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• Patent transactions increasingly involve antitrust issues

  May 08 2012 Patent transactions of increasing value are attracting the attention of antitrust regulators, necessitating the use of antitrust experts in a field that previously had... more

• FoxMandal hires talent in Noida, India

  Apr 09 2012 FoxMandal has boosted its Noida office with the hire of Ashish Sarup as a partner and Joseph Koshy as a Consultant. Ashish, a real estate and M&A specialist,... more

• Freshfields promotes 20 to partnership

  Mar 29 2012 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has promoted 20 lawyers to the partnership in its annual promotions round, the same number as were promoted last year. This year’s... more

• Bird & Bird starts toward ambitious goals in Asia with four new partners

  Mar 26 2012 Bird & Bird has boosted capacity across its Asia network with the addition of four partners. Lorraine Tay leaves a role as the head of Baker & McKenzie’s Singapore... more

• Two lawyers go after Westlaw and LexisNexis for copyright infringment

  Feb 27 2012 Two US lawyers are suing Westlaw and LexisNexis, with the audacious claim that the legal database providers have breached copyright by copying publicly filed briefs,... more

• South African firm Adams & Adams picks up Bowman Gilfillan IP team

  Jan 31 2012 South African corporate law firm Bowman Gilfillan is set transfer its team of 20 intellectual property lawyers to the specialist firm Adams & Adams in a "win-win"... more

• Washington Promotions show focus in Litigation and International Law

  Jan 18 2012 The latest round of law firm promotions in Washington reveal that the region’s largest firms are focusing on litigation — particularly intellectual property — and... more

• Irish firm A&L Goodbody set to launch in California

  Dec 22 2011 Irish firm A&L Goodbody is set to launch a new office in Palo Alto, California, relocating the firm’s IP and technology head John Whelan and tax partner Paul Fahy to... more

• Kasowitz expands IP practice with Silicon Valley launch

  Nov 23 2011 Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman has expanded its intellectual property practice with the launch of an office in Silicon Valley. The office will be led by... more

• Hogan Lovells boosts San Francisco IP practice with Squires hire

  Nov 17 2011 Hogan Lovells has boosted its intellectual property and intellectual property litigation practices with the hire of a partner from Squire Sanders & Dempsey in San... more

• Taylor Wessing to launch tech practice in London

  Oct 25 2011 Taylor Wessing is set to boost its technology capacity with the launch of a second office in London. The office, in east London's 'Tech City' will offer expertise in... more

• WilmerHale hires star Antitrust lawyer Molly Boast

  Oct 21 2011 WilmerHale has boosted its New York antitrust and competition practice with the hire of Molly Boast, the former deputy assistant attorney general in the Justice... more

• Quinn Emanuel boosts IP practice with Mayer Brown hire

  Oct 10 2011 Litigation firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has boosted its intellectual property practice with the hire of high-profile partner Andrew Schapiro of Mayer Brown.... more

• Jones Day boosts Paris M&A practice with Norton Rose hire

  Sep 15 2011 Jones Day has boosted its M&A practice with the hire of partner Hervé Castelnau, the former head of Norton Rose's telecommunications, intellectual property and IT... more

• Salans makes lateral hires in Paris and Frankfurt

  Sep 15 2011 Salans has hired three partners across its France and Germany practices. The firm raided Bird & Bird for talent, scooping up the co-head of the firm’s French IP... more

• Former Howrey head joins Winston & Strawn as an equity partner

  Sep 14 2011 Winston & Strawn has taken on former head of defunct firm Howrey, Robert Ruyak as an equity partner in the Washington DC office. Ruyak brings expertise in intellectual... more

• McKool Smith to merge with LA boutique Hennigan Dorman

  Sep 09 2011 Dallas based IP and commercial litigation firm McKool Smith has aquiredd 33-lawyer Los Angeles litigation and bankruptcy boutique Hennigan Dorman. The firms will... more

• Australian firm Minter Ellison scoops up US IP expert

  Sep 01 2011 Australian firm Minter Ellison has appointed David Morfesi as a special counsel in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Morfesi is an intellectual property and... more

• US firm Fox Rothschild acquires another small boutique

  Aug 23 2011 Philadelphia-based law firm Fox Rothschild has boosted its LA office with the acquisition of local boutique the Chan Law Group. The firm’s growth strategy has seen it... more

• Seattle firm Foster Pepper raids rival for 6 lawyers

  Aug 10 2011 Seattle law firm Foster Pepper has given its intellectual property practice a significant boost with the hire of six lawyers from boutique firm Black Lowe & Graham:... more

• Fulbright & Jaworski merges with Houston IP boutique

  Aug 03 2011 Fulbright & Jaworski has announced a merger agreement with Houston intellectual property boutique Slusser Wilson & Partridge. The merged firm will operate under the... more

