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Featured Articles: Patents

Second Medical Use

Nicola Dagg of Allen & Overy LLP explores the issue of "Second Medical Use" patents as an important component of the potential second-line patent protection.

The Swiss Federal Patent Court: A Promising Start

Simon Holzer of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal explores the impact of the Swiss Federal Patent Court a year on from its inception.

“Proceedings thus far have generally been concluded swiftly and the new Court has sometimes closed cases faster than some German District Courts with a reputation for being 'rocket dockets'.”

The Patents of Improvement in Venezuela as an Alternative to Protecting Inventions with a Lower Inventive Level

Patricia Hoet-Limbourg of Hoet Pelaez Castillo & Duque looks at the impact of the patent of improvent in Venezuela.

The International Who’s Who of Patent Lawyers has brought together four of the world’s leading practitioners to discuss the key issues facing lawyers today. Hong Kong- based Ella Cheong at her own firm, Fernando Triana of Triana Uribe & Michelsen in Bogotá, Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozlowska at DLA Piper Wiater in Warsaw and Cecilia Romoleroux of Corral & Rosales in Quito discuss their practices over the past year and the patent legal market in their jurisdictions.

Product-By-Process Claims In Japan

Andreas von Falck and Masahito Imai of Hogan Lovells International discuss a recent, seminal decision of the Grand Panel of the Intellectual Property High Court in Japan.

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Analysis: Patents

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2013

With the benefit of over 17 years of independent research, encompassing thousands of votes from international clients and private practitioners, and hundreds of hours of interviews, Who’s Who Legal excercises the recent trends and developments in the global patent marketplace

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2013

With the benefit of over 17 years of independent research and encompassing thousands of votes from international clients and private practitioners, we identify the firms and individuals who stand out worldwide. Bird & Bird once again leads our research with an impressive total of 18 listings across nine of its offices throughout Asia and Europe. With 13 inclusions this year, Hogan Lovells demonstrates its strong position in the patent legal marketplace and leading IP boutique Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner has 11 lawyers singled out in this edition. European IP specialist firm Hoyng Monegier is represented by nine “first-class” practitioners, showing the firm’s commanding presence in the international patent marketplace.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2012

With the benefit of over 15 years of research and tens of thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the patent legal marketplace worldwide.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2012

This year we highlight 588 patent lawyers from 315 law firms worldwide who have been voted as the best in the field.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2011

In this section we analyse the findings of our research in greater depth to identify the firms and practitioners who stand out worldwide.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2011

With the benefit of over 14 years of research and thousands of votes from clients and private practitioners, Who’s Who Legal takes a closer look at developing trends in the patent legal marketplace worldwide.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: Patents 2010

Our research has revealed 555 patent law experts in 54 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

Research Trends and Conclusions: Patents 2010

Richard Noakes

Unlike many other sectors, the patent market has demonstrated its resilience in the face of the global recession. This can largely be put down to the nature and importance of patents themselves in protecting clients’ market share.

Most Highly Regarded Firms: California 2009 - Patents

In this chapter we identify 33 leading practitioners from 21 firms. A number are based in Silicon Valley and Irvine - areas well known for their links to high-tech industry. We have focused our research on patent litigators.

Most Highly Regarded Practitioners: Patents 2010

Our research into the world's leading patent attorneys finds 391 practitioners in 52 jurisdictions with the technical expertise and business savvy needed to succeed in a field increasingly characterised by complex, multi-jurisdictional suits and multi-lingual client-partner coordination. We found three firms that lead the field for patent work: unsurprisingly they enjoy a strong presence in numerous international jurisdictions.

Patents

Featured Articles: Patents

Analysis: Patents

Richard Noakes

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