Opinion
Building a tax strategy for IP owners
Company shareholders are not the only ones to have sat up and taken notice of the value of intangible assets, says PricewaterhouseCoopers' Axel Smits ...  »
LSO comes of age
Legal services outsourcing is now a valuable resource for law firms and their corporate clients looking to recession-proof their businesses. It’s about time, says Jack Diggle of OMC Partners...  »
Trademark registration: Time for reform?
As the IP profession clamours for patent reform, the trademark registration backlog is increasing. Is this an industry ripe for change, asks Irina D Manta...  »
New FSA rules for internal investigations
The Financial Services Authority says it may make use of internal investigations commissioned by firms. Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP’s Steven Francis explains how to manage the process...  »
Fee arrangements: Is this the end of the billable hour?
Law firms are under increasing pressure to discard traditional billing models, yet most seem resistant to change. David S Antzis explains why they need to provide greater cost certainty or risk losing....  »
Are you up to date on the Legal Services Act?
The organisation of law firms in the UK looks set to be revolutionised by the Legal Services Act. Mayer Brown’s Martin Mankabady explains what it could mean for joint ventures...  »
‘It’s time to start focusing on IP governance, strategy and management’
Innovation is a spur to economic growth, so as we turn from crisis to recovery, businesses will need to refocus attention on securing maximum return from existing IP assets and creating new assets t....  »
How should you protect rights in a global market?
The internet will continue to transform the way in which we manage IP, says IP strategist and blogger Duncan Bucknell...  »
IP protection: Is the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement the solution?
Is the proposed Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement a legitimate method of IP protection or an insidious threat to personal freedom? INTA’s 2008 president Rhonda Steele offers the business perspecti....  »
Have you been Googled? A guide to social media
There are an estimated 346 million blogs on the internet, yet many law firms and corporations have no strategy for managing their online reputation. Matthew Fraser and Soumitra Dutta warn the legal in....  »