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News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.
By Varsha Patel | November 19, 2021
Wednesday marked the return of the British Legal Awards in person. Here, we explain in full which firms won in each category and why the judges chose them.
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By James Carstensen | November 9, 2021
The new office will be in Munich, which has a reputation as a technology hub and has been called "Europe's next Silicon Valley."
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By Jennigay Coetzer | November 4, 2021
Among the joiners is a partner who returns to the firm as its newly appointed IP head, the first step in a concerted hiring drive in South Africa.
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By Hannah Walker | October 28, 2021
After a string of department management changes so far this year, Linklaters has refreshed another global practice head role.
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By Anne Bagamery | September 30, 2021
The new practice, led by a trademark and copyright specialist counsel, will work closely with the firm's IP/IT departments in New York and Silicon Valley.
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By Jessica Seah | September 26, 2021
The new office launch means Gowling now has three offices in China—in Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai.
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By Bruce Love | September 17, 2021
Robert Hollingshead's "collaborative approach to providing client service is an absolutely perfect fit for the firm," said Kilpatrick patent litigation co-chairs Steve Moore and Matias Ferrario.
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By Lauryn Pierro | September 14, 2021
Goodwin has been steadily increasing its European offering for several years now.
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By Linda A. Thompson | September 2, 2021
The U.S. firm has added heft to its Brussels office in 2021.
2 minute read
By Jennigay Coetzer | August 19, 2021
The pioneering move underlined the question of whether artificial intelligence can be an inventor. What could the decision mean for other jurisdictions?
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By Ed Lanquist, Jr. and Dominic Rota | February 15, 2024
At what point does a "smart" computing system, or advanced software program, qualify as AI in the eyes of pertinent regulatory or judicial authorities? When is an individual considered to have merely deployed an AI-based computing tool to assist with creating a work of art or conceiving of a technological innovation? Each of these questions is explored in this article, giving consideration to currently prevailing guidelines from administrative bodies and the courts.
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By Mason Lawlor | February 14, 2024
The manufacturer accuses Build-a-Bear of more than $300 million worth of trade dress and copyright infringement with "copycat" Skoosherz plush toys.
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By Isha Marathe | February 9, 2024
Large cloud and AI providers including Amazon, Google and Microsoft, among others, say they'll take on the legal risk of a copyright claim arising from the use of their offered LLMs. But there are significant caveats to these protections.
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By Mason Lawlor | February 9, 2024
"Depending on how this case ultimately shakes out, it could set certain standards or guide us towards how future activity may or may not be regulated, and I think that's where it's most interesting," said Benjamin Jaffe, a partner at New York law firm Pryor Cashman.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 8, 2024
The patent litigators, who joined Baker Botts on Saturday, focus their practice in Taiwan and China.
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By Jonathan Moskin and Rachel Pauley | February 7, 2024
The emerging cases by authors and copyright owners challenging various generative AI programs for using copyrighted materials are certain to create new troubles for the courts being asked to apply the fair use doctrine to this important new technology.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 6, 2024
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe litigation partner Claudia Wilson Frost said she joined Steptoe's new Houston office partly because of the large group of trial lawyers there.
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By Maria Dinzeo | February 6, 2024
Valerie Ho helped craft the fast-fashion giant's global legal and compliance structure and was helping it fend off questions about its IP and labor practices as it preps for an IPO.
3 minute read
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 6, 2024
Lathrop GPM managing partner Cameron Garrison said hiring the IP team fits the firm's strategy of expanding in Dallas and in IP.
3 minute read
By Colette Verch and Stephen Olson | February 5, 2024
Upcoming changes to the regulation disallow permitted language exceptions related to common law or unregistered trademarks. However, the Québec government recently published draft amendments to the regulation that would be favorable to businesses that have not yet secured registered trademarks in Canada.
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