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New UK High Court judge named as replacement for Justice Meade
Following the prominent patent judge’s promotion to the Court of Appeal, the judiciary has appointed a King’s Counsel with 35 years’ experience as a barrister.

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With technical specialisms including nucleic acid technologies, biological therapeutics and vaccines, and diagnostics and biological assays, the new hire adds a life sciences patent specialism to the firm’s growing IP practice.
A former USPTO director and a trial and appellate lawyer join in Dallas, as Texas becomes a hub for tech, life sciences, energy, and advanced manufacturing.
Firm marks next chapter in ‘soft IP’ practice, as two new hires bring ‘depth’ and ‘longstanding relationships’ to its offering in Spain’s capital.
One of the country's most prominent patent judges has joined A&O Shearman after nearly eight years on the federal bench.
Two patent litigators have jumped ship from a boutique to join Pinsent Masons' Düsseldorf office, as the firm aims to strengthen its UPC firepower.
With an engineering and physics background, the “highly regarded” new partner will co-chair the firm’s technology transactions group.
McKool Smith has hired the veteran first-chair trial lawyer, who brings more than 30 years of experience trying complex, high-stakes cases.
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