Podcast: Managing IP 2020 review – 12 months in 40 minutes

Ed Conlon, Max Walters, Patrick Wingrove

December 17, 2020

Managing IP’s journalists pick their favourite interviewees and issues from 2020, and predict which topics will be hot in 2021

In a special end-of-year podcast, Managing IP’s editorial team reflected on an action-packed 12 months for intellectual property and the wider world.

Managing editor Ed Conlon was joined by Americas editor Patrick Wingrove, senior reporter Max Walters and Europe reporter Charlotte Kilpatrick to discuss COVID litigation, exoskeletons, Brexit and much more.

To find out who enjoyed a “deeply philosophical” conversation with one inventor and which issue is still – unbelievably – being discussed, click the link below.

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Charlotte Kilpatrick

Reporter Managing IP

Charlotte reports on patent-related issues. She often covers the European market, focusing on developments including FRAND, licensing and trade secrets. She is particularly interested in how new technologies affect IP challenges in the pharmaceutical industry.

Ed Conlon

Editor-in-Chief Managing IP

Ed oversees the coverage by Managing IP, chairs and presents the publication’s events and awards ceremonies, and commissions expert comment articles. He has knowledge of all areas of IP, including trademarks, patents and copyright.

Max Walters

Deputy Editor Managing IP

Max plays a key part in editing Managing IP’s news and analysis and overseeing the team of reporters. He also helps chair and present the publication’s events, as well as commissioning expert comment. He also reports on all aspects of IP, particularly trademark and copyright matters in Europe.

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.