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Call for innovative service delivery in wake of UK legal aid cuts
The Law Society argues that the UK government must give law firms more scope to adapt their business models in order to provide more affordable assistance...  »
USPTO says it’s performing well under pressure
Agency has improved its patent work year on year in the face of major financial challenges – but director says it still has a lot of work to do...  »
American Bar pulls back from constraints on legal services outsourcing
It’s business as usual for relationships between US law firms and legal services outsourcing providers, as the American Bar’s Commission on Ethics votes against restrictive rules...  »
In-house counsel honing management skills to control costs, says ACC
A new study of working practices in corporate legal departments reveals that detailed involvement in project management is helping in-house lawyers to keep costs down...  »
In-house lawyers and the continental divide
Guest blogger Rees Morrison explains recent survey results on the operational differences between US and European legal departments...  »
Facebook co-founder hails IP message of The Social Network movie
Questions over the film’s accuracy are outweighed by its positive lessons on IP and entrepreneurship, says Eduardo Saverin...  »
New litigation report hints at permanent changes to legal industry
Economic instability will leave indelible marks on legal business, according to Fulbright & Jaworski’s new analysis of UK and US litigation habits...  »
EPO flags six of the best in worldwide green patents league
The six nations with the strongest records on IP for clean technologies have been named in a major European Patent Office research programme...  »
Online legal library ‘Googles’ cash award
A non-profit website is set to grow its library of statutory law records after winning a grant from Google...  »
Falling European bio-patent numbers reflect focus on quality control, says EPO chief
A decrease in the number of bio-patents issued by the European Patent Office has been the natural result of an intense drive for patent quality, says the organisation’s president, Benoît Battistell....  »