16:12 • 20 Nov 2008
interview archive
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Gillian Deas, president of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, has an inbox piled high with hot issues, as Edward Fennell discovers When Gillian Deas started her career in industry the idea that she – or indeed any woman – might bec...
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Such was his belief in the potential of legal process outsourcing that Microsoft’s Marty Shively moved to India to support its implementation. He explains why to Emma Jones For Marty Shively, legal process outsourcing (LPO) isn’t simpl...
Tales from the shop floor: Donal O'Connell
In the hothouse world of IP law, where most practitioners have spent their whole lives in fervid legal study and application, Donal O’Connell tells Edward Fennel about his unorthodox ‘conversion’ to IP Between 2003 and 2006, Dona...
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The last 10 years has seen a marked migration of patent litigation from specialised IP boutiques to general law firms. But that’s only part of the picture, says Modern Times Legal’s Robert J Sayre When Robert J Sayre set up Modern Time...
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Before joining CPA as its country head in India, Baskhar set up a world-class operations centre for Xl capital, providing actuarial, financial and risk management support to XL businesses in 35 countries. Why IP – what drew you into the fiel...
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Best known as the inventor of dualcyclone technology which revolutionised the vacuum cleaner, James has continued to redesign household appliances for the modern age. He is also a prominent champion of British manufacturing. Why IP – what d...
Moving With the Times: Gary Nath
Over the past two decades, IP law has assumed an increasingly vital role in the rise of knowledge as a key driver for the world’s economies. Unsurprisingly, both IP-focused and general practice law firms are now jostling for position in this in...
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A small town in northern Italy is home to one of the world’s most endearing and glamorous brands: Ferrari. Head of IP, Micaela Cattaneo, tells Jo Russell how the car manufacturer races to keep ahead of counterfeiters The small Italian town o...
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After years in the wilderness, NASA’s star is rising again – and its IP Programme is at the heart of its new vision, as Caitlin Mackesy Davies reports NASA turns 50 in just over a year, and to a certain extent, it may be feeling its ag...
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Alison Brimelow became president of the European Patent Office in July 2007. She has a challenging brief and creating a premium ‘high-quality’ product is just one of the sizeable hurdles to be cleared, as Edward Fennell explains When A...
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Why IP – what drew you to the field? As an inventor, I had no choice but to get into IP – the golden rule is that nobody pays you for an idea, but they will for a piece of paper. How long have you been practising IP? I have been inve...
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Author and former WIPO domain names panelist Why IP – what drew you to the field? The linguistic challenge. Defining an invention in precise language or analysing a trade mark for its appropriateness for function, for example, is intensely ...
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Law drives business at easygroup, says newly installed managing director Anthony Robb-John to Edward Fennell The easyGroup has grown big by making life easy for its customers. It has earned founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou (who now prefers to be known...
The Business of IP: Marshall Phelps
Marshall Phelps helped put IP on the corporate map during his well-documented career at IBM. Now corporate Vice-President and Deputy General Counsel at Microsoft, he explains why his next goal is to educate academia Although now a key driver for m...
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President, Brody Berman Associates, New York Why IP – what drew you into the field? I enjoy the mix of technology, business and law. Also, the leading exponents of IP are among the most interesting people I have met. How long have you be...
Up close & personal: Tove Graulund
As chair of MARQUES, the association of European trade mark owners, and chief IP counsel at Arla Foods, Tove Graulund has played a significant role in the evolution of trademark practice in Europe, as Jo Russell discovers ‘I was typing out 2...
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David Kappos, IBM’s vice-president and assistant general counsel for IP law, is at the centre of a global network of IP lawyers at a time when the rules of the IP game are being re-written. He explains to Edward Fennell how he is remoulding IBM...
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Partner, Kilburn & Strode; editor, CIPA journal; and recent recipient of an MBE Why IP – what drew you to the field? At Oxford, I was heading for a lousy degree in Physics, so I went to a careers advisor who convinced me that I was stil...
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The Office of Intellectual Property Administration – motto ‘Where business meets science at UCLA’ – is where technologies developed by UCLA researchers are patented, marketed and licensed to industry. Heading it up is vice pro...
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Affiliation to a professional body can gain you, your clients and your industry an informed advantage, says Maggie Ramage, partner at Alexander Ramage Associates. She explains why to Sonja Patel. Active in the field of trademarks, in both the UK a...
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Patenting your products isn’t just about protecting them from the plagiarism of competitors. They are also valuable business assets, which can be sold or hired for profit, as Rob Berman of Acacia Technologies Group explains to Vincent Powell. ...
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How does one of the world’s best-known brands manage to unify its global presence? David Gooder, chief trademark counsel at Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc, explains the importance of the personal touch. From the days of Rockefeller and C...
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BP employs more than 100,000 people across 100 countries, throughout six continents. With such an enormous global presence, monitoring BP’s reputation on the Internet is quite a task, as Mike Keogh, a senior trademark officer with BP, explains ...
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Forward-thinking companies are empowering their IP departments to work more closely with the R&D and marketing teams, moving them out of the legal department and raising their profile with the company as a whole. Paula Nelson, general counsel (IP...
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Today’s businesses should be looking beyond the balance sheet at the unique value of their intellectual assets, says Dr Caroline Sincock. She explains to Edward Fennell how Scotland’s new Intellectual Assets Centre can help. Thanks to ...
Watch your marks: GSK’s global approach to protection
GSK employs about 1000 lawyers, 14 of whom permanently guard the corporation’s trademarks. Georgina Evans, vice president and trademark counsel discusses GSK’s trademark protection regime with Edward Fennell. Everything about GlaxoSmit...
Brand Vitality: Unilever’s approach to IP protection
As brand-heavy Unilever attempts to slim down its portfolio there is even greater emphasis on protecting those brands that remain. Richard Heath, Head of Trade Marks and General Trade Mark Counsel, discusses Unilever’s brand strategy with Edwar...
eBay: A Community Approach to Protecting IP
In the last decade, eBay has become one of the largest and best known Internet auction sites. Millions of users log on to the system each day, but while most are selling legitimate goods, the site remains a prime target for fraud. Robert Miller, eBay...