Work Area: Law Firm Management

Fabricio Vayra, senior counsel, intellectual property atTime Warner, tells WTR about the challenges he facedin creating a central IP department to support theconglomerate’s various subsidiaries.

06 January 2010

The fees for registering aCommunity trademark (CTM)were reduced on May 1.

06 May 2009

The global slowdown is starting to bite in the largertrademark services markets of the Nordic region.However, some firms feel that strong cross-borderexpertise will give them an edge in an increasinglycompetitive field

04 March 2009

WTR spoke to a number of leading practitioners in France to find out who they rated as the best in the trademark law business. Here are the names that were mentioned most

07 January 2009

14 November 2008

This year will be remembered as an important one for OHIM. Examination times are likely to start falling significantly and the promised cut in fees seems to be on the horizon at last. Although justifiably proud of its achievements this year, the management at OHIM is well aware that more needs to be done

04 September 2008

Make sure that your firm’s details are always accessible to trademark practitioners and brand owners worldwide.

04 September 2008

In late 2007 the Ninth Circuit refused to award attorneys’ fees in a counterfeiting case on the basis that the plaintiff had chosen to receive statutory rather than actual damages. This decision departed from precedent and worried brand owners

04 September 2008

Infringement is, unfortunately, often an unavoidable fact of life for brand owners. Putting in place the most appropriate litigation strategies can help to lessen the pain

30 April 2008

WTRspoke to a number of leading practitioners in theUnited States to find out who they rated as beingamong the best in the trademark law business. Here arethe names that were mentioned most

10 July 2007