• DLA Piper starts to rebuild China IP group with Foley & Lardner hire

  Jul 25 2011 DLA Piper has hired former Foley & Lardner senior counsel Yan Zhao to join its Greater China intellectual property team as a partner. Yan brings over 13 years... more

• Jones Day boosts German tech and media practice with Hogan Lovells hires

  Jun 21 2011 Jones Day has bolstered its German technology and media practice with the hire of a veteran intellectual property partner from Hogan Lovells, Wolfgang Buchner. Buchner... more

• India to reform court processes for IP disputes

  May 09 2011 In a move designed to encourage greater business investment in India, Law Minister M Veerappa Moily is set to introduce a bill to establish specialised commercial... more

• High demand for energy law recruits in Canada

  Apr 18 2011 Interesting article here about the demand for recruits with an interest in energy law in Canada. In light of predictions that the energy sector will fuel Canada’s... more

• Facebook v Winklevoss twins feud comes to an end

  Apr 13 2011 Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has won the legal battle against former Harvard classmates who accused him of stealing their idea for Facebook. A three-judge... more

• US firm Fish & Richardson appoints new litigation head

  Apr 04 2011 US firm Fish & Richardson has appointed IP litigator Ann Cathcart Chaplin as head of the firm's litigation practice. Chaplin takes over the role from outgoing... more

• Freshfields launches US IP practice

  Mar 26 2011 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has relocated London counsel Lindsey Canning to New York to launch the firm’s first US intellectual property practice. Freshfields US... more

• Winston & Strawn launches in Houston with 40 Howrey recruits

  Mar 18 2011 Winston & Strawn has launched its Houston office after the hire of 40 intellectual property and commercial litigation lawyers from the failed firm Howrey. The... more

• Top IP litigators from Mayer Brown and DLA Piper launch boutique firm

  Feb 24 2011 Seven IP litigators from two top international law firms have partnered to open Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson. Ian Feinberg comes to the new US firm from Mayer Brown... more

• Another seven Howrey IP partners leave the firm

  Feb 16 2011 The exodus at Howrey continues with another seven IP partners leaving the firm’s US offices. Among the group was San Francisco-based rainmaker KT Cherian, who has... more

• Afghanistan Intellectual Property Law

  Feb 11 2011 There has been a change to the limitation period in which a party can commence a claim or raise an objection on registered trademarks in Afghanistan. Under the... more

• DLA Piper boosts London IPT practice with hire from Kemp Little

  Feb 11 2011 DLA Piper has boosted its London intellectual property and technology practice with the hire of partner Mike Conradi from technology boutique Kemp Little. DLA... more

• Simpson Thacher and Latham on AOL acquisition of Huffington Post for $315 million

  Feb 10 2011 The US internet company, AOL Inc. has bought Huffington Post for $315 million (Rs. 1,480 crore). The Am Law Daily reports that AOL will pay $300 million in cash, while... more

• Hogan Lovells appoints Stephen Kay as LA managing partner

  Jan 28 2011 Hogan Lovells has announced the appointment of corporate partner Stephen Kay as the managing partner of its Los Angeles office. Kay takes over the role from litigation... more

• Writ Petition questions the legality of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board

  Jan 28 2011 A writ petition has been filed before the Madras High Court, challenging the legality of the Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB), a specialized Intellectual... more

• NALSAR call for papers on Intellectual Property Law

  Jan 25 2011 The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law (IJIPL) is National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, Hyderabad’s (NALSAR) student run journal and is wholly... more

• Howrey loses three IP partners to Dewey & LeBoeuf

  Jan 19 2011 Howrey has lost star intellectual-property lawyer and vice chairman Henry Bunsow to rival firm Dewey & LeBoeuf, where Bunsow will take up a position as co-chair of the... more

• Registration Started - 7th Summer School on European Business Law

  Jan 18 2011 Be a Part… The 7th Summer School on European Business Law at the Center for Business and Corporate Law at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf will take place from... more

• Howrey closes London IP practice after string of departures

  Jan 11 2011 Howrey has closed its intellectual property practice in London following the departure of London managing partner Mark Hodgson to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Howrey’s... more

• LeClairRyan hires 16 lawyers from Nixon Peabody

  Jan 06 2011 LeClairRyan is set to expand with an influx of talent from Nixon Peabody. The firm has hired 16 lawyers to support its strategic goals of opening an office in... more

• All star team for Apple's IP battles

  Dec 03 2010 Apple Inc has assembled an all star cast of intellectual property lawyers as it faces a slew of intellectual property lawsuits in connection with the development of... more

• NUJS in association with Max Planck Institute held workshop on Innovation, Creativity and IP Policy

