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At least 287 cases filed this year were confirmed as a direct result of the pandemic | 6yrs

How will supply chain and distribution route disruption affect IP managers, asks Tim Smith of Rouse Consultancy? | 6yrs

Listed UK firm seeks 'strong and experienced leadership' amid pandemic disruption as chairman steps into frontline role | 6yrs

Jason Betts welcomes the Australian parliamentary review into class actions and calls for town hall-style public debates | 6yrs

Homegrown partner Omar Pringle follows veteran Mitchell Presser out of UK magic circle firm | 6yrs

Hires include partners Michael McTigue and Meredith Slawe, who will co-chair firm's class actions practice | 6yrs

Appointments reflect need to underline independence amid mounting concern over Hong Kong's future | 6yrs

With current events creating different commercial needs, luxury brands are having to be nimble when assessing risks and obligations. RPC's Ciara Cullen and Rachel Ellis gave tips on how to blend flexibility with needs and brand values. | 6yrs

Higher margins and lower volumes mean luxury brands are better poised to weather the storm caused by the pandemic than their high street counterparts, say Kemp Little's Gemma Lockyer and Alex Hazeldean. | 6yrs

Trademark owners need to ensure their marks are federally registered, says Milton Springut, otherwise they may be in for a nasty surprise when selling on e-commerce platforms. | 6yrs

Poll of 170 UK law firms finds 91% have now furloughed staff as they anticipate shift to remote working | 6yrs

With Israel's luxury marketplace growing fast, AYR lawyers Assaf Lapid and Rachel Zilberfarb-Schreiber discuss how the country's flexible design patent laws help smaller brands and why the law should go further.   | 6yrs

Potential new powers mark a significant step up in the enforcement abilities of the UK Competitions and Markets Authority in an area which has been notoriously difficult to police in the past, according to Bird & Bird lawyers Victoria Hobbs and Matthew Vance.  | 6yrs

Trade mark law is not the appropriate legal avenue to hold intermediaries liable, Lotte Rutgers of Leeway concludes in the aftermath of the CJEU's ruling on Coty's complaint. | 6yrs

Despite clear evidence of mistakes, there is little appetite for extending a right to appeal against the merits of arbitral awards | 6yrs

Firm highlights the Horn of Africa as 'incredibly important market' | 6yrs

Four-lawyer team will plug into top 10 US firm's 150-strong practice | 6yrs

Benjamin Lyon and Katie Power analyse the steps being taken by the FCA to seek guidance from the courts on Covid-19 cover | 6yrs

As another law firm falls victim to hackers, DLA Piper lawyers David Cook and John Gollaglee share their insights into the growing problem of ransomware and what brands need to know | 6yrs