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EUIPO unveils five-year strategy focused on providing high-quality IP services while fostering competitiveness, innovation, and economic growth in Europe
The plan, adopted at the EUIPO's Management Board and Budget Committee meetings, will come into effect on 1 January 2025 One of the priorities is to enhance the customer experience by delivering high-value IP products and services while further improving...
EIP welcomes Xiaofan Chen as new Partner to strengthen China capabilities
EIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Xiaofan Chen as a new partner, further enhancing its capabilities in the Chinese market. Chen brings nearly two decades of experience as a Chinese-qualified patent attorney, having worked with both Chinese and...
AA Thornton joins forces with Venner Shipley
London, United Kingdom - 19 November 2024 - Leading intellectual property firm AA Thornton is joining forces with Venner Shipley. From 1 December, the combined firm, with a headcount totaling 230 people, will operate under the Venner Shipley name. Aiming to help...
Mewburn Ellis is the world’s first IP firm to be awarded an EcoVadis Platinum Medal
Leading European Intellectual Property firm awarded the highest rating in sustainable business practices assessment LONDON - European intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis has achieved a significant milestone by earning the first Platinum medal for an IP firm...
Anaqua to be acquired by Nordic Capital, a leading technology & payments private equity investor
BOSTON, November 18, 2024 – Anaqua, a leading provider of innovation and intellectual property (IP) management technology solutions and services, today announces that Nordic Capital, an experienced private equity investor in Technology & Payments globally, has...
Barnes & Thornburg names Scott Simmonds as intellectual property department chair
November 14, 2024 - INDIANAPOLIS – Barnes & Thornburg announced today that Scott M Simmonds has been named chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Department, where he will lead one of the largest and fastest-growing intellectual property (IP) practices in the...
Brown Rudnick continues strategic growth with addition of eight-person IP litigation group based in Houston
HOUSTON, November 13, 2024 – Brown Rudnick announced today it has grown its international litigation practice with the addition of an eight-person IP Litigation group led by three partners based in the firm’s Houston office. The group is led by patent litigation...
Rouse expands offering in South Africa to provide full-service support for international and domestic clients
Creates a full-service IP law firm for both international and domestic South Africa businesses Expansion builds on Rouse Africa established in 2015 Principal Waldo Steyn to lead the new IP law firm London, 12 November 2024 – Rouse, the leading International IP...
Pierson Ferdinand adds season patent prosecutor to thriving IP department
Boston, MA – October 31, 2024 – Pierson Ferdinand LLP (“PierFerd”), one of the world’s fastest-growing law firms, announces the appointment of Daniel Rose as Partner. Rose arrives after two years at Volpe Koenig, having previously spent over a decade at Foley &...
Barnes & Thornburg announces 2025 partnership promotions
Barnes & Thornburg announced today that 19 attorneys, including five IP attorneys, have been promoted to its partnership, effective January 1, 2025. The new partners represent a diverse range of practice areas and geographic locations across the firm’s national...
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