Walmart has hired Jones Day partner John Kinton for an in-house role leading intellectual property litigation for its U.S. business, Reuters reports.
Mad Engine has named Noah Steinsapir (pictured) as its new General Counsel and Executive Vice President. Steinsapir will be responsible for all aspects of legal work including intellectual property, commercial contracts, production and distribution agreements, licensing, regulatory matters, litigation, privacy issues and overall legal support to Mad Engine. Steinsapir joins Mad Engine with over a decade of legal experience, including leading […]
David Kessler has joined BAE Systems’ U.S. arm as vice president and associate general counsel for information technology and cybersecurity. Kessler will oversee company’s security and IT teams and provide advice on emerging IT, cybersecurity, data privacy and insider threats. He served as Verizon’s lead product counsel for the company’s public sector arm with oversight on federal, state and local […]
Everyone’s been up against deadlines the past few weeks, and for the rest of the spring. But during this health crisis, we have other things to worry about. Fortunately for in-house counsel and laypersons, the looming US tax deadline has been extended to July. But that’s not all. Intellectual property offices around the world feel […]
As a public service, we continue to chart the changes that Brexit, which finally arrived on Jan. 31, brings to the table. We’re now in the period during which the UK and EU will negotiate the final rules governing their future. Bottom line? During this transition, the UK and EU will continue to recognize IP […]
As if the current chaos in the United Kingdom’s government weren’t enough, companies have to think about what happens to their European Union trademarks in the increasingly likely event that the UK crashes out of the continental union without a deal? Don’t worry too much, say Dechert lawyers in a recent client note. The lawyers […]
The law surrounding cannabis and its various forms continues to develop. The latest wrinkle came in a client alert from Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan. Bottom line: A company can patent a liquid cannabinoid formulation (a liquid tincture or oil that contains a cannabis ingredient or derivative). It’s a striking development that’s sure to see […]
It’s an annual ritual. Every spring, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issues a “Special 301 Report” on the inadequate protection of intellectual property rights by the United States’ trade partners. All sorts of stakeholders—companies, civil groups, trade groups, think tanks, etc.—get to offer input. They point out policies and practices of offenders abroad, […]
China’s top judge, Zhou Qiang, says that the country’s courts handled more intellectual property cases last year, from the previous year. The report in the South China Morning Post notes that IP has been a key area of trade tension between China and the United States. Qiang, the chief justice of the Supreme People’s Court, […]
IBM inventors have obtained a record number of 9,100 patents in 2018, which led the company to win the top prize in the sector for the 25th consecutive year and exceed 100,000 patents. The new patents have been granted to a diverse group of over 8,500 researchers, engineers, scientists and designers in 47 different states […]
