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How to build a world-class IP practice

High-quality legal work alone is no longer enough to set law firms apart in a competitive environment. Those at the top analyse factors that add value for clients and explore why innovation and diversity are no longer optional extras.

14 April 2022

Action for Ukraine: how one IP attorney is helping those in need

We spoke to a Brussels-based trademark lawyer on a personal mission to help those affected by the Russian invasion.

24 March 2022

A year of fraud at the USPTO: why more needs to be done to tackle trademark filing scams

After an unprecedented rise in fraud targeting users at the USPTO, we look back at a tempestuous year of scams and identify more actions that can be taken to protect users in the future.

20 January 2022

WTR’s annual IP Office Innovation Ranking reveals the trademark agencies at the cutting edge

Featured in Special Report 2021 Q4: Next generation innovation at IP offices

Our key findings from this year’s exclusive research project analysing the noncore tools and services offered by the world’s top 60 IP offices shows positive momentum – but there is still much to be done to close the innovation gap.

05 January 2022

IP Office Innovation Ranking 2022

Featured in IP office Innovation

05 January 2022

11 steps to build your firm’s brand and win more clients

Elyssa LeFevre Chayo of Firm Forward LLC sets out key ways to help IP law firms practice what they preach when it comes to strategic brand management.

09 September 2021

Asia-Pacific trends and top filers: 2020

Featured in Trademark register tracker

WTR’s annual Asia-Pacific deep dive is here, revealing 2020’s top corporate and law firm filers, major trends and everything in between.

19 August 2021

Delhi High Court: defendants’ adoption of SINGH + SINGH marks “fraught with mischief” and not in good faith

The Delhi High Court has restrained the defendants from using various SINGH + SINGH marks for legal services on the ground that they were confusingly similar to the plaintiffs’ SINGH & SINGH mark.

04 August 2021

Tips from the best: how an industry leader recruits, develops and motivates trademark talent

The covid-19 pandemic and increase in remote working has highlighted that any team’s success is rooted in its talent. FIFA’s Daniel Zohny shares an insider’s view of how to recruit and motivate a stellar roster of trademark experts fit to face any and all obstacles.

08 July 2021

Becoming a trusted adviser: how Vodafone’s lead counsel approaches internal bridge-building

Featured in Special Report 2021 Q2: Inside in-house operations - how to build world-class trademark functions and portfolios

No IP department is an island and it is critical that in-house teams cultivate productive and meaningful relationships with non-legal internal stakeholders. Vodafone's Natasza Shilling provides insight into her approach.

07 July 2021