In-house IP roundup – AI partnership concerns, how counsel evaluate external lawyers, generics discuss major patent cases

Patrick Wingrove

March 01 2019

Patent Strategy, a new service from Managing IP, rounds up the latest news and analysis from patent-focused businesses

We have posted the following articles in the past week – all exclusive and sourced from in-house contacts:

AI partnership increase spurs rights and strategy concerns

In-house counsel reveal how they evaluate external lawyers

Generics discuss fallout from major pharma patent cases

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Patrick Wingrove

Deputy managing editor Managing IP

Patrick assists with editorial agenda management, and regularly reports on patent-related issues, including FRAND, supplementary protection certificates and patent eligibility, as well as trade secrets. He also chairs industry events and produces conference newspapers.

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Patents

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Max Walters, January 22 2026

Patents

Exclusive: Tokyo District Court to launch SEP mediation

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Sukanya Sarkar, January 22 2026

Patents

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January 22 2026

Patents

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PE-backed IP firm acquires EUTM specialist Merk-Echt

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January 22 2026

Trademarks

‘Do your best to be disruptive’: Fidus head on female leadership

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Sukanya Sarkar, January 21 2026

Patents

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January 21 2026

Patents

How shower maker cleaned up at the Court of Appeal

UK firm Shakespeare Martineau, which secured victory for the Triton shower brand at the Court of Appeal, explains how it navigated a tricky test regarding patent claim scopes

Max Walters, January 20 2026

Patents