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Expert Insight Into – Trademarks - Forresters

9th December 2016
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 […]
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Expert Witness – Computers & Software – Business Automation Associates Inc.

9th December 2016
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 […]
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Update on ISP Liability in the United States for Subscriber Infringements

25th October 2016
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, […]
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LexisNexis TotalPatent One™: A New Solution for Patent Research

21st October 2016
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 […]
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CISAC Calls for Further Measures On EU ‘Copyright Package’

13th October 2016
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 […]
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Jane Hyndman - General Counsel at Compact Media

4th October 2016
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 […]
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A&O IP Expansion Continues With Appointment of Two More Partners

4th October 2016
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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