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SJ Berwin seals hire of Howrey IP partner for Munich office

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

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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Clarke Willmott launches new base in Manchester with double hire

Clarke Willmott is set to launch in Manchester with the hire of two intellectual property (IP) lawyers from local firm JMW Solicitors. IP partner Roy Crozier and associate Andrew Stone will open the office on 1 November, marking the sixth UK base for the firm. Crozier joins Clarke Wilmott as co-head of IP alongside his former colleague Paul Cox.
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Howrey partner duo depart for Olswang and McDermott in Brussels

Two partners have left Howrey's Brussels office to join Olswang and McDermott Will & Emery in the Belgian capital. Patricia Cappuyns joins Olswang's intellectual property (IP) group today (1 September) after five years at Howrey, where she made partner in January 2009. Her client portfolio includes MEGA Brands, DSM, Sara Lee and Elvis Presley Enterprises.
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Simmons adds to City IP practice with Howrey partner hire

Simmons & Simmons is set to boost its intellectual property (IP) practice with the hire of Howrey City partner Marjan Noor. Noor will join Simmons next week (6 September) in the firm's London office. She was previously a partner with Taylor Wessing and joined Howrey two years ago.
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DLA adds partner duo to Hong Kong base with two new appointments

DLA Piper has boosted its Asia presence with two appointments for the firm's Hong Kong base, including a new head of finance. Matthew Glynn, DLA's head of intellectual property and technology (IPT) for the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, has seen his role extended to cover the whole of the Asia region. He is set to relocate from Dubai to Hong Kong, with his new role effective immediately.
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Five-partner Hogan Lovells IP team quits for move to DLA Piper in LA

DLA Piper has recruited a five-partner team from Hogan Lovells' intellectual property (IP) practice in Los Angeles, reports The National Law Journal. The group includes Richard de Bodo, a former IP practice leader at Hogan Lovells whose clients have included Dow Jones, News Corp and Panasonic.
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ECJ Advocate General rejects proposal for unified European patent litigation system

The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared that plans to form a European Patents Court are incompatible with EU treaties, marking a setback in the long-running campaign to create a centralised patent litigation system in Europe. The Council of the European Union requested the opinion of the ECJ last June, with the Advocate General's response on 2 July stating that: "As it stands at present, the envisaged agreement creating a unified patent litigation system is incompatible with the treaties."
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Hammonds and Bakers brew up Chelsea FC beer sponsorship deal

Hammonds and Baker & McKenzie have landed roles on Chelsea Football Club's sponsorship deal with Singha Beer, making the Thai brand Chelsea's official beer.
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Dealmaker of the Week: Avril Martindale, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

In 1999, Avril Martindale, an intellectual property (IP) partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, was tapped by the Ford Motor Company to negotiate the IP aspects of its $6.45bn (£4m) acquisition of Volvo Cars. A decade later, Martindale's IP advice was sought after once more in a deal with Ford, but this time it was China's privately-held Zhejiang Geely Holding Group that was seeking her expertise. Could Freshfields help the Chinese carmaker acquire Volvo, the Swedish auto company Ford was looking to sell? It was an audacious plan: a $625m (£392m) per year grossing Chinese company with no international experience going after a $15bn (£9.4bn) per year grossing Swedish company owned by the oldest car maker in America.
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