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Patents
In 2017, we released the second edition of our WIPR Leaders publication, split into two volumes (patent and trademark). Featuring 1,708 lawyers overall, WIPR Leaders is designed to showcase the best IP talent from around the world and allow you to build networks with other practitioners. 20 February 2017
Copyright
With a busy year ahead for IP owners, WIPR has picked ten IP developments that all practitioners should be following in 2017. 16 February 2017
Copyright
On January 23, Donald Trump became the 45th president of the US. But with his IP policies far from clear, there is disagreement over whether Trump’s impact on rights owners will be positive. WIPR investigates. 16 February 2017
Patents
Founded more than 100 years ago, IBM remains a resounding success in the technology arena. WIPR discovers the reasons behind IBM’s prolific patent filing and how it deals with the challenges encountered in managing a large portfolio. 15 February 2017
Trademarks
Fast-food franchise Subway has taken a bite at MobiQuest Mobile Technologies in a trademark infringement claim. 15 February 2017
Patents
Samsung and Teva have been named the top accused patent infringers in the US for 2016. 13 February 2017
Trademarks
Luxury brand Michael Kors has targeted a California-based counterfeiter in a trademark infringement claim. 13 February 2017
Trademarks
The director general of UK trade body the Anti-Counterfeiting Group has said in its annual report that authorities need to tackle the scale and impact of intellectual property crime. 9 February 2017
Copyright
Advocate-General (AG) Maciej Szpunar has advised Europe’s highest court to find that file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has committed an act of communication to the public within the meaning of article 3(1) of Directive 2001/29/EC. 9 February 2017
Patents
Strategies for opting patents out of the jurisdiction of the UPC must be crystallised now, particularly given the potentially complex due diligence that may be needed for some portfolios, say David Rose and Nina O’Sullivan of Mishcon de Reya. 9 February 2017
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