Top 50
Top 50
Saina Shamilov explains how she convinced the Federal Circuit to upend the US ITC’s domestic industry analysis
Christopher Kinkade and Naira Simmons reveal the distributed firm’s hiring hopes for 2025, a little more than a year after it was founded
A CJEU copyright decision on employees' rights and an update on an IP feud concerning foreign rights over 'Superman' were also among the top talking points
How regional diversity shapes in-house DEI demands
Exclusive data and analysis show why counsel in some regions may demand stronger DEI compliance from law firms than their peers elsewhere
Annual Review: Nixon Peabody’s ‘aggressive’ hiring strategy pays off
Nixon Peabody was one of the US’s most active IP recruiters in 2024, while US firms in the UK and Europe also made waves
The 50 most influential people in IP 2024
Managing IP presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on IP during 2024 – with a serial trademark asserter and several IP office heads among those who made the cut
Blattman is the CEO of IPH
Elizabeth Prelogar is the US Solicitor General
Poe is executive vice president and chief legal officer at ConnectWise
Patents
EIP also emerged victorious as the England and Wales Court of Appeal backed a challenge brought by Avanci and InterDigital against the electric carmaker
Madeleine Kelly, the Australia-based IP firm’s new managing partner, discusses its new advisory offering, a promising fresh hire and changing market dynamics
An order from a US judge is the latest example of counsel being required to disclose AI use – and shows why it’s important to stay on top of AI trends
Brigitte Spiegeler discusses her love of litigation, and why her day always starts by the sea
Awards
The winners of the awards will be revealed at a gala dinner in New York City
Managing IP will host a ceremony in London on April 10 to reveal the winners of the EMEA Awards 2025
Practitioners and law firms should keep their eyes peeled as the shortlist for our annual Awards is set to be released
With the submission deadline fast approaching, we provide some top tips on how to make your firm stand out
Copyright
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Véronique Dahan argues why a coordinated approach must be implemented to protect women from malicious use of AI
Ralph Schroeder, President of RightHub, North America, outlines why businesses must rethink their IP models to align with modern technology
Kirkland partners explain how they came to advise Thomson Reuters in its successful copyright suit against ROSS Intelligence
A copyright campaign against tech companies, an INTA resolution on deepfakes, and a designs survey by the UKIPO were also among the top talking points
Trademarks
Sidhant Goel and Mohit Goel discuss how robust evidence and expert testimony helped convince the court to award their client $39m
The court, which has handed down one of the highest ever IP damages awards in India, held Amazon liable for infringing the 'Beverly Hills Polo Club' trademark
Exclusive data and analysis reveal the interplay between costs transparency and other factors in helping South African counsel pick their external advisers
IP counsel Anna Bien and global marketing manager Lesia Tarasenko explain how the brewery secured an EUTM and the lessons they learned
Behind the case
Sidhant Goel and Mohit Goel discuss how robust evidence and expert testimony helped convince the court to award their client $39m
Kirkland partners explain how they came to advise Thomson Reuters in its successful copyright suit against ROSS Intelligence
Thomas Chartres-Moore, partner at Stephens Scown, explains how he combined the skills of his IP team with the firm's commercial team to defeat Aldi
A Boies Schiller Flexner partner explains how he helped toy company Tangle prevail in a copyright case concerning a kinetic sculpture
Five minutes with
Brigitte Spiegeler discusses her love of litigation, and why her day always starts by the sea
Jeff Kuester discusses why IP is the perfect party conversation and why excitement and stress are two of a kind
Paul Lee discusses moving from venture capital to IP, why lawyers are becoming more receptive to tech, and why he starts his day with a cold plunge
Amit Aswal explains why you should take on challenges early in your career and why the IP community is a strong, trustworthy network
Jurisdictions
Exclusives and This week in IP
Exclusives and This week in IP
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Harpreet Dhaliwal is HGF’s first lateral partner hire since it received private equity investment at the end of last year -
Vijayalakshmy Malkani worked as a brand protection counsel for 20 years before taking on her new role at Sun Pharma
MIP Podcasts list - Horizontal Carousel
We look ahead to next month’s EMEA Awards, discussing the recently published shortlists, our research methodology and what makes the Awards special
Editorial board
Managing IP’s editorial board features senior intellectual property practitioners, both in-house and private practice, from around the world. Through their expertise, board members support our editorial coverage with regular feedback, insight and contributed articles.
Features and Special Focus
Features and Special Focus
Sponsored
Sponsored
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Sponsored by Gün and PartnersGüldeniz Doğan Alkan and Dilan Sıla Kayalıca of Gün + Partners highlight a Turkish Court of Cassation ruling that shows how a trademark owner’s actions – or inaction – can limit courts’ boundaries in assessing similarity
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Sponsored by Tilleke & GibbinsVictoria MacLeod of Tilleke & Gibbins says compromises are the likely outcome as Thailand considers EU proposals concerning issues such as copyright duration and patent protection terms
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Sponsored by Hechanova GroupEditha R Hechanova of Hechanova Group summarises the provision in the Unified Legal Aid Service Rules recently issued by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and places the initiative in a global context
