Electronics
Are general counsel the managers of the future?
General counsel must prove that they are adding value to their companies as legal affairs and long-term strategies combine, a Nabarro survey shows...  »
The 21st century Asian approach to IP management
Dr Richard Thurston, general counsel of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Ltd, on the evolving approach to IP management in Asia...  »
Sony’s universal games controller: the killer application?
Eyebrows were raised in the gaming community earlier this year over Sony’s patent application for a universal games controller. Matt Packer asks how such a device could be accepted in a notoriously ....  »
European Court of Justice rules on ‘unfair competition’
English courts are struggling to apply the EU concept of ‘unfair competition’ to cases of alleged trademark infringement. Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP‘s Hamish Porter explains the confusion...  »
Law and economics
Changes in domestic and international transfer pricing law have placed a greater emphasis on economic analysis and legal expertise, explain Danny Beeton, Murray Clayson and Justin Watts of Freshfields....  »
How to lead from the front
Thomas A Edwards of Latham & Watkins LLP sets out five tips for successfully managing a legal department through times of change...  »
Continuation-in-part: an alternative method for protecting US innovations
US patent law prohibits adding new material to a patent application, says Stephen Albainy-Jenei. But the introduction of the continuation-in-part (CIP) patent application could help inventors to prote....  »
Evaluate and protect your intangible assets
Intangible assets don’t just contribute to a company’s worth or market success, says . Properly managed and maintained, they can also provide security for investment. By Sara McNeill...  »
Hanns Hallesius of Electrolux on the move from local to global
How do you expand a multi-regional business on to a global stage? Electrolux’s head of intellectual property Hanns Hallesius explains how his work supports the move from regional to international in....  »
A developing marketplace for IP transactions?
Companies will start to think more seriously about measuring return on IP, says Dean Becker, president at CAP Ocean Tomo...  »