Intellectual Property

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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DLA Piper brings in Hogan Lovells IP partner for Warsaw arm

By Suzi Ring | November 2, 2010

DLA Piper has hired Hogan Lovells' head of intellectual property, media and technology (IPMT) in Warsaw to head up the firm's practice in Poland. Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozlowska joined DLA last month to head up the intellectual property and technology practice (IPT) after leaving Hogan Lovells in September. She is the only partner in DLA's Warsaw practice.

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Wragges City IP practice gets boost with Howrey partner hire

By Claire Ruckin | November 2, 2010

Wragge & Co has bolstered its intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of Paul Inman from Howrey. Inman is set to join the national law firm's City office next week (8 November), becoming the 12th partner in the firm's IP team. He will work with Patrick Duxbury, who leads the UK top 30 firm's 16-strong life sciences team.

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Is Howrey's model broke or can global litigation deliver?

By Alex Novarese | October 20, 2010

Does the global litigation law firm model work? This disturbing question has been explicitly raised this month by news of a 12-partner exodus from the European network of disputes and intellectual property (IP) specialist Howrey. Indeed, departing partners from Howrey, who are heavily concentrated in the firm's Amsterdam and Brussels offices, have made much of the problems of working within a US-based firm. The argument goes that the US' generally stricter conflicts rules are a real hurdle for litigators operating in Europe, particularly when the bulk of the practice is weighted stateside, which makes it inevitable that American clients will get the upper hand in a close call on conflicts.

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Orrick recruits CC partner in trio of hires for London and Paris offices

By Suzi Ring | September 22, 2010

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe has added three new partners to its London and Paris offices with a trio of hires from Clifford Chance (CC), Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and Fox Williams. CC banking and finance partner Richard Parolai has joined the US firm's Paris arm, Orrick Rambaud Martel, after 23 years at the magic circle firm, 15 of which he spent as a partner. Meanwhile, Fox Williams partner Kolvin Stone joined Orrick's City office last week in the intellectual property and technology transactions practice. He was made up to the partnership at Fox Williams last year and spent a total of eleven years at the firm.

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SJ Berwin seals hire of Howrey IP partner for Munich office

By Suzi Ring | September 15, 2010

SJ Berwin is set to bulk up its Munich arm with the hire of an intellectual property (IP) partner from Howrey. Michael Knospe will join SJ Berwin's Munich IP practice in October after three years as a partner at Howrey. He specialises in patent law, with a particular focus on infringement and licensing, trademarks and design patents and IT, software and media.

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Freshfields takes antitrust role on $1.5bn Hewlett-Packard acquisition

By Legal Week | September 14, 2010

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has won a role alongside Gibson Dunn & Crutcher on Hewlett-Packard's $1.5bn (£972m) acquisition of security software maker ArcSight, reports The Am Law Daily. Russell Hansen, the partner-in-charge of Gibson Dunn's Palo Alto office, is leading the US firm's team on the deal, while Freshfields partner Alan Ryan and senior associate Martin McElwee are serving as European antitrust counsel.

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New York Law Journal

The Use and Overuse of Motions in Limine in Patent Litigation

By Charles Weiss | March 27, 2023

This column explores the use of in limine motions in patent litigation, beginning with commonly seen motions that fit comfortably into the traditional role of raising evidentiary issues before surveying the landscape of those extending beyond what used to be considered as conventional.

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The American Lawyer

'Frustrated' by 'Generalist' Arbitrators, This Am Law 200 Firm Is Starting Its Own ADR Practice

By Justin Henry | March 24, 2023

Atlanta-based Morris, Manning & Martin aims to fill a gap in arbitration and mediation services by offering technical expertise. The new leader of the American Arbitration Association says lawyers are divided in their preference for "generalists" vs. "specialists" as neutrals.

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New Jersey Law Journal

What Could Go Wrong? IP Lawyers Issue Warning About ChatGPT

By Charles Toutant | March 23, 2023

"Although it can still be used as a tool, it's not the end-all. It should be a starting point, but not the ending point," attorney Kendra Stephen said.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Remote Data, Accessibility and Trade Secret Protections

By Lindsay Miller, Kaitlyn E. Stone, Michael C. Zogby and Jeffrey Salling | March 23, 2023

This article explores protections for trade secrets under Pennsylvania law and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit law.

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The Legal Intelligencer

AI and Copyright: A New Kind of Copyright Troll? The Rise of AI in Creative Works

By Jillian M. Taylor | March 22, 2023

This article investigates the rise of artificial intelligence in the creation of creative works. It also looks to analyze whether and how such works may be protected under copyright laws.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Growth, Depth, Cohesion: Fox Rothschild's New Chief Growth Strategist Outlines Her Agenda

By Amanda O'Brien | March 21, 2023

Former intellectual property chair Dianna El Hioum assumes responsibility for the firm's expansion from chair Mark Silow, who steps down from his leadership role at the end of the month after 18 years.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Artificial Intelligence and Copyright Law: From Monkey Selfies to ChatGPT

By Nancy J. Mertzel | March 21, 2023

The widespread use of AI software in business, industry and medicine is likely just beginning. As with other disruptive technology, it will take time for the law to catch up.

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New York Law Journal

Defending Prior Software Use With 35 U.S.C. Section 273

By Rob Maier | March 21, 2023

In an increasingly software-based world, companies should be mindful of challenges, and best position themselves to raise—as needed—this Section 273 defense.

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The Legal Intelligencer

Proprietary, Confidential Info, Trade Secrets, Know-How—Differences for Business Success

By Kathleen Johnson and Jonathan Madara | March 21, 2023

Proprietary information is at the foundation of every successful business, and protecting all types of proprietary information is vital for commercial success. However, how to appropriately classify, and therefore effectively protect, different types of proprietary information can be confusing.

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The American Lawyer

Goodwin and White & Case Recruit Partner Groups of IP Litigators

By Patrick Smith | Jessie Yount | March 21, 2023

Big Law is luring IP litigators from rivals this spring, with Goodwin taking a three-partner team from White & Case, which itself added 10 lawyers from Paul Hastings.

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