The Trademark Lawyer

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...

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...

New Orleans, Louisiana—November 12, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced its next Think Tank, established to explore what novel intellectual property (IP) rights might look like if we were to wipe the slate clean and design new IP rights...

New York, New York—November 12, 2024—The Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA) has adopted a resolution approving comprehensive updates to its Model Trademark Law Guidelines (MLTG), incorporating significant changes in global trademark...

New Orleans, Louisiana—November 12, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) announced the recipients of its 2024 volunteer awards, including the President’s Award, INTA Service Awards, the Pattishall Medal for Teaching Excellence, Trademark Administrator...

Adams and Reese continues to expand its Global Intellectual Property practice with the addition of attorney Mengxuan Wang. She is a recent graduate with a J.D. from Washington University School of Law, has an LL.M. in Comparative and International Law from SMU Dedman...

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...

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...

Over the past 30 years, HGF has expanded its presence across Europe, consistently demonstrating an entrepreneurial approach and becoming one of Europe’s leading IP firms. It has now secured strategic investment from private equity firm CBPE, positioning the firm to...

October 2, 2024 (Milwaukee) — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced today that it has elected 18 new partners. “We’re thrilled to welcome this excellent group of attorneys to the partnership at Quarles,” said Mike Aldana, the firm’s managing...

LONDON – Intellectual property firm Mewburn Ellis today announces that it has joined the UN Global Compact initiative – a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation, and disclosure of responsible business practices. Launched in 2000, the UN...

Seattle - Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes John Bender as a partner in its Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice. Bender joins the firm’s Seattle office from Corr Cronin LLP. Bender focuses his practice on high-stakes commercial and complex litigation...

Harper James, the full-service business law firm purpose-built to enable entrepreneurial businesses to thrive, has hired Cardiff-based intellectual property expert Gosia Evans, a Senior Contentious Intellectual Property Solicitor. Evans brings over 14 years experience...

London, UK — Nicola Foulston, renowned business leader and former CEO of RBG Holdings plc, today announces a significant investment from her family office into Virtual Pricing Director (VPD), the pioneering legal pricing software developed by Richard Burcher, a global...

PHILADELPHIA - September 24, 2024 - Tamara Carmichael brings a deeply developed legal practice in the media, entertainment, and advertising industries to Saul Ewing in her role as a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Group. Her focus is primarily on providing...

Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to share that Erik Smith has joined the firm’s Intellectual Property (IP) Practice as a partner. Smith will focus on IP asset-based secured financial transactions, strategic patent and trademark portfolio counseling and prosecution,...

Bereskin & Parr will be joining fellow premier Canadian IP firm Smart & Biggar. The transaction is expected to complete on September 27, 2024. Smart & Biggar is one of Canada’s leading IP firms, with more than 125 lawyers, patent agents, and trademark...

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard (AG) has hired leading IP litigator Geoff Steward and four members of his award-winning team to further enhance its directory-ranked intellectual property practice. Steward will join AG in October from Stobbs, where he was Head...

New firm will have over 1,300 attorneys in 37 US and UK offices, deepening client offerings across practices and sectors.  September 10, 2024 – Womble Bond Dickinson (US) and Lewis Roca announced today that the two large, multi-practice law firms have approved a...

One of the fastest-growing IP firms in Europe combines with the market leader in Asia to create a truly standout global offering.  London - 22 August 2024 - Rouse, the leading International IP services business, today announces its merger with European IP consultancy...

20 August 2024 - London - Marks & Clerk, one of the world’s leading intellectual property (IP) firms, has announced six new partner appointments. The promoted patent attorneys and trademark attorneys are active in several of the firm’s market-leading fields of...

Acquisition creates an end-to-end value proposition that is unique to the IP services industry. London,13 August 2024 – Rouse, the leading International IP services business, today announces the acquisition of Konsert Strategy & IP, a management consultancy...

Renowned Artist Elliott Arkin, Resident Intellectual Property Attorney Ghada Ghannam, and Nzengha "Zen" Waseme, Esq. will share their experience. The weekend includes The Inaugural Global IP Innovation Award Ceremony, which celebrates groundbreaking achievements in...

New York, New York—July 25, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published Shattering Systemic Barriers: How to Advance Gender Diversity in the Intellectual Property Profession, a gender representation study undertaken in collaboration with World...

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) welcomes the announcement that Feryal Clark MP has been appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology, with responsibility for IP. The IPO’s CEO, Adam Williams,...

Olga Bischof joined PCB Byrne in 2023 as a consultant partner and brings with her a wealth of commercial litigation and arbitration expertise, having represented clients in disputes in all divisions of the High Court, the Court of Appeal, and pursuant to the rules of...

Buchalter is pleased to announce that Robert Becker has joined the firm as a Shareholder in its San Francisco office as a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. “We are thrilled to welcome Rob to Buchalter,” said Adam Bass, President and Chief Executive...

The firm specialized in intellectual property, technology, and data privacy, Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum, has appointed Belen Recchini as its new partner. Recchini has been part of the company's team since February 2019. Recchini is a lawyer who graduated from the...

New York, New York—June 18, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has received the 2024 Association Award from the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Group (GACG). INTA accepted the award during the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Awards Ceremony on June 5, 2024, in...

Ellin joins from role as Chief Product Officer at 1010data to lead Corsearch Brand & Content Protection product strategy Cluness joins from New Era Cap LLC to boost Corsearch’s industry-leading investigations solutions Tuesday 11 June 2024 – Corsearch, the leading...

New York, New York—May 21, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published its 2023 Presidential Task Force (PTF) report, Unlocking IP. The report addresses the question of how to disseminate factually correct and usable information about...

Keystone Law has welcomed Intellectual Property litigation partners James Tumbridge, Robert Peake, and Marcus Collins to the firm enhancing its IP offering to clients across multiple sectors. Joining from Venner Shipley and Irwin Mitchell respectively, the partners...