Previous decision had upended UK’s longstanding approach to assessing patentability | 4mos

Justin Stock joins with two more partners to boost Akin’s tech transactions bench | 4mos

Ava Harter replaces Ava Hahn, who left for US chipmaker AMD back in January
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Kirkland and Gowling WLG advise as Court of Appeal in London sets global FRAND licence for SEPs used in cellular mobile technology | 4mos

Louise Pentland will replace Stephen Kay, who is retiring in November | 4mos

Ropes, Cravath and Simpson Thacher also acting in deal to intended to turn Hollywood icon into a tech-media hybrid | 4mos

Lore Leitner brings experience in GDPR-driven privacy compliance programmes as US firms cite growing demand from clients for data security and AI advice | 4mos

European firm grows profits per equity partner 4% to £966k in year to end of March following previous year’s 11% decline | 4mos

Increase in defence spending as geopolitical tensions ratchet up could be behind the rise in military technology patents issued with secrecy orders | 4mos

Linklaters acts for longtime client VW on proposed partnership that will see Rivian’s technology used in both companies’ electric vehicles | 4mos

Ben Rigby reports from the European Young Bar Association’s summer conference in Copenhagen | 4mos

Anglo-Australian firm joins names such as A&O Shearman and Reed Smith to adopt Harvey’s technology | 4mos

Kirkland reps TPG and Canadian investment group CDPQ on purchase of property lender’s prized unit Aareon | 4mos

Amicus brief filed by the association concerns whether intangible products like NFTs are “goods” for the purpose of the trademark act | 5mos

Ali Harmer moves back in house after four-and-a-half-year stint at Coda Law Group | 5mos

Elizabeth Monteleone had been serving as acting CLO since February | 5mos

Jim Lee replaces Kate Schuelke who joined Credo Technology in January | 5mos

IP and disputes group’s move follows ArentFox Schiff adding automotive partner quartet from Burns in Boston in April | 5mos

Kirkland acts for longtime client PowerSchool as private equity-led deals show signs of picking up | 5mos