10-time recipients demonstrated greater market capitalization growth than Dow Jones Industrial Average or S&P 500, according to latest Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovators report London, U.K., February 23, 2021 – Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in...

HGF are pleased to announce the arrival of Vivien Verbrugge who joins HGF as a Partner on 17th February 2021. Vivien joins our Engineering team and brings extensive business experience in different industries including Glass Manufacturing, Automotive, Construction,...

Barclays joins LOT Network and Open Invention Network Community Barclays takes action against attacks from patent trolls Barclays is the first major European headquartered bank to join LOT Network and Open Invention Network Community to oppose the abuse of...

Acquisition expands and enhances IP management products with Global IP Estimator and Portfolio Estimator  Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, today announced that it has acquired global IP cost estimating software...

CTC Legal Media is very excited to announce the partnership with the podcast 'Stuff You Should Know About IP' - a entertaining and didactic show that explores many aspects of IP in a relatable and relevant way. Previous episodes include: The Crystal Ball of Data...

Leeds-based investment non-profit NorthInvest and Appleyard Lees are delighted to announce their partnership, offering specialist IP support to tech and digital start-ups. This collaboration will enable Appleyard Lees to help Northern start-ups reach their full...

74% of those surveyed in Europe are not satisfied with their current technology systems. The number one investment area for European IP professionals is IP advisory/strategic services. More than four in ten French respondents and a quarter of British and German...

The Government of India through its Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), a wing of Ministry of Commerce and Industry has circulated the draft patents (amendment) rules, 2021 dated 9th Feb, 2021 proposing to amend the patent rules, 2003. The...

Patent trolls have been an element of the intellectual property regime almost since the beginning- although they were known as “patent sharks” during Edison’s time. This is in itself not surprising- any new form of legal system is going to have those who seek to...

(Manchester – 4 Feb 2021) Appleyard Lees are delighted to announce the appointment of John Kushnick as their Chief Operating Officer (COO). John is based in Manchester. John, who is also a qualified solicitor, joined the leading intellectual property firm on 1...

Leading IP management solutions provider demonstrates strength of commitment to information and systems security BOSTON, January 26, 2021 – Anaqua, the leading provider of innovation and intellectual property management solutions, today announced that it has...

Ropes & Gray’s life sciences practice played a critical role in helping longstanding client Novavax, Inc. pursue a COVID-19 vaccine; on January 28, Novavax announced that NVX-CoV2373, its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine candidate, met the primary endpoint, with a...

Apple has just been granted a new patent that is related to its Face ID biometric security system. The patent details a next gen advancement in facial recognition technology, which apparently uses facial heat mapping for authentication. According to a Patently Apple...

Leading IP firm continues to expand its team with the addition of Daniel Down LONDON – Specialist IP law firm Powell Gilbert LLP today announces that it has added to its market-leading team with the appointment of Daniel Down as associate. The hire, which follows the...

Jeffrey Han, an attorney whose practice covers a wide range of intellectual property matters with an emphasis on patent litigation, has rejoined Vinson & Elkins as counsel in the firm’s Austin office. Han’s experience extends to all phases of intellectual property...

88% of IP professionals have felt the impact of the pandemic on their organisation, but the majority anticipate a strong recovery Global IP provider NovumIP has today published its ‘IP industry outlook 2021’, a new research report which aims to help IP departments,...

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is pleased to welcome three new partners, including two internal promotions and one lateral hire (at the Madrid office). Mathis Breuer (Dusseldorf office) has been working as an attorney since 2013 and joined the firm in 2015. He represents clients...

The promotions will take effect from 1st January 2021 Carpmaels & Ransford is pleased to announce the promotion of Peter Herrick and Russell Woolley to Senior Associate, effective from 1st January 2021. Peter, who sits within the Engineering and Tech teams, has a...

–Partnership with a global community of leading companies to protect against patent assertion entities– Tokyo, Japan - December 10, 2020 Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) announces it has joined LOT Network, a global non-profit organization that aims to...

Leading European specialist IP firm continues to bolster international offering with a spate of new hires 14 December 2020: Leading European IP firm Mewburn Ellis has continued to demonstrate impressive growth with a series of new hires in its Munich office bringing...