Winston & Strawn has hired three intellectual property partners in San Francisco from Hogan Lovells, including the former co-head of its US intellectual property practice
Shara Aranoff, former commissioner and chairman of the US International Trade Commission (ITC), has joined Covington & Burling as of counsel in the firm’s intellectual property and international trade practices
Brazil has moved up to fifth in the rankings of countries with the most trade mark publications annually. At the same time, its patent and trade mark office is making changes to cope with the rapid change
Pedro Vilhena of Kasznar Leonardos compares Brazilian and Chinese developments in trade mark law in the face of major sporting events, and suggests how Brazil should take heed of its eastern counterpart
Eduardo Otero and André Oliveira of Daniel Advogados explain the more efficient, longer-lasting, but more expensive procedures for highly-renowned marks in Brazil
Victoria Espinel, president and CEO of the BSA and former US IP Czar (below, left), will open Managing IP’s 2014 International Women’s Leadership Forum in June
