Interviews
How Premier Foods has nurtured ‘exceedingly good’ brands
It owns some of the UK’s best-loved brands, but, in order to protect them, Premier Foods needed an effective IP management system. Trademark manager JoAnna Emery sets out the processes and systems t....  »
Law firms and government: calm in a crisis?
We have yet to see what impact the coalition government will have on law firms operating in the UK, says Nabarro LLP’s Nicole Paradise...  »
West to East: Asia, semiconductors and IP strategy
American-born Dr Richard Thurston has two main passions: intellectual property and Taiwan. Both have come into play in his role as general counsel at TSMC...  »
‘Trolls’ continue to swallow up patents – and investment funds
Often dubbed ‘patent trolls’, non-practising entities are far from ugly in the eyes of investors. Netting an estimated $6-$8bn of investment in the past eight years, they are a major force in IP m....  »
Improving legal records management: harness the DNA of data
E-discovery requirements in the US are putting ever-greater pressure on corporate counsel, but technology can assist you only so far, says Craig Ball...  »
IBM and legal strategy: a century of development
It is celebrating its 100th year of business in 2011, but senior vice president, Legal and Regulatory Affairs, and general counsel Robert Weber wants IBM to concentrate on the future, not its past...  »
Straight talking: the challenges facing Sony Ericsson’s legal department
The cost of litigation and the risk of fraud are just some of the issues facing Jonathan Pearl, general counsel at Sony Ericsson. He explains the challenges to Jonathan Ames, including the growing thr....  »
James Dyson
Best known as the inventor of dualcyclone technology which revolutionised the vacuum cleaner, James has continued to redesign household appliances for the modern age....  »
Invented for life
As Bosch celebrates 100 years of its IP department, its senior vice president and head of IP, Dr Bertram Huber, celebrates another milestone: 25 years in the IP division of the Bosch Group...  »
More litigation on the way
Mark Dawkins has been at Simmons & Simmons for more than a quarter of a century. As managing partner, his key task is to ensure the firm is well adapted to the changing legal environment. He outli....  »