The Trademark Lawyer

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...

Questel, a global leader in intellectual property (IP) management and technology services, has surpassed the 1,000-customer milestone for its IP management systems (IPMS). By positioning IP management technology at the heart of its strategy, Questel has built...

HGF is pleased to announce that seven members of its team have been promoted from Director to Partner. These promotions will be effective from 1 May 2024 and reflect the immense dedication, expertise, and commitment to excellence demonstrated by these individuals....

A leading Northern law firm's new Managing Partner today announced plans to achieve 100% growth within the next 10 years. Steven Petrie has laid out his ambitions after being announced as the new Managing Partner at Ward Hadaway, a firm with offices in Leeds,...

CWB is excited to share that its new brand identity has been launched.  CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29...

NEW YORK, April 15, 2024 – Brown Rudnick announced today that Michael R Graif has joined the firm’s New York office as a partner in the Intellectual Property group and the Trademark, Copyright, and Advertising practice.  Graif brings more than 30 years of trademark...

Mishcon de Reya has announced that Angela Fox has agreed to join the firm as a Partner in its Intellectual Property team.   Fox has over 27 years of experience in trademark practice, initially as a trademark attorney and, since 2003, as a solicitor. Fox works with...

CHARLOTTE, NC (April 4, 2024) – Holland & Knight welcomes Emmett Weindruch as a partner in the Intellectual Property Group in Charlotte. Most recently, Weindruch was a partner at Moore & Van Allen, PLLC. Weindruch’s transactional practice focuses on preparing...

London, Cambridge & Munich, 3 April 2024 – Reddie & Grose LLP, the internationally renowned firm of European and United Kingdom patent, trademark, and design attorneys, is excited to announce the appointment of Steve Howe as its new Chairman, alongside a...

LONDON – Law firm Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of nine new partners. These come from across the firm’s practice group offerings, including the Employment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Financial Services Regulatory and Corporate,...

CWB emerged as an unrivaled super-regional IP firm in 2023 following the merger of leading intellectual property specialists Cedar White Bradley, Hahn & Hahn, and PETOŠEVIĆ Group. With 29 offices, 150 practitioners, and 250 employees, CWB now services and manages...

LOS ANGELES – Global expert services and consulting firm Berkeley Research Group (BRG) announced today that Dr Kristina Shampanier has joined its Economics, Disputes & Investigations business line as a managing director in Los Angeles.  A respected authority on...

New York, New York—March 22, 2024—As part of its continued efforts to promote and advance intellectual property (IP) as a key driver of innovation, the International Trademark Association (INTA) has opened registration for its third Open Innovation Challenge (OIC) as...

New York, New York—March 5, 2024—As preparations begin to take shape for its 146th Annual Meeting, the International Trademark Association (INTA) hit a milestone today with over 6,500 brand owners and professionals, government officials, business leaders, and...

New York, New York—March 4, 2024—The International Trademark Association (INTA) has published IP in Times of Recession: A Comprehensive Guide for IP Professionals. It is essential reading for the global intellectual property (IP) community on the many and complex...

Cantor Colburn LLP is pleased to announce that six attorneys have been promoted within the Firm to partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The new partners are Asaf Batelman, Ali Caless, Nancy Kennedy, Sung Wook Kooh, Matteo Pedini, and Kimberly Vines, Ph.D. Mr...