Tom Phillips

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With more than 20 years of experience in business and legal journalism, Tom Phillips is a leading editor, webinar host, and conference moderator in the intellectual property law industry. 

He regularly appears on the WIPR Insights webinar channel, writes frequently on issues affecting in-house IP counsel, and attends IP conferences around the world.

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Articles by Tom Phillips

Beyond the Boolean: Can Perplexity’s ‘agentic AI’ bridge the gap?
Artificial Intelligence
For decades, patent research has been locked behind complex tools, high costs, and steep learning curves. Perplexity’s Jerry Ma tells WIPR how its new “agentic” research tool aims to open up IP intelligence to everyone.   22 December 2025
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The $450m acquisition that turns up the dial on domains
Trademarks
UK domain management firm Com Laude’s massive purchase of US rival Markmonitor signals a new era where the domain name is a critical operational asset. CEO Ben Crawford explains how he plans to be a bridge between corporate teams.   2 December 2025
Patents
The new patent-focused platform from Toppan Digital IP offers AI-driven translation and portfolio analytics. SVP Neil Simpkin explains how it’s helping the C-suite to manage portfolios.   19 November 2025
Careers
New York partner joins from Paul Weiss, bringing expertise in litigation and AI-related risk, regulations, and governance.   14 November 2025
Careers
A well-known figure who oversaw acquisitions of Smart & Biggar, ROBIC, and Bereskin & Parr, will step down after nearly nine years in the top job.   12 November 2025
Patents
Director continues US reforms with rule update for inter partes review petitions, citing Chinese companies looking to ‘manipulate’ the country’s IP system.   29 October 2025
Careers
Experienced hires, including ‘one of the nation’s leading authorities on trademark law’, add weight to the firm’s growing IP team.   27 October 2025
Careers
With a strong track record in innovative trade secrets litigation that developed at his previous firm, the new hire can work across many different industries.   20 October 2025
AI
A trademark leader and ‘AI champion’ at Moderna believes that only cultural reasons will prevent the demise of the legal industry’s billing tradition.   16 October 2025

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