensive. Already, makers of memorabilia have been hard at work producing items to commemorate the day. The legalities surrounding the occasion are largely common to all major public events, but reviewing relevant regulations is advisable for anyone intending to take commercial advantage of the celebrations. Provisions particularly relevant to activity around the royal wedding are found in the Trade Mark Act, the CAP Code, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act and the Lord Chamberlain's advice on souvenirs. For retailers, the temptation exists to emblazon their wares with everything royal. However, royal imagery and devices, including arms, emblems and titles are all protected under the Trade Mark Act and cannot be used legally without permission. Care should also be taken with photographs of the royal couple, as the copyright may belong to a third party.

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Vetting IP rights for the 21st century

By Legal Week | March 29, 2011

Responding to the Hargreaves review of the UK's intellectual property regime, FT general counsel Tim Bratton puts forward the case for a Rights Clearance Panel...

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Freshfields launches US IP practice

By Suzi Ring | March 21, 2011

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched an intellectual property (IP) practice in the US with the relocation of City counsel Lindsey Canning. Canning joined the magic circle firm's New York office this month after eleven years in Freshfields' London HQ. She specialises in IP and technology matters in the context of M&A transactions and initial public offerings, across a variety of industry sectors. Her relocation has no fixed term.

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IP lawyers sceptical after ECJ rejects patent court plans

By Simon Petersen | March 16, 2011

The long delayed agreement to create a single European patent has this month received a downbeat reaction, with intellectual property (IP) advisers arguing that legal opposition to a European Union-wide patent court will hamstring the venture. Ministers from 25 EU states on 10 March approved the creation of a single European patent - a unitary title set to operate across much of the EU. The move has been hailed by supporters as a step forward in the decades-long fight to streamline Europe's patchwork patent regime.

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ECJ warns pan-European patent court would breach EU framework

By Legal Week | March 9, 2011

Long-mooted plans for a pan-European patent court have suffered another setback after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) this week stated that such a policy would conflict with the EU's constitution. The ECJ on Tuesday (8 March) delivered an opinion in response to proposals from EU nations for a European and Community Patent Court - arguing the model would impinge on the role of national courts.

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Norton Rose seals new Indonesia association

By Legal Week | March 1, 2011

Norton Rose has launched a formal tie-up in Indonesia with Susandarini & Partners and bulked up its Australian intellectual property (IP) practice. The firm announced today (1 March) that it has formed a new association with 15-lawyer Susandarini & Partners, ending its previous relationship in Indonesia with Brigitta Rahayoe & Partners.

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Howrey exits continue as five quit for Hogan Lovells in San Francisco

By Legal Week | February 15, 2011

A team of five Howrey partners has left the firm's San Francisco office to join Hogan Lovells, reports The Recorder. Intellectual property (IP) litigator KT Cherian, who reportedly has a book of business worth more than $10m (£6.2m), has joined Hogan along with San Francisco hiring partner Scott Wales, IP partner Sarah Jalali and IP litigation partners Constance Ramos and John Hamann.

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Bird & Bird signs up Eversheds commercial head for City base

By Sofia Lind | January 21, 2011

Bird & Bird has added a partner to its City base with the hire of Eversheds' London head of commercial. Phil Sherrell, who has led the Eversheds team for one year, is joining Bird & Bird's intellectual property (IP) team in London.

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Daily Business Review

Middle Market Mindset: New Considerations for IP Audits in 2023

By Geoffrey Lottenberg | January 31, 2023

CEOs and CFOs often focus on sales (projections or receivables) as their most bankable assets. What is most often overlooked, however, is the value of intellectual property (IP) assets to both short-term and long-term business goals.

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The Recorder

Nixon Peabody Reps Artist's Estate in Copyright Dispute With Mormon Church, BYU

By ALM Staff | January 30, 2023

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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Law.com

Copycat? Court Trims Claims but Preserves Suit Accusing Wayfair of 'Freeriding' Williams-Sonoma's Goodwill

By Riley Brennan | January 30, 2023

Williams-Sonoma's lawsuit accusing Wayfair of copying its designs has been pared down, but a federal judge in Massachusetts said the case may continue on a single state law claim for unfair competition.

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Daily Report Online

'A Huge Responsibility': Fish & Richardson Names Corrin Drakulich as Global Head of Litigation

By Alex Anteau | January 30, 2023

Drakulich has served as a first-chair trial lawyer who saw success in pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology patent litigation.

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Law.com

Skilled in the Art With Scott Graham: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together

By Scott Graham | January 27, 2023

My nine years on the IP bus got off to a bumpy start, but encouragement from all of you has made it an exhilarating journey.

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The Recorder

Senior IP Writer Scott Graham to Retire

By Vanessa Blum | January 26, 2023

Graham, who writes Law.com's Skilled in the Art briefing on intellectual property, made his mark as a keen observer of appellate arguments and mentored generations of ALM journalists.

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The Legal Intelligencer

The European Patent With Unitary Effect and the Unified Patent Court

By Ragi A.I. Elias | January 25, 2023

After years of discussions and legal challenges, the European patent with Unitary effect (Unitary Patent) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are finally set to launch around June 1, 2023. The Unitary Patent is set to be a single patent spanning many European states, and the UPC is set to be a central patent court for patent disputes in Europe.

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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court To Revisit the Patent Enablement Standard

By Rob Maier | January 24, 2023

The decision in 'Amgen v. Sanofi' has the potential to have a significant impact on inventors and patent drafters, and the breadth with which they may be able to claim their inventions.

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Law.com

Design Patent Appeal Splinters Federal Circuit Panel + Susman Scores $163M Jury Verdict + Finnegan Protects Under Armour's House

By Scott Graham | January 20, 2023

Mark Lemley's argument about design patent obviousness and the Supreme Court's KSR decision fell short of a win, but has served to raise the profile of the issue.

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Litigation Daily

How a Luxury Designer Made the Case 'Adidas Does Not Own Stripes'

By Ross Todd | January 19, 2023

A trial team led by Robert Maldonado of Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks successfully defended luxury designer Thom Browne from claims that his four-stripe designs infringed Adidas' three-stripe trademark.

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