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Supreme Court Star Wars battle sees key copyright ruling handed down

The Supreme Court has delivered a mixed ruling in the battle between George Lucas's movie empire and a UK prop designer over the sale of the iconic Stormtrooper helmets from the Star Wars films. The Court held that while Lucasfilm can enforce a US copyright in the UK, the Stormtrooper helmets sold were functional, rather than works of art, and therefore the defendant did not breach copyright laws.
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Edwards Angell adds partner in London with Bird & Bird hire

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) department with the hire of Richard Graham from Bird & Bird. Graham, who joined the US firm's information technology and outsourcing function within its IP practice today (25 July), has been a lawyer in Bird & Bird's commercial group since 2004.
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Olswang launches in Munich at request of key client Microsoft

Olswang has launched an office in Munich at the request of technology giant Microsoft. The office, which opened earlier this week (4 July), will focus on intellectual property (IP) work including patent filing, prosecution and enforcement for a range of clients as well as Microsoft.
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Disruption as usual - Google's legal staff takes law where it hasn't gone before

Win or lose, Google's staff is taking the law and legal departments where they haven't gone before. David Hechler reports
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Mayer Brown seals hire of Nabarro IP partner for London base

Mayer Brown has added a partner to its London intellectual property (IP) team with the hire of Jonathan Radcliffe from Nabarro. Radcliffe, who will join the US firm on 1 August, has expertise in patent and IP litigation, having acted on disputes in the pharmaceutical, life sciences and high-tech sectors. He joined Nabarro in 2005 from rival UK top 30 law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse.
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Long-serving Hogan Lovells partner joins Jones Day in Munich

Jones Day has added to its German technology and media practice with the hire of a long-serving partner from Hogan Lovells. Wolfgang Buchner, who is a partner in Hogan Lovells' Munich intellectual property, media and technology (IPMT) practice group, is set to join Jones Day along with counsel Undine von Diemar. Their start date at Jones Day is yet to be decided.
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DLA Piper signs up BLP gaming head in double partner hire

DLA Piper has recruited the head of Berwin Leighton Paisner's (BLP) gaming practice Hilary Stewart-Jones as part of a double partner hire. Stewart-Jones is joining DLA alongside gaming partner Stephen Ketteley, with the duo set to join the firm's London intellectual property and technology (IPT) group in early September.
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UK's IP laws set for major overhaul as Hargreaves unveils key reforms

Intellectual property (IP) and copyright laws in the UK should be overhauled and brought in line with today's digital era, according to recommendations in the Hargreaves Report published last week (18 May). The report, compiled by Professor Ian Hargreaves (pictured) of Cardiff University, outlines 10 proposals intended to update the UK's outdated laws and promote innovation, with the report suggesting that modernised IP systems could add up to £7.9bn to the 
UK's economy.
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UK's IP laws set for overhaul as Hargreaves unveils key reforms

Intellectual property (IP) and copyright laws in the UK should be overhauled and brought into line with today's digital era, according to recommendations in the Hargreaves Report published today (18 May). The report, complied by Professor Ian Hargreaves of Cardiff University, outlines 10 proposals intended to update the UK's outdated laws and promote innovation, with the report suggesting that modernised IP systems could add up to £7.9bn to the UK's economy.
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Bird & Bird lands first-time Hewlett-Packard Euro panel role

Bird & Bird has been handed a first-time appointment to Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) EMEA panel, following a review of the technology giant's roster of legal advisers. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Baker & McKenzie have also been appointed, with the full line-up comprising fewer than 10 firms
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