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,
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
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,
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
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
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 (
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
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
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
