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Lawyers in Apple-Samsung patent dispute deliver closing arguments

Lawyers in the patent dispute betwen Apple and Samsung have delivered their closing arguments in the high-profile trial, with Apple pursuing $2.75bn (£1.7bn) in damages, reports The Recorder. The dispute centres around the claim that Samsung ripped off the unique design features of Apple's iPad and iPhone.
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The brand value of a football club - would Rangers benefit from a move to England?

The news that Rangers FC, a famous old Scottish football club, would be liquidated caused a shock in the world of sport. Here was a sporting institution, founded in 1872 and league champions a record 54 times, being dissolved forever… at least in the legal sense. The goodwill and the brand, if not the club, will undoubtedly live on. However, this blog will look at whether rebranding an English football club as Rangers FC and playing in the English league would bring greater fortune for the brand, or kill it altogether.
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Freshfields and Apple defeated in Samsung design infringement dispute

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Apple on its unsuccessful design infringement claim against Samsung, marking the second recent dispute loss for the firm after Taiwan's HTC saw off a patent challenge from the US tech giant last week. The Apple-Samsung dispute saw Judge Birss QC rule that while the registered design of Samsung's Galaxy tablet model had superficial similarities to that of the Apple iPad, few would confuse the two as the Galaxy tablet was not "as cool".
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Olswang seals hire of CC Paris partner as Euro IP push continues

Olswang has bulked up in France with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) intellectual property (IP) partner Jean-Frederic Gaultier. Gaultier joined Olswang's Paris base earlier this month after seven years as a partner at the magic circle firm.
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A&O rebuilds German IP with Linklaters partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has hired the head of Linklaters' German intellectual property (IP) practice as a partner for its Duesseldorf office, restocking its ranks in the wake of the departure of a team of IP lawyers to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.
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Edwards Wildman names new London chief as former head takes firmwide role

Edwards Wildman has appointed intellectual property lawyer Nicholas Bolter as its new London managing partner following the promotion of Laurence Harris to firmwide deputy managing partner. Bolter, who joined legacy Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge in 2009 from now-defunct Howrey, has a particular focus on trademarks and designs. He will maintain his practice after taking up his new leadership role.
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Freshfields makes senior appointments in IP/IT and infrastructure & transport

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has made two appointments to senior roles including new global leaders for its IP/IT practice and infrastructure & transport sector group. The magic circle firm has appointed Cologne partner Matthias Koch as its new IP/IT practice group head, succeeding fellow Cologne partner Klaus Beucher, who has held the role since 2006.
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Italy IP firm Orsingher launches office in Rome

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Italy intellectual property (IP) spin-off Orsingher has launched an office in Rome, marking its second base in the country. Orsingher has opened the office with the hire of Domenico Colella, name partner at local firm Portolano Colella Cavallo, which will now be known as Portolano Cavallo.
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A&O grows Washington IP team with Orrick partner hire

Allen & Overy (A&O) has strengthened its US intellectual property (IP) litigation practice with the hire of Steven Adkins from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe. Adkins has joined the firm's Washington DC office as a partner in the US litigation and global IP practice. He specialises in Section 337 investigations and trials before the International Trade Commission (ITC) involving patent infringement and other unfair trade issues.
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IP valuation - how much is a footballer worth?

"31 January is the closing date for the English and Danish "transfer windows" within which football clubs can sell their overpaid, under-performing players to their rivals and use the money to buy overpaid, under-performing players..."
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