Europe
A vote to be held in 2026 could create Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, a $3.6bn giant with 3,100 lawyers across the Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
Varuni Paranavitane of Finnegan and IP counsel Lisa Ribes compare and contrast two recent AI copyright decisions from Germany and the UK
Exclusive in-house data uncovered by Managing IP reveals French firms underperform on providing value equivalent to billing costs and technology use
The new court has drastically changed the German legal market, and the Munich-based firm, with two recent partner hires, is among those responding
Recently published Special Focus articles
Recently published Special Focus articles
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Sponsored by InspicosEdward Farrington of Inspicos suggests what measures can be taken to ensure the requirements of patent application assignments are fulfilled after a ‘text string’ signature was declared invalid -
Sponsored by Bird & BirdSally Shorthose of London Bird & Bird says the UK will again be able to benefit from EU collaboration and funding after resuming its association with Horizon Europe, but there are challenges to face
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyIn concluding a two-part series on springboard injunctions, Marco Stief of Maiwald takes a deeper dive to explain their requirements, review case law, and examine their relevance in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors
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Sponsored by Maiwald Intellectual PropertyIn the first of two articles on the springboard doctrine, Marco Stief of Maiwald explains how the protective effect of a patent can continue to have an impact after the term of protection has ended
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersSouth Africa has recognised AI as a potential inventor. Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün of Gün + Partners consider how other jurisdictions have approached patent applications for two inventions by the DABUS system
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersAysel Korkmaz Yatkın, Selin Sinem Erciyas and Zeynep Çağla Üstün of Gün + Partners draw on Turkish case law to show the issue of patent trolls using loopholes to gain absolute rights can be overcome
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