Beijing piloting China’s route to new horizons in data IP rights
4 days ago · In December 2023, the Beijing Municipal Intellectual Property Office, together with the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology and the Beijing Municipal People’s Procuratorate, issued the Guidelines, which provide guidance to enterprises on data IP rights registration, circulation, and assetisation based on the various data IP rights processes from the perspective of ...
2024 review: US counsel reflect on top patent trends
Dec 18, 2024 · One ruling that made national news, and which was covered by Managing IP, was the US Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo.. This case set out that the Administrative Procedure Act requires courts to exercise their independent judgment in deciding whether an agency has acted within its authority.
Weekly take: Consolidation and IP transactions in firms’ 2025 sights
Dec 18, 2024 · There are also interesting trends to watch in the people moves space. Our regular Talent Tracker articles explore global partner moves in IP and draw on trends such as which firms are hiring and losing the most talent.. Indeed, Managing IP+ will be bringing you a Talent Tracker review of 2024 early next year.
2024 review: counsel plagued by AI uncertainty and copyright …
Dec 18, 2024 · On the trademark side, counterfeiting has continued to be a concern for brand protection counsel. Allison at Haynes Boone says she’s seen a real influx of counterfeiting issues.
European IP firms offering ‘one-stop shops’ amid UPC desires
5 days ago · One thing that became immediately is that the UPC forms a large part of firms’ patent litigation work. Julia Schönbohm, partner and global head of IP at Linklaters in Frankfurt, says there has been strong demand for UPC work. “We are instructed on a significant number of active UPC cases (we are within the top 10 most instructed firms in the UPC), as well as advising on preparations for ...
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‘Hard to quantify’: firms weigh in on remote work cost-savings
4 days ago · Tamar Niv Bessinger, partner at Fross Zelnick in New York, says the firm’s employees come in on two days (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) but can work remotely the rest of the week. The firm does have fully remote employees, however. Bessinger says it’s hard to quantify how much the firm, which only has a New York office, has saved as a result of remote working policies.
Trade secret protection in China: a review of landmark cases
Sep 26, 2024 · In June 2024, the Intellectual Property Court of the Supreme People's Court of China (the IP Court) handed down the final judgment in a trade secret infringement case involving new energy vehicles (the Automobile Chassis case; 2023, SPCIP Civil Final No. 1590). The CNY 640 million damages award set a record in trade secret infringement cases in China, demonstrating the determination of Chinese ...
Behind the case: How generalist litigator navigated untested …
3 days ago · A Boies Schiller Flexner partner explains how he helped toy company Tangle prevail in a copyright case concerning a kinetic sculpture
AI & IP: protection strategies and ownership considerations
Oct 9, 2024 · In a podcast sponsored by Adams & Adams, we focus on intellectual property protection strategies and ownership considerations for artificial intelligence.. James Davies and Vishen Pillay, partners at Adams & Adams in South Africa, joined Managing IP’s senior reporter Rani Mehta to discuss:. How have different African countries' patent offices, courts and legislators approached the issue of ...