  Dec 01 2010 National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata recently held a workshop with Max Planck Institute on Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law. The... more

• Pirates of Silicon Valley: Oracle awarded $1.3 billion in damages

  Nov 26 2010 Notsince Apple Computer, Inc. vs. Microsoft Corporation (1994) have we witnessed such wide implications in intellectual property law. In a resounding verdict that... more

• Howrey lays off 32 support staff across US offices

  Nov 11 2010 Howrey has laid off 32 support staff across ten US offices. The firm cited a need to adjust the size of its workforce to meet client needs and focus on core practice... more

• Greenberg Traurig boosts San Fransisco IP practice with double hire

  Oct 28 2010 Greenberg Traurig has boosted its San Fransisco IP practice with the hire of Patent litigation attorneys Vernon M. Winters and Nicholas A. Brown of Weil, Gotshal &... more

• Howrey loses 12 IP partners in Europe

  Oct 11 2010 Howrey's head of intellectual property in Europe and at least 11 other partners and 14 associates are jumping ship to set up a new IP firm. The splinter group cited... more

• UK Firm Clarke Willmott ready to launch in Manchester after double hire

  Sep 14 2010 Clarke Willmott is set to open its doors in Manchester after the hire of two intellectual property lawyers from local firm JMW Solicitors. IP partner Roy Crozier... more

• Ballard Spahr hires King & Spalding IP litigator

  Sep 03 2010 Ballard Spahr has hired intellectual property litigator Katrina M Quicker, formerly a partner at King & Spalding. Quicker joined the partnership at Ballard Spahr two... more

• Kirkland & Ellis loses another top IP partner

  Aug 31 2010 Kirkland & Ellis intellectual property partner Gerald Flattmann Jr has resigned from the firm's New York office to take up a role with Paul Hastings. He will be... more

• Indian government contests PVR's claim in the service tax case

  Aug 25 2010 The Revenue Department has contested the petition filed by PVR Pictures in the Delhi High Court against the Government’s decision to levy service tax on copyright... more

• DLA Piper hires 6 lawyers from Hogan Lovells

  Aug 24 2010 DLA Piper has given its intellectual property practice a boost with the hire of six attorneys from Hogan Lovells. The team is comprised of partners Richard de... more

• IP Law suit of the year - Oracle Vs. Google: Mofo and Boies, Schiller take lead roles

  Aug 19 2010 Google, the largest search engine in the world found itself on the defensive last week when Oracle one of the biggest business software development companies sued... more

• Businessworld: Lords of IPR

  Aug 03 2010 The current issue of Businessworld showcases the legal hotshots who are dominating the booming Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) arena. From well known industry... more

• Norton Rose boosts Hong Kong IP practice with double hire

  Jul 23 2010 Norton Rose has boosted its Hong Kong IP practice with the hire of two partners from DLA Piper. The Hong Kong office will be joined by non contentious IP and... more

• Howrey set to launch office in Düsseldorf

  Jul 12 2010 US firm Howrey is set to launch an office in Düsseldorf hiring partner Christoph Lenz from one of Germany’s top IP boutiques. Lenz leaves his post as head of the... more

• Wipro to provide LPO services to Microsoft

  Jun 21 2010 Wipro Technologies, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) division has entered into a partnership with Microsoft Corporation to provide global Legal Process Outsourcing... more

• India: Trademarks to be separated from IP office

  Jun 05 2010 The Intellectual Property (IP) office is planning to separate its trademark registry division out of the division which currently deals with patents, trademarks and... more

• Microsoft appoints new international head of IP

  Jun 01 2010 Microsoft has appointed Mark Cohen, previously a counsel at Jones Day’s Beijing office, as the director for international intellectual property. Cohen has worked... more

• Roche loses yet another Cipla battle

  May 07 2010 Swiss pharma firm, Hoffman-La Roche represented by IP lawyers Anand and Anand, have been dealt a major blow with the Chennai Patent Office deciding against its patent... more

• Baker Botts, Fish & Richardson, K&L Gates named top US IP law firms

  Feb 02 2010 Baker Botts, Fish & Richardson, and K&L Gates have been named top IP law firms in the "Who Protects Innovation in America" survey, which identifies law firms that... more

• Arnold & Porter captures Milbank's London IP team

  Jan 08 2010 US law firm Arnold & Porter has strengthened up its intellectual property practice in London with the hire of a four-lawyer IP team, led by partner David Perkins, from... more

• Choate poaches IP lawyer from Boston rival Fish & Richardson

  Jan 05 2010 Boston-based Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP has hired Michael H. Bunis as a partner in its intellectual property litigation group. Bunis joins Choate from crosstown... more

