Europe
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....  »
Major setback for unified European patent
An opinion from the upper echelons of European Union law has crushed hopes for a single European patent and a Community Patents Court. What were the issues that have prompted this decision?...  »
Growing pains
The European Patent Office is due to rule later this year on the patentability of vegetable breeding techniques. Richard Brass investigates what has got environmentalists into such a stew about brocco....  »
‘Staggering growth’ marks milestone year for .org domain
The 25th anniversary year of .org has coincided with a strong surge of interest in the domain, according to its US-based registry...  »
European court ruling gives Google AdWords a boost
Owners of brands registered in Europe must rework their online protection strategies following Google’s plans to relax its European AdWords policy...  »
Google AdWords: a fair balance?
Internet tags and keywords have revolutionised advertising, but taken brand owners by surprise. Andrew Clay of Hammonds LLP assesses the issues at stake and looks at the effects of a recent European A....  »
CPA Global honoured in new outsourcing awards
A successful legal services outsourcing partnership with leading global mining company Rio Tinto has led CPA Global to the podium at a new industry awards ceremony...  »
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...  »