Intellectual property/trademark

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Singapore signs IP agreements with multiple countries to strengthen regional hub ambitions

City-state marks IP Week with global partnerships including Laos, Brazil and China
IP

WIPO appoints Singapore Intellectual Property Office chief as new director general

Daren Tang will replace Australia's Francis Gurry, who has been in the top job since 2008
IP

IP rights gain traction in China as it supplants US as the world's most active WIPO patent filer

America loses top spot for the first time in almost half a century; expert points to 'dramatic' improvement in China enforcement regime
PATENT LITIGATION

Is Europe's unified patent court dead in the water - or can it be revived?

The demise of plans for a European patent court is bad for clients, but could be better news for London
COMMENTARY

Will the UK's withdrawal from Europe's unified patent court project kill it off?

An abrupt about-turn by Britain has sparked an existential crisis for supporters of the UPC, writes David Sant
IP

Foley & Lardner hires team of four patent lawyers from Dentons

Market for IP lawyers remains buoyant as partners Eric Sophir and Gary Solomon brought in to grow Foley's IP capabilities
PATENTS

Annual US patent grants at all-time high

Samsung tops the IFI's global ranking with most patents currently held, while IBM leads again with most US patent grants in 2019
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Patented in Seattle

Polsinelli continues its nationwide US intellectual property growth with four new attorneys in Seattle.
DISRUPTION

Literally Amazonification of the legal market

Amazon takes to the US legal market with an new IP offering on the back of law firm network.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Global IP industry on the eve of a 'digital revolution'

'New IP' initiative launched by CPA Global urges innovators and lawyers in the Intellectual Property industry to make 2020s the decade of digital transformation.
EXPANSION

Mayer Brown sets its controls for growth

Firm expands IP & TMT practice in Asia with a raft of new lawyers.
IP LITIGATION

Globalised IP litigation “skyrockets”

MoFo Study finds IP litigation increases in complexity, riskiness and international scope as spend skyrockets, nearly doubling in 15 years.
COUNTERFEITING

Baker McKenzie battles counterfeiting

Firm jumps ahead of blockchain deployment with iTRACE partnership to deliver enhanced brand enforcement and secure supply chains.
EXPANSION

Mathys & Squire snaps up Munich IP team

Firm continues its European expansion with strategic addition of top Munich IP team and readies for Brexit.
TRADEMARKS

Patently Fuct

US Supreme Court strikes down ban on 'immoral' or 'scandalous' trademarks, ruling against US patent office attempt to block profane-sounding Fuct brand.

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