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SCOTUS curtails foreign reach of US trademark law in surprise ruling
Some 70 years of jurisprudence ‘effectively overruled’ as proving infringing and counterfeiting acts abroad becomes harder
Long-running SkyKick bad faith trademark dispute with Sky arrives at UK Supreme Court
Victory for SkyKick would spark rethink among trademark applicants leading to narrower specifications, reports Maura O'Malley
Freeths expands into Scotland with hire of Addleshaw Goddard partner duo
Glasgow-based real estate specialists to launch national UK firm’s first office outside England
Osborne Clarke posts double digit fall in UK PEP as firm-wide revenue grows 9% to €442m
UK independent points to ‘targeted investments’ as tougher trading conditions and inflation dent UK PEP
HFW to expand in Southern China with Shenzhen Qianhai launch
Move sees HFW become first UK-based international firm granted permission to set up shop in Greater Bay Area
Around the house: Daimler Truck replaces outgoing CLO, Ex-Latham partner to head Teleperformance legal team
This week’s roundup of top in-house moves also includes appointments at BlueLinx, Nacha, MSA Safety and T5 Data Centers
Bills aim to shake up US patent law
Legislation to tackle uncertainty surrounding what is patent-eligible subject matter and reforming the USPTO’s post grant review process was introduced last week in the US senate
Mattel objects to Burberry’s BRBY trademark
Toymaker has asked USPTO to reject British fashion house’s trademark application
Baker McKenzie completes 2023 partner promotions with 58-strong international round
Summer tally follows 31 North America appointments in January with the overall proportion of women rising to 46%
Europe’s young lawyers group elects first Ukrainian leader
Kyiv-based IP lawyer Sergiy Barbashyn is the next president of the European Young Bar Association
Clifford Chance, Sullivan & Cromwell on call for Kering’s acquisition of luxury perfume maker Creed
Paris luxury group signals ambition for new beauty division with all-cash deal
Nixon Peabody adds 10-lawyer real estate litigation team in San Francisco from Kaufman Dolowich
Team led by partners Ashley Klein and Jeanne Grove significantly boosts Boston-based firm’s recently-launched construction and real estate litigation team
White & Case elects New York litigator as first woman chair
Executive committee member Heather McDevitt to succeed veteran chair Hugh Verrier 1 September
BonelliErede loses 18-strong tax team to Milan rival Legance
Founder of Bonelli’s tax team moves over alongside two more partners and 15 professionals
Commonwealth Bank of Australia names Clayton Utz executive chair as new GC
Karen O’Flynn to succeed incumbent Carmel Mulhern having acted for the banking giant in Royal Commission into misconduct in banking and financial services sector