Intellectual property

January 2020  |  SPECIAL REPORT: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Financier Worldwide Magazine

January 2020 Issue


Q&A: Arbitrating trade secret disputes

FW moderates a discussion on arbitrating trade secret disputes between John M. Williamson at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Steven M. Levitan at Hogan Lovells US LLP, James R. Ferguson at Mayer Brown LLP and P. Anthony Sammi at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.

Setting global licence rates for standard essential patents: will the UK take centre stage?

Kirkland & Ellis Standard essential patents (SEPs) are patents that have been declared by the patent holder to be essential to technologies that have been incorporated by standards setting organisations (SSOs) into technological standards, such that a party that implements…

Entitlement of employees to additional compensation for patented inventions

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP In October, the UK’s Supreme Court handed down a decision of importance to businesses whose employees develop new, patentable inventions and particularly for those whose research and development (R&D) is carried out in group companies…

A year in review: what businesses can learn from 2019’s UK copyright judgments

Pinsent Masons LLP These are challenging times for many businesses, but in a climate of economic uncertainty a healthy portfolio of intellectual property (IP) rights becomes even more important than usual. IP rights can help a business stand out in a crowded marketplace by…

The value of registered trademarks to a business

Brandsmiths On 1 January 1876, the first UK registered trademark was entered onto the trademark register with reference number ‘1’. The mark was the Bass Brewery logo. The logo has remained on the register ever since and is still in force to this day as the mark…


CONTRIBUTORS

Brandsmiths

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Hogan Lovells US LLP

Kirkland & Ellis

Mayer Brown LLP

Pinsent Masons LLP

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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