Industry & Regulatory Bodies
Timekeeping trauma blights billable hour
Busy lawyers with fast-moving schedules are struggling to keep accurate records of their work patterns, according to a recent survey...  »
ITMA boost for trademark attorney training
An increase in trademark-related casework and ripple effects from the UK Legal Services Act have spurred a new professional qualification for trademark lawyers...  »
Battistelli steps into EPO president role
The European Patent Office is under new management, with lawyer and public policy expert Benoît Battistelli at the helm...  »
New rules for in-house legal teams
According to a new survey by Deloitte Forensic, the ways in which corporate legal teams demonstrate value to their organisations has changed. NewLegalReview.com asked Carillion plc’s Richard Tapp fo....  »
WIPO to play key role in pharma talks
Major organisations from trade, health and intellectual property are joining forces to address how pharmaceutical policies around the world are affecting access to medicine...  »
USPTO plans new ‘fast-track’ patent process
US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) director David Kappos has proposed a new three-tier system for patent applications...  »
Legal billing: the real rates
The Real Rate Report, commissioned by CT TyMetrix and the Corporate Executive Board, is an analysis of more than $4bn in detailed invoice data from over 4,000 law firms worldwide. The report, due for ....  »
Social media meets IP
This month, USPTO and WIPO go boldly where no patent office has gone before: Facebook...  »
Copyright: Too much of a good thing?
Are IP holders exercising too much influence over copyright law, asks Andrew Clay, head of IP at Hammonds LLP...  »
State of the IP Industry 2010
The results of the 2010 ‘State of the IP Industry Survey’ are now in. Here are a few highlights...  »