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High Court: patent attorneys have wider rights of audience than previously thought
Monday, 7 February 2011Patent attorneys have litigation rights in a wider range of cases than previously thought, including disputes over license agreements and related intellectual property, the High Court has ruled in what is believed to be the first judgement on the scope of patent attorney litigators’ rights.
Tags: Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, rights of audience
Posted in News, Other lawyers
New recruits move BSB closer to lay majority
Tuesday, 18 January 2011The Bar Standards Board has fulfilled its side of the deal struck with the Legal Services Board over its lay/professional composition, with four new members taking office this month. There is now an equal number of lay and professional members ahead of a lay majority being in place after further changes next year. Later this year the Solicitors Regulation Authority will also move to parity before a lay majority is appointed for 2013.
Tags: bar standards board, Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, ILEX Professional Standards, Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, internal governance rules, IPReg, Legal Services Board, Solicitors Regulation Authority
Posted in Barristers, Legal Executives, Legal Services Board, News, Other lawyers
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Succession (Season 5) – Santa looks to the future
It’s time for the annual Christmas blog from Nigel Wallis, consultant at Legal Futures Associate O’Connors Legal Services.
The COLP and management 12 days of Christmas checklist
Leading up to Christmas this year, it might be a quieter time to reflect on trends, issues and regulation, and how they might impact your firm.
The next wave of AI: what’s really coming in 2025
The most exciting battle in artificial intelligence isn’t unfolding in corporate labs; it’s happening in the open-source community.
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