Intellectual Property

Expansive Dewey secures seven senior lateral hires in a day

By Legal Week | January 19, 2011

Dewey & LeBoeuf has struck an expansive note for the New Year after announcing the hire of seven high-profile lawyers from firms including Dechert, Howrey and Sullivan & Cromwell, writes the Am Law Daily. The hires include Howrey intellectual property litigation partners Henry Bunsow, Denise Mory and Brian Smith, who will join Dewey's San Francisco office, and Craig Allison, a patent litigation partner from Dechert, who will join Dewey's Silicon Valley office.

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Wragges and Bird & Bird appointed to comms company's first panel

By Claire Ruckin | January 17, 2011

Wragge & Co and Bird and Bird have won places on communications company Airwave's first legal panel. The two firms were appointed following a competitive tender process at the end of last year involving 12 other firms, with the decision coming after an extensive review of the company's legal services. Airwave, a communications provider for public service organisations, appointed Wragges to its panel despite the firm having no prior relationship with the company's legal team, although the national firm had advised Airwave when it was a subsidiary of O2.

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Former Ropes & Gray associate pleads guilty to insider trading

By Legal Week | January 17, 2011

A former Ropes & Gray intellectual property (IP) associate who had been charged in the Galleon Group insider-trading case has pleaded guilty to insider trading and conspiracy charges, writes the New York Law Journal. Arthur Cutillo, 34, admitted conspiracy and fraud in federal court in Manhattan on Friday (14 January).

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Travers instructed by Sir Stelios over unpaid fees lawsuit from Bird & Bird

By Sofia Lind | January 12, 2011

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has instructed Travers Smith to defend him with regards to a lawsuit brought against him by Bird & Bird for a six-digit sum of unpaid fees. The dispute between Sir Stelios and Bird & Bird arose after the law firm was instructed by easyGroup IP Licensing in 2008 to advise on Sir Stelios's brand dispute with the airline over the use of the easyJet name.

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Field Fisher to launch two Germany bases with Howrey partner hires

By Friederike Heine | January 11, 2011

Field Fisher Waterhouse is set to launch in Munich and Duesseldorf, following the hire of a four-partner team from Howrey led by German managing partner Joachim Feldges. Feldges will oversee all three of Field Fisher's German offices, including the firm's existing Hamburg base. He joins alongside fellow Howrey intellectual property (IP) partners Thomas Adam and Jochen Herr in Munich, as well as Duesseldorf-based Christoph Lenz.

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Winston & Strawn targets London IP with Taylor Wessing and DLA hires

By Sofia Lind | January 11, 2011

Winston & Strawn has launched a City intellectual property (IP) capacity with lateral partner hires from Taylor Wessing and DLA Piper. The US firm has recruited Taylor Wessing's longstanding City partner Richard Price to spearhead the practice alongside DLA Piper partner Gareth Morgan.

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Howrey closes London IP practice as City office head joins Field Fisher

By Friederike Heine | January 7, 2011

Howrey has closed its intellectual property (IP) practice in London following the departure of London managing partner Mark Hodgson to Field Fisher Waterhouse. Hodgson's move comes after three partner departures from Howrey's London IP practice during 2010 - Marjan Noor, Paul Inman and Richard Willoughby, who joined Simmons & Simmons, Wragge & Co and Rouse Legal respectively.

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Ashurst IP litigation team leaves firm for move to City boutique

By Friederike Heine | December 22, 2010

Ashurst has closed down its intellectual property (IP) litigation practice following the departure of its sole partner Ian Starr. Starr will join IP boutique D Young & Co on 1 January alongside senior associate Tamsin Holman, who will become a partner at the firm. They will also be joined by junior associates Cam Gatta and Anna Reid and two secretaries. Prior to joining Ashurst in 1993, Starr had been a partner at Clifford Chance (CC) since 1984. His practice focuses on the protection, enforcement and licensing of IP and related technology rights.

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DLA Piper seals hire of two-partner Taylor Wessing IPT team in Cologne

By Suzi Ring | November 19, 2010

DLA Piper has grown its intellectual property and technology (IPT) practice in Germany with the hire of a four-strong team from Taylor Wessing. Partners Jan Pohle and Benjamin Grzimek are set to join the firm's Cologne office along with associates Christian Kau and Markus Lang. Their start dates at DLA are yet to be confirmed. Pohle specialises in IT and telecommunications, while Grzimek focuses on contentious and non-contentious patent law.

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Edwards Angell seals hire of IP partner for London office

By Friederike Heine | November 3, 2010

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has strengthened its London intellectual property (IP) team with the hire of the head of Rouse Legal's global IP commercialisation group. The arrival of Ben Goodger will bring the number of IP partners in Edwards Angell's City base to six.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Are USPTO Entity Status Changes Affecting Your Company?

By Allison R. Tramontana | February 3, 2023

Profits may change, and the number of employees may change, but what about the already-filed patent applications and existing patents? Change may need to occur in that arena as well.

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Daily Business Review

Middle Market Mindset: New Considerations for IP Audits in 2023

By Geoffrey Lottenberg | January 31, 2023

CEOs and CFOs often focus on sales (projections or receivables) as their most bankable assets. What is most often overlooked, however, is the value of intellectual property (IP) assets to both short-term and long-term business goals.

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The Recorder

Nixon Peabody Reps Artist's Estate in Copyright Dispute With Mormon Church, BYU

By ALM Staff | January 30, 2023

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.

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Law.com

Copycat? Court Trims Claims but Preserves Suit Accusing Wayfair of 'Freeriding' Williams-Sonoma's Goodwill

By Riley Brennan | January 30, 2023

Williams-Sonoma's lawsuit accusing Wayfair of copying its designs has been pared down, but a federal judge in Massachusetts said the case may continue on a single state law claim for unfair competition.

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Daily Report Online

'A Huge Responsibility': Fish & Richardson Names Corrin Drakulich as Global Head of Litigation

By Alex Anteau | January 30, 2023

Drakulich has served as a first-chair trial lawyer who saw success in pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology patent litigation.

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Law.com

Skilled in the Art With Scott Graham: I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together

By Scott Graham | January 27, 2023

My nine years on the IP bus got off to a bumpy start, but encouragement from all of you has made it an exhilarating journey.

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The Recorder

Senior IP Writer Scott Graham to Retire

By Vanessa Blum | January 26, 2023

Graham, who writes Law.com's Skilled in the Art briefing on intellectual property, made his mark as a keen observer of appellate arguments and mentored generations of ALM journalists.

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The Legal Intelligencer

The European Patent With Unitary Effect and the Unified Patent Court

By Ragi A.I. Elias | January 25, 2023

After years of discussions and legal challenges, the European patent with Unitary effect (Unitary Patent) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) are finally set to launch around June 1, 2023. The Unitary Patent is set to be a single patent spanning many European states, and the UPC is set to be a central patent court for patent disputes in Europe.

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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court To Revisit the Patent Enablement Standard

By Rob Maier | January 24, 2023

The decision in 'Amgen v. Sanofi' has the potential to have a significant impact on inventors and patent drafters, and the breadth with which they may be able to claim their inventions.

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Law.com

Design Patent Appeal Splinters Federal Circuit Panel + Susman Scores $163M Jury Verdict + Finnegan Protects Under Armour's House

By Scott Graham | January 20, 2023

Mark Lemley's argument about design patent obviousness and the Supreme Court's KSR decision fell short of a win, but has served to raise the profile of the issue.

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