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Perkins Coie and Ashurst to merge into $2.7bn revenue firm

The combination will create a firm with 3,000 lawyers across 52 offices—but a dive into its combined IP practice shows a heavy weighting in the US.   19 November 2025

Patents

STREAM IP: Bringing AI-driven clarity to global patent filing

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

Pillsbury bags first-chair litigator and inventor with ‘business acumen’

With “deep connections” in the US and Asia and life sciences patents in his name, the new partner joins the firm at a time of IP practice expansion.   19 November 2025

Trademarks

Sanofi unit defeats challenge to booster vaccine trademark in Europe

An EUIPO appeals board sided with the French pharma company’s vaccine division in a dispute with an India-based biotech company over Sanofi’s ‘Covaxis’ mark.   18 November 2025

Patents

How we secured $191m damages for an NPE against Samsung

A co-counsel victory for an owner of OLED display tech patents could set a precedent for others to “expose Samsung” for “leveraging others’ foundational technology”, a member of the trial team tells WIPR.   17 November 2025

Patents

Masimo bags $634m win over Apple—with latest watch under scrutiny

A federal jury finds Apple infringed Masimo’s pulse oximetry patent, while the ITC has opened a new proceeding to review Apple's redesigned smartwatch.   17 November 2025

Trademarks

LVMH: ‘External counsel must simplify, not complicate’

From counterfeits to AI, Leo Longauer of LVMH and Marques explains why in-house lawyers need clarity, simplicity, and decisiveness more than ever.   17 November 2025

AI

Too busy to save time? Why IP teams can’t afford to wait on AI

In-house counsel from AstraZeneca, BAT and Novartis say that investing in AI now will pay off in time saved, but warn that tools remain prone to ‘confident’ errors, writes Marisa Woutersen.   14 November 2025

Careers

Freshfields hires new global co-head of AI

New York partner joins from Paul Weiss, bringing expertise in litigation and AI-related risk, regulations, and governance.   14 November 2025

Copyright

Birkenstock lands key win over sandal designs—defying German ruling

A Dutch court’s decision to protect the brand’s sandal designs signals a potential turning point for fashion copyright in Europe, breaking with a German ruling and landing just weeks before a major EU judgment.   13 November 2025

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