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The article announces the appointment of Scott Oliver as partner in the intellectual property litigation practice of law firm KL Gates.

The article announces winners of the 2014 North America Awards which includes patent prosecution firm Knobbe Martens, intellectual property practitioner Anthony Creber and copyright firm WilmerHale.

The article focuses on intellectual property (IP) issues in Nigeria. Topics discussed include the launch of an electronic system called the Intellectual Property Automated System (IPAS) in Nigeria in January 2014, the involvement of Nigerian IP lawyers in automating the registration system for trade marks, patents and industrial designs and the opening of a Nigerian Intellectual Property Academy in the first quarter of 2014.

An interview with Candy Tan Avance, Group Legal Counsel for consumer products company Sweetyet Development Limited (SDL), is presented. Topics discussed include a background on her career at SDL, her role in managing the company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio and the trademark challenges faced by the company in China.

An interview with Candy Tan Avance, Group Legal Counsel for consumer products company Sweetyet Development Limited (SDL), is presented. Topics discussed include a background on her career at SDL, her role in managing the company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio and the trademark challenges faced by the company in China and India.

The article announces the appointment of Quentin Palfrey as a special counsel for intellectual property litigation at the Boston, Massachusetts office of law firm WilmerHale.

The article lists the names of the nominees for the North America Awards 2014 of the magazine "Managing Intellectual Property" which includes Cowan Liebowitz & Latman, Debevoise & Plimpton, and Durie Tangri.

The article lists the names of the nominees for the Global Awards 2014 of the magazine "Managing Intellectual Property" which includes Hausheer Belgrano & Fernandez, Marval O'Farrell & Mairal, and Davies Collison Cave.

The article announces that the Ropes & Gray law firm has hired litigator Andrew Thomases as of November 2013, focusing on the placement of Thomases in the company's Silicon Valley, California office.

The article offers intellectual property (IP) news briefs as of November 2013. It describes an event on trademark law hosted by the University College London Institute of Brand and Innovation Law (UCL-IBIL) and the European Association of Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES). It reports the IP law firm So Yeung Yip & Sin (SKYS) in Hong Kong, China, was the victim of a website counterfeiting episode. It notes a recent patent application by Internet firm Google Inc. for a heart-shaped hand gesture.

The article offers personnel announcements and other news briefs on intellectual property (IP) law, as of November 2013. Belgian trademark law specialists Thierry van Innis and Dieter Delarue have opened an IP law firm, Van Innis & Delarue. The law firm Finnegan is moving its Brussels, Belgium, office to London, England. Eric Krischke is joining the law firm Quarles & Brady in its Chicago, Illinois, office.

The article announces that a team of intellectual property (IP) lawyers are joining the London, England office of law firm Pillsbury, including James Tumbridge, Paul Harris and Ashley Roughton.

The article discusses the demand for lawyers specializing in intellectual property (IP) in Great Britain. According to Ria Aird of Glass Consultancy, demand for IP expertise will never be huge but there are new roles available on the market. Aird is seeing opportunities for law firms in hard IP or patent litigation. Michael Page Legal managing director Jonathan Firth explains that the demand for in-house IP lawyers are high in licensing, copyright and branding areas.

The article discusses a list of the top U.S. intellectual property (IP) lawyers presented in the periodical's publication "IP Stars."

The article discusses five tips for trademark administrators and paralegals which were addressed at the "Tricks of the Trade for Trademark Administrators" session which was part of the International Trademark Association's (INTA's) Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas in 2013. Advice is presented on planning and prioritizing work schedules, as well as creating templates for emails and utilizing resources such as INTA's Trade Dress Image Library.

The article presents an interview with assistant general counsel member Heather Foster of the clothing and accessories manufacturing firm Fossil as of May 2013. Foster discusses various topics including product counterfeiting prevention efforts, nontraditional trademarks, and cease and desist notices. The roles of intellectual property attorneys are examined, along with Fossil's brand strategy, generic top-level domains (gTLDs), and Chinese trademarks.

The article discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case Gunn v. Minton wherein software developer Vernon Minton claimed that his lawyers mishandled a patent infringement suit. The court ruled that all lawsuits against patent rights should be handled by state courts rather than federal courts. Ronald Mallen, an author of the leading treatise on legal malpractice, who alerted the court about increase in claims against intellectual property lawyers.

The article announces that the Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati law firm has hired a group of intellectual property attorneys from the Sidley Austin firm in 2013, including law partners such as Vera Elson, Edward Poplawski, and Olivia Kim.

The article announces several awards which were presented to intellectual property attorneys at the "Managing Intellectual Property" Magazine's sixth annual North America Awards ceremony which was held in Washington, D.C., including winners such as Alan Drewsen, Robert Armitage and David Kappos.

The article announces that the DLA Piper law firm has hired intellectual property (IP) attorney Zhaoyang Paul Li as a partner for the company's IP and technology practice and patent prosecution group in the firm's San Francisco, California office in 2013.

The article announces that the DLA Piper law firm has hired intellectual property litigator Paul Gupta as a partner in the company's New York office in 2013.

