The week in IP – Andrei Iancu, trade marks, Kung Fu Panda, UPC, Octane Fitness, CRISPR, SEPs

March 01 2018

Recent intellectual property news includes the USPTO director being sworn in, a study on trade marks running out, the end of a Kung Fu Panda dispute in China, the Law Society urging UK UPC ratification, four years of Octane Fitness, the DOJ AAG again urging SEPs balance, and a $6.7m award in a graffiti artist copyright case

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Patents

Excited to offer ‘flexibility’ to clients: patent veteran on Pearce IP move

Mathew Lucas has joined Pearce IP after spending more than 25 years at IPH-owned firm Davies Collison Cave

Sukanya Sarkar, February 18 2026

Patents

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DEI can make or break law firm pitches, despite survey findings

Exclusive survey data reveals a generally lax in-house attitude towards DEI, but pitches have been known to turn on a final diversity question

February 18 2026

Patents

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Managing IP EMEA Awards 2026: shortlists revealed

Managing IP will host a ceremony in London on May 1 to reveal the winners

February 17 2026

Trademarks

Wise words: Lewis Silkin partner on rewriting the old boys’ network

Abigail Wise shares her unusual pathway into the profession, from failing A-levels to becoming Lewis Silkin’s first female IP partner

Max Walters, February 17 2026

Trademarks

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How to survive the AI revolution

There are some impressive AI tools available for trademark lawyers, but law firm leaders say humans can still outthink the bots

February 16 2026

Patents

Tesla v Avanci: UK Supreme Court to face untested FRAND question

Lawyers at Simmons & Simmons look ahead to a UK Supreme Court hearing in which the court will consider whether English courts can determine FRAND terms when the licence is offered by an intermediary rather than an SEP owner

Joel Smith, February 16 2026

Patents

Breaking: Taylor Wessing’s first hire post-merger vote is IP partner

Firm says appointment of Jeremy Drew from RPC will help create ‘unrivalled IP powerhouse’, as it looks to shore up IP offering ahead of merger

Max Walters, February 16 2026

Patents

‘Renewed interest’: firms bulk up ITC expertise as work increases

Law firms are expanding their ITC practices to account for the venue’s growing popularity, and some are seeing an opportunity to collaborate with M&A teams

Sanjana Mishra, February 16 2026

Trademarks

PTAB powerhouse eyes trademark expansion

Erise IP has added a seven-practitioner trademark team from Hovey Williams, signalling its intention to help clients at all stages of development

Sanjana Mishra, February 13 2026

Patents

This week on MIP: UK publishers go after Anthropic, Meta | WIPO chief nears re-election

News of prison sentences for ex-Samsung executives for trade secrets violation and an opposition filed by Taylor Swift were also among the top talking points

Sukanya Sarkar, February 13 2026