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News and expert analysis on IP developments from the courts to the USPTO.
By Friederike Heine | July 25, 2011
Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) department with the hire of Richard Graham from Bird & Bird. Graham, who joined the US firm's information technology and outsourcing function within its IP practice today (25 July), has been a lawyer in Bird & Bird's commercial group since 2004.
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By Suzi Ring | July 6, 2011
Olswang has launched an office in Munich at the request of technology giant Microsoft. The office, which opened earlier this week (4 July), will focus on intellectual property (IP) work including patent filing, prosecution and enforcement for a range of clients as well as Microsoft.
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By Legal Week | July 6, 2011
Win or lose, Google's staff is taking the law and legal departments where they haven't gone before. David Hechler reports
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By Friederike Heine | June 29, 2011
Mayer Brown has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) team with the hire of Jonathan Radcliffe from Nabarro. Radcliffe, who will join the US firm on 1 August, has expertise in patent and IP litigation, having acted on disputes in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and high-tech sectors. He joined Nabarro in 2005 from rival UK top 30 law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse.
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By Simon Petersen | June 21, 2011
Jones Day has added to its German technology and media practice with the hire of a long-serving partner from Hogan Lovells. Wolfgang Buchner, who is a partner in Hogan Lovells' Munich intellectual property, media and technology (IPMT) practice group, is set to join Jones Day along with counsel Undine von Diemar. Their start date at Jones Day is yet to be decided.
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By Sofia Lind | June 13, 2011
DLA Piper has recruited the head of Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) gaming practice Hilary Stewart-Jones as part of a double partner hire. Stewart-Jones is joining DLA alongside gaming partner Stephen Ketteley, with the duo set to join the firm's London intellectual property and technology (IPT) group in early September.
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By Suzi Ring | May 25, 2011
Intellectual property (IP) and copyright laws in the UK should be overhauled and brought in line with today's digital era, according to recommendations in the Hargreaves Report published last week (18 May). The report, compiled by Professor Ian Hargreaves (pictured) of Cardiff University, outlines 10 proposals intended to update the UK's outdated laws and promote innovation, with the report suggesting that modernised IP systems could add up to £7.9bn to the UK's economy.
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By Suzi Ring | May 18, 2011
Intellectual property (IP) and copyright laws in the UK should be overhauled and brought into line with today's digital era, according to recommendations in the Hargreaves Report published today (18 May). The report, complied by Professor Ian Hargreaves of Cardiff University, outlines 10 proposals intended to update the UK's outdated laws and promote innovation, with the report suggesting that modernised IP systems could add up to £7.9bn to the UK's economy.
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By Sofia Lind | May 11, 2011
Bird & Bird has been handed a first-time appointment to Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) EMEA panel, following a review of the technology giant's roster of legal advisers. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker & McKenzie have also been appointed, with the full line-up comprising fewer than 10 firms
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By Simon Petersen | May 4, 2011
Reed Smith is set to launch a Paris intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of a five-strong team from Howrey. Marina Couste and Francois Jonqueres will join Reed Smith as partners on 28 May, along with two associates and one paralegal, bringing the number of partners at the US firm's Paris office to 15.
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By Shawn Leppo and Yangmo ("Harvey") Ahn | February 28, 2023
In Pfaff v. Wells Electronics, 525 U.S. 55 (1998), the U.S. Supreme Court articulated a two-prong test, holding the on-sale bar applies when, before the critical date (one year prior to the filing date of a patent application), the claimed invention was the subject of a commercial offer for sale and ready for patenting.
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By Thomas A. Magnani and Jessica Gillotte, Arnold & Porter | February 28, 2023
Artists' lawsuit against Stability AI and others may serve as the leading test case on the issue of copyright infringement in AI-generated art.
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By Andrew Maloney | February 27, 2023
The Milwaukee-based firm, ranked No. 116 in last year's Am Law 200, is combining with an IP boutique that services Fortune 500 companies and public-sector organizations.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | February 24, 2023
"This case got to trial because the plaintiff refused to come to their senses before trial," defense counsel Brian Rosenthal said. "We obtained a number of serious exclusions of evidence prior to trial, and told them very early on the case no merit."
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By ALM Staff | February 23, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Shahrokh Falati | February 22, 2023
New AI technologies may infringe on others' copyrights by being deemed infringing derivatives of a copyrighted source they used to generate their output.
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By ALM Staff | February 22, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Robert S. Silver | February 22, 2023
Litigation costs can be carefully controlled if one keeps their eye on the ball and is proactive with outside counsel and expenses.
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By Michael A. Mora | February 21, 2023
An expert called the motion a blueprint for asking a federal court for attorney fees.
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By Justin Henry | February 16, 2023
The team includes four attorneys and three patent agents as well as billing support professionals. paralegals, a software specialist and a legal practice assistant.
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