People &amp; Business

14 March 2019 by Konstanze Richter

"We need a general change in society"

As part of a series celebrating International Women's Day, JUVE Patent spoke to Justine Nespoulous, IP lawyer at French mobile phone manufacturer Wiko ...

13 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos

European Patent Office

EPO performance improves under new president

The European Patent Office's annual report was presented yesterday by its president, António Campinos. It records nearly 5% more patent applications a ...

12 March 2019 by Konstanze Richter

"Male colleagues pictured us as a coffee party"

As part of a series celebrating International Women's Day, JUVE Patent spoke to Claudia Schwarz. The Munich patent attorney is co-founder of the Germa ...

11 March 2019 by Christina Schulze

Müller Schupfner & Partner expands chemical practice

Munich patent law firm Müller Schupfner & Partner has strengthened its chemical practice with the hire of Christoph Heinemann (49) as a partner. Heine ...

8 March 2019 by Amy Sandys

Beyond window dressing

Despite high numbers of women qualifying as lawyers, female representation in intellectual property, and particularly patent law, remains low. While c ...

6 March 2019 by Mathieu Klos

"The mind functions independently of gender"

As part of a series celebrating International Women's Day, JUVE Patent spoke to Ulrike Voß, presiding judge of the influential 15th Patent Senate at t ...

19 February 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Quinn Emanuel turnover rises by more than 50%

The four German offices of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan generated over €29 million last year. This was announced today by Marcus Grosch, managing ...

18 February 2019 by Konstanze Richter

In-house

New chief IP counsel at Leica Microsystems

Patent attorney Stefan Recknagel (36) is new chief IP counsel at Leica Microsystems, a German company specialising in microscopes and microscopy equip ...

15 February 2019 by Amy Sandys

London

Bristows boosts life sciences practice

The London office of Bristows has gained a new addition to its life sciences practice. Alex Denoon (49) joins the firm as partner and will lead its Li ...

12 February 2019 by Konstanze Richter

Bird & Bird appoints managing partner

Bird & Bird has appointed Oliver Jüngst as new managing partner in Germany. Patent litigation expert Jüngst (49) took over the position from Jan Byok ...

5 February 2019 by Mathieu Klos

Dutch patent market

Dentons strengthens patent practice with De Brauw hire

Tjibbe Douma has joined the Amsterdam office of intellectual property, technology and life sciences practice Dentons Broekel. A former senior associat ...

24 January 2019 by Amy Sandys

UK Patent Courts

Lost generation: judges and the patent courts

Reluctance by QCs to progress into senior judicial positions is impacting the UK’s patent litigation sector. While the ranks of patent litigation lawy ...

16 January 2019 by Amy Sandys

Patent attorney Stephan Mixa moves to Bauer Vorberg Kayser

German patent firm Bauer Vorberg Kayser has recruited experienced patent attorney Stephan Mixa to its ranks. Joining the team of seven fee-earners in ...