The seven disruptors that are changing IP practice

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The seven disruptors that are changing IP practice

August 26 2015
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The IP legal market is changing. In-house counsel want more for less, technology is commoditising work processes and the partnership track is becoming less attractive to growing numbers of lawyers. Emma Barraclough considers the influences that are reshaping the market. Plus: those shaping the changes make their predictions for the future

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