In our latest round-up, we look at Vans settling the WAVY BABY dispute, Mark Wahlberg’s burger chain settling a trademark dispute with a burger truck, and more.
In a major new project, WTR partners with sister title IAM to investigate how trademark and patent professionals differ in their sentiment towards the IP industry.
The Global IP Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of law and attorney firms in litigation, prosecution, and transactional work.
While the folks at the recently merged Hogan Lovells state that the new firm offers "enhanced services", one wonders exactly how the organization will differentiate its IP offerings in a competitive market. With many law firms looking increasingly old-fashioned, in-house trademark managers continue to flock to non-traditional service providers – drawing the future battle lines for IP spend.
04 May 2010
On Friday it was revealed that Darby & Darby, a New York-based IP law firm which was established in 1895, is to close its doors. However, despite the demise of one of the industry’s oldest names, it would be wrong to presume that the boutique model is going the same way.
15 March 2010
A reminder that the industry is still feeling the impact of the global economic crisis came this week with the news that Tove Graulund, former chair of MARQUES, has left her position as director of trademarks at European firm Zacco.
08 March 2010
Thirteen law firm mergers wererecorded in the United Statesduring the third quarter of2009 and WTR has been toldthat the pace of consolidation isexpected to increase in 2010.
06 January 2010
Fabricio Vayra, senior counsel, intellectual property atTime Warner, tells WTR about the challenges he facedin creating a central IP department to support theconglomerate’s various subsidiaries.
06 January 2010
The fees for registering aCommunity trademark (CTM)were reduced on May 1.
06 May 2009
The global slowdown is starting to bite in the largertrademark services markets of the Nordic region.However, some firms feel that strong cross-borderexpertise will give them an edge in an increasinglycompetitive field
04 March 2009
WTR spoke to a number of leading practitioners in France to find out who they rated as the best in the trademark law business. Here are the names that were mentioned most
07 January 2009
14 November 2008
This year will be remembered as an important one for OHIM. Examination times are likely to start falling significantly and the promised cut in fees seems to be on the horizon at last. Although justifiably proud of its achievements this year, the management at OHIM is well aware that more needs to be done
04 September 2008
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