The article announces that the Simmons & Simmons law firm has hired intellectual property attorney Hidde Koenraad as a partner in the company's Amsterdam office in 2013.

The article comments that law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton has hired intellectual property attorney David Randall, formerly of Dickstein Shapiro, and talks about his experience areas, including optical communications, computer software, and network systems

The article states that intellectual property (IP) attorney Eric Yecies of the law firm Goodwin Procter has been hired by law firm Holland & Knight as senior counsel for its New York office to handle IP matters in the medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries.

The article focuses on Sait Kurşuncu, senior associate of Corporate Department of law firm Cerrahoğlu. It states that he joined the firm in 2007. It further focuses on working areas with which he deals including acquisitions, intellectual property law and antitrust law. It informs about two languages spoken by him including Turkish and English. It also states that he has achieved law degree from Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

The article offers information on a law firm wherein its intellectual property team handles transactions, disputes, and strategy relating to trade marks, patents, copyright, design, data, and privacy. It states that careful planning and good judgement are vital to the effective handling of intellectual property matters. It mentions that their trade mark work includes Great Britain and Europe trade mark filing and oppositions and domain name disputes.

The article announces the selection of intellectual property (IP) attorney Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan as a partner at law firm Bird & Bird, as of February 2013.

The author, president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) professional association, recounts his visit to Cuba as part of an AIPLA delegation. He discusses changes underway in intellectual property (IP) law and enforcement in the country and recounts meetings with people in the IP field including attorney Armanda Nuris Piñero Sierra.

The article announces the hiring of intellectual property (IP) attorney Joshua Raskin by law firm Greenberg Traurig, as of February 2013.

The article announces that intellectual property (IP) litigator Huw Evans was hired by international law firm Norton Rose, IP litigator Matthew Harper has joined law firm SNR Denton, and the Court of Justice of the European Union has appointed judge Nils Wahl as advocate general.

The article announces the appointment of intellectual property (IP) partner Campbell Forsyth as head of Olswang LLP's patent service HLP3.

the article announces that six lawyers formerly with intellectual property (IP) law firm Workman Nydegger have joined IP law firm Maschoff Gilmore & Israelsen, as of November 2012, including Larry Laycock, David Wright, and Tyson Hottinger.

The article announces that the Law Society of England and Wales professional association is seeking lawyers for participation on a working group on intellectual property issues.

The article announces that attorney James Seymour, formerly of smartphone company Nokia, has been hired by intellectual property law firm EIP, as of November 2012.

The article looks at the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys (FICPI) professional association as of 2012, reporting on various efforts of the group including one led by intellectual property (IP) lawyer John Orange to publicize the contributions made by patent attorneys.

The article announces the selection of Carla Schoonderbeek as a partner at intellectual property (IP) law firm Hoyng Monegier, as of November 2012.

The article looks at the practice of intellectual property (IP) law, as of 2012. The author says that some of the most profitable aspects of IP legal work are being commoditized, or picked up by large companies that charge less than traditional IP law firms, citing examples including CPA Global. He discusses strategies IP law firms can use to respond to the trend.

The article offers personnel and other announcements related to intellectual property (IP) law, including the selection of Scott Miller as a partner at law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, the selection of Douglas Weinstein as a partner at law firm Jones Day, and the appointment of Susan Hightower to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

The article announces several hirings and promotions of intellectual property (IP) professionals at law firms including Proskauer Rose, Baker Hostetler, and Lefevre Pelletier, as well as the appointment of Lynne Beresford to the advisory board of the International Intellectual Property Institute.

The article reports that the law firm DLA Piper has hired the attorney Franklin King as a partner in its Los Angeles office, where he will specialize in intellectual property and technology and lead the firm's Korean practice.

The article reports on the implications for sports and intellectual property (IP) lawyers of the 2012 London Olympic games. Burges Salmon partner Mark Gay said that the July 24, 2012 High Court ruling in Leeds United FC v West Yorkshire Police suggests ramifications for policing football. It also mentions bookmaker Paddy Power's suit challenging London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games' (LOCOG) decision to remove its "We Hear You" campaign.

The article focuses on Cindy Bian, a patent lawyer for the Chinese telecommunication company Huawei. Bian discusses topics including her opinion that Chinese companies should accept patent infringement lawsuits as part of normal business, protection of intellectual propery in Europe and the U.S. and Huawei's management of outside lawyers and law firms it hires in patent litigation.

The article presents a list of the top 10 life science litigators as of June 2012 according to "Managing Intellectual Property" magazine, including attorneys Bill Lee of the WilmerHale law firm, Steve Lee of the Kenyon & Kenyon law firm, and Laura Coruzzi of the Jones Day law firm.

The article presents several intellectual property (IP) law career transitions as of June 2012, including personnel changes in at law firms in Germany, the U.S., and Europe. Attorney Scott Roberts was hired by the Avidity IP law firm. The Baker & McKenzie law firm hired litigator Robert Parker as a partner. Partner Jens Matthes was hired to lead the German IP team at the Allen & Overy law firm.