IP STARS (Managing IP)

Our latest rankings of the key firms for patent protection and litigation work are now available on ipstars.com Read Rani Mehta's article, which features the firms upgraded, the top 12 jurisdictions with the most changes, and comments from Kingsley Egbuonu and Chris Adams https://lnkd.in/erRVukXE (subscription/free trial required) Learn more about our methodology at https://lnkd.in/e4J85aCZ #IPSTARS2024 #patent #lawfirm #attorneys #rankings #litigation #protection

We are excited to announce that the firm rankings for intellectual property are now available. Our analysis reveals the latest rankings for intellectual property, including which firms are on the up. Learn more about this year's rankings here: http://spr.ly/6046gLUSw

We are excited to announce that the firm rankings for intellectual property are now available. Our analysis reveals the latest rankings for intellectual property, including which firms are on the up. Learn more about this year's rankings here: http://spr.ly/604951MQ3

Congratulations to all the practitioners ranked as IP Stars and those featured in our special Top 250 Women in IP publication! Please read about all the rankings we've released so far and what to expect next at https://lnkd.in/dSym_XNw Read Sukanya Sarkar's analysis of the rankings, including the top firms and jurisdictions, on managingip.com. #MIPTop250 #IPLeaders #WomeninIP #intellectualproperty #patent #trademark #copyright #design

Superb! Here, you see the other side of the INTA Annual Meeting and intellectual property practitioners in action. We're not surprised to see at least two IP stars in this video! #INTA2024

We are excited to announce that the firm rankings for trademark work are now available on ipstars.com. This year, more than 1,700 firms participated in the IP STARS research, but only the most recommended firms were selected for ranking. Learn more about this year's rankings here: http://spr.ly/6040dlzf0

Breaking: The USPTO has just released a notice about a tech incident that happened between February 5, 2024, and March 29, 2024. According to the notice, the Office "inadvertently published non-public patent application titles and numbers that could be viewed during the recordation process by unauthorized individuals with access to registered Assignment Center accounts." The Office notified all impacted applicants about this incident, which has been fixed. To reassure the applicants, the Office noted: "Any improper access of the application information between the dates of February 5, 2024 and March 29, 2024, is not considered a publication of such applications under 35 U.S.C. 122(b). No rights in United States patents are threatened by this limited access to unpublished patent application information. While it is unlikely that the title could disclose the invention in a way that would constitute patent-defeating prior art in any jurisdiction, to the extent any issue is raised, the USPTO will assist applicants by confirming that the disclosure was erroneous and inadvertent." Read the notice https://lnkd.in/emZC5Vt2 #patent #disclosure #priorart

The UK Supreme Court this week handed down its judgment in Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed, a trade mark infringement dispute about whether company directors can be held jointly liable for their company's infringing acts. After reviewing several authorities (some of which they disagreed with), the Justices clarified the law on accessory liability and allowed the appeal by the Ahmeds because there was no finding that they "had knowledge of (or turned a blind eye to) the facts which made the use of the "Santa Monica Polo Club" signs by Hornby Street infringements of Lifestyle's trade marks". The Justices, however, emphasised that company law does not provide "any support for shielding directors from personal liability in tort". This judgment will also have an impact on tort liability cases against directors or other company employees in other areas of law. The judgment also dealt with an account of profits in IP cases, again disagreeing with the Court of Appeal that the directors' salaries can be treated as profits made from the company's infringements. Although officially retired, we expected to see Lord Kitchin's name in this judgment and expect the same in the upcoming SkyKick judgment. Kitchin is now on the court's supplementary panel https://lnkd.in/e7Gg3YZi, which is good news for IP cases in the next few years. The Ahmeds were represented by Ronald Fletcher Baker LLP, while Lifestyle Equities CV was represented by Brandsmiths, a firm ranked in our guide. Read Managing IP's report, which includes comments from the lawyers involved in the case, at https://lnkd.in/eUep9Frf The Supreme Court's hearing and judgment https://lnkd.in/eU59Cb-c #trademark #tort #liability #infringement

Interesting observation. Managing IP recognised this firm and one of the patent attorneys in this year's EMEA Awards programme https://lnkd.in/e2Zjwckm #UPC #patent #litigation #patentattorney