• Chicago firm Brinks Hofer cuts seven lawyers & 19 staff

  Dec 09 2009 Chicago-based intellectual property firm Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione announced layoffs of about six percent of its total workforce. In addition to cutting seven... more

• Howrey expands Amsterdam office with De Brauw hire

  Nov 26 2009 Howrey has hired Intellectual property specialist Joris van Manen, a partner of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek. Van Manen who will join Howrey in January 2010 will... more

• Google plans to modify books settlement

  Sep 23 2009 Google wants to delay a hearing on its controversial digital books settlement so it can modify the deal to satisfy antitrust regulators. more

• EU court opinion: Google keywords don't violate trademark

  Sep 23 2009 Advocate General Poiares Maduro of the European Court of Justice (ECJ), European Union's top court, backed Google on Tuesday in a row with luxury goods maker LVMH over... more

• Facebook and StudiVZ reach settlement in plagiarism dispute

  Sep 11 2009 Facebook and German social network operator StudiVZ have reached a settlement in the alleged plagiarism case, with the StudiVZ paying Facebook an undisclosed sum as... more

• IP firm boutique Fish & Richardson to close Austin office

  Sep 01 2009 Boston-based intellectual property firm Fish & Richardson will shut its Austin, Texas, office and cut corporate transactional lawyers firmwide. Fish & Richardson... more

• Chadbourne to open second California office with Yahoo hire

  Aug 27 2009 Chadbourne & Parke plans to open a northern California office in either San Francisco or Silicon Valley. The New-York-based firm already hired Yahoo in-house IP... more

• Foley & Lardner sued for allegedly revealing trade secrets

  Aug 26 2009 Virginia-based patent holding SPH America has sued Foley & Lardner for allegedly revealing confidential information and for undermining the company's settlement... more

• Bird & Bird enters alliance with Chinese firm Xiang Kung

  Aug 25 2009 UK law firm Bird & Bird has formed an alliance with Beijing bases IP boutique Xiang Kung Law Firm, in a move to strengthen its contentious capabilities in China. In... more

• Weil Gotshal wins SINGULAIR patent dispute for Merck

  Aug 21 2009 The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has ruled in favor of pharmaceutical company Merck in a patent infringement suit against Teva Pharmaceuticals.... more

• Troutman Sanders hires Dreier IP group in New York

  Jul 23 2009 Troutman Sanders is expanding its New York office by hiring five intellectual property (IP) lawyers of the collapsed law firm Dreier LLP. more

• Cleary hires Allen & Overy IP partner Colin Pearson

  Jul 22 2009 Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton has made a rare hire in London, adding former Allen & Overy intellectual property partner Colin Pearson as a consultant of its City... more

• Howrey to aquire IP boutique Day Casebeer

  Jun 23 2009 Day Casebeer Madrid & Batchelder is in advanced talks to be acquired by 750 lawyers-firm Howrey with a deal likely to close soon. High-end intellectual property... more

• New Facebook usernames raise fears of cybersquatting

  Jun 12 2009 Starting this saturday, Facebook will allow its users to choose any "username". Lawyers advise trademark owners to register their trademarks with Facebook to prevent... more

• Sweden tries to collect $3.8m in damages from Pirate Bay

  May 14 2009 Swedish authorities are moving to collect the $3.8 million in damages the country's High Court has ordered the operators of file-sharing hub The Pirate Bay to pay as... more

• Clifford Chance loses US IP head Victor Siber

  Feb 27 2009 Clifford Chance has lost another partner in its New York office. The magic circle firm's US head of intellectual property Victor Siber joined national firm Baker... more

• Morgan & Finnegan fears mass walk-out to Locke Lord

  Jan 27 2009 US IP boutique Morgan & Finnegan may be facing dissolution as more than a dozen of its 17 partners jump ship to rival Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell. more

• Swedish law firm merger creates 200-lawyer major player

  Jan 16 2009 Sweden’s third-largest law firm, Lindahl, and intellectual property and arbitration firm RydinCarlsten are set to merge, creating a firm employing 200 corporate... more

• Lawrence Lessig To Move to Harvard Law School

  Dec 13 2008 Harvard Law School has appointed Stanford law professor and Creative Commons founder Lawrence Lessig to direct the university's Edmond J. Safra Foundation Center for... more

• Covington announces major expansion of its patent litigation practice

  Oct 07 2008 Covington & Burling LLP is significantly expanding its national intellectual property litigation practice with the addition of approximately 50 lawyers in California... more

• McDermott hires ex-Taylor Wessing chief Gary Moss

  Sep 05 2008 McDermott Will & Emery has poached Taylor Wessing’s IP partner Gary Moss who had been managing partner of UK firm Taylor Joynson Garrett before and throughout its... more