Work Area: Law Firm Management

In the competitive market for trademark legal services, could iPhone apps become a serious differentiator? Do apps have what the European courts might call ‘attractive force’ that can help lawyers to net new clients? Several IP firms are dipping their toes into the water to test whether apps are useful business development tools – and IP boutique Oblon, Spivak is the latest.

06 June 2011

This year’s Global Benchmarking Survey reveals thechanging fee structures of trademark legal servicesand where brand owners are expecting more of theirexternal counsel. For exclusive statistics andenlightening opinions, read on

04 May 2011

Opting out of sex sells, apparently. This month’s top blog story on <i>WTR</i> Daily asked brand owners how much they would pay to block their trademark from the ‘.xxx’ domain space. In this story, <i>WTR</i> revealed how ICM Registry plans to help trademark owners protect their rights from the controversial top-level domain name for adult entertainment. Some details are still yet to be announced – in particular, the post-launch protection mechanisms – and <i>WTR</i> will follow the story every step of the way.

03 May 2011

The most comprehensive dedicated guide to the firms and individuals to turn to for unparalleled trademark services is now available. Online and fully searchable, the <i>WTR 1000</i> is the first and only standalone ranking publication to focus exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners.

18 April 2011

<i>WTR</i>’s annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey 2011, giving both in-house and private practice trademark counsel the opportunity to comment on the state of the industry is soon to close.

11 March 2011

The annual Global Trademark Benchmarking Survey 2011 is now underway, giving trademark counsel – both in-house and in private practice – the opportunity to have their say on the state of the industry.

21 February 2011

The outcry over INTA’s new professional network’s user agreement was “a bit of a surprise”, the association has told WTR. Members of the trademark community have assembled on a LinkedIn discussion to express concern over the terms of service, especially those concerning content ownership. Reacting to the uproar, INTA said: “The terms and conditions stated in our user agreement can be found in a similar fashion on all major social networking sites, including LinkedIn.”

27 January 2011

Just days after launching an online networking platform dedicated to the trademark community, INTA is under fire for canning its popular email discussion service TM Topics.

11 January 2011

INTA is hoping to host leading trademark discussion and encourage increased strategic networking on its new website. Trademark professionals already rely on INTA as a nexus for the community in the real world through committee memberships and regular meetings. Will members connect with each other through INTA's website too?

07 January 2011

The World Trademark Review 1000 will presentexhaustive rankings of the leading law firms,attorney firms and individual practitioners offeringhigh-level trademark advice in more than 50jurisdictions. In this exclusive preview, we reveal themost cited firms in terms of the number of officesand individual practitioners identifiedas leaders in the field across the globe

05 January 2011