Looking at thought leadership in-house, this month we hear from Emily O’Neill, the Head Counsel of IP & Litigation at Spectris plc. Having established the IP function, we ask Emily about her role and some of the challenges she sees the IP sector faces worldwide. What kind of IP matters do you work on […]
‘As an ever-more technology dependent society, we should strive to make processes for obtaining IP smoother and faster and find more ways to support (suitably deserving, of course) fledgling companies in protecting their IP’ – this is the opinion of Ilya Kazi, one of the Senior Partners at Mathys & Squire LLP in the UK. […]
With a particular focus on patent law, our next thought leader delves into the progress of IP legislation in Taiwan, over the last decade or so, touching on the most recent aspirations towards TTIP and the firm’s thought leadership in the sector. Lawyer Monthly hears from Hsiu-Ru Chien, Partner at Lee and Li, who discusses […]
Touching on the challenges involved in advising SMBs and other parties on complex IP matters, with a particular focus on trademark law, here Lawyer Monthly hears form Steven Wake, Partner at Forresters, a UK and European intellectual property attorney firm with offices in Munich, Birmingham, Liverpool and London. Steven started his working life as a […]
What happens if a business develops and commercialises a software system that functions the same as yours, and imitates the copyrighted disclosures of your patented software? How can you prove that their software doesn’t simply use the same systems other similar software uses? Brooks Hilliard CMC® CCP, President of Business Automation Associates, Inc., a computer […]
Rightscorp, a Los Angeles-based provider of copyright monetization and data services, monitors the global Peer‐to‐Peer (P2P) file sharing networks to seek out and find illegally downloaded digital media on ISP networks. US Law makes piracy illegal, and nobody is legally entitled to participate in piracy with impunity – not even Internet Service Providers (ISPs). Furthermore, […]
Reed Technology and Information Services Inc. (Reed Tech), a LexisNexis company, recently launched LexisNexis TotalPatent One™; a patent research solution designed to deliver on-point results derived from the most comprehensive and in-depth content collection of patent and non-patent literature available. The newly built platform, incorporating state-of-the-art search technology and user interface design, maximizes efficiency and […]
CISAC - the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – recently acknowledged that the ‘Copyright Package’ released by the European Commission is a good starting point towards addressing the unfair situation for creators in the digital market. CISAC also called European institutions to take further measures to secure fair remuneration and a better […]
From the complex legal matters involved in IP prosecution and maintenance, to the increasing difficulties media companies, content creators and producers encounter on a daily basis, Lawyer Monthly has been speaking with Jane Hyndman, General Counsel at Compact Media Group, this month. Jane details the roles she is involved in at Compact Media, discusses the […]
Allen & Overy recently announced the appointments of Mark Heaney and David Stone to the international IP practice. Both join from Simmons & Simmons and build on the news that Marc Döring and Marjan Noor will also be joining the team. This four partner move demonstrates A&O’s commitment to the IP sector by doubling the […]
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