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Features - April 2010
Users are waking up to their rights
The increasing popularity of social networking sites (SNSs) has seen a corresponding rise in the amount of content uploaded and shared by SNS users. Indeed for most users, the whole purpose and pleasure of SNSs is to share...
Who are you wearing?
Heard on every red carpet, reporters asked attendees this question countless times at the recent Oscar Awards on 8 March: ‘Who are you wearing?’ 1 While fashion critics pored over pictures of all the dresses worn by...
Ruling is music to the ears of service industry
On 12 February 2010, Mr Justice Arnold gave judgment in an appeal by PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) against a decision of the Copyright Tribunal 1 . The Tribunal decision related to three of PPL’s tariffs,...
Case Comment - April 2010
News - April 2010
IP partner joins Latham & Watkins in Washington DC
UNITED STATES – Matthew Moore has joined Latham & Watkins as a partner in the firms Washington DC IP litigation department. He joins the firm from Howrey in Washington, DC. Moore received a law degree and bachelors in...
SONY REMOVES KEY PS3 FEATURE TO COMBAT PIRACY
INTERNATIONAL – Sony has added a firmware update to its PlayStation 3 console which will disable a function that allows users to install alternative operating systems. The move, which was announced on the company’s...
French anti-piracy law fails to stem illegal downloads, says study
FRANCE – France’s strict new anti-piracy laws have failed to stem the rise of online copyright infringement, according to a recent study. The research, undertaken by the University of Rennes, found that use of...
People Watch - April 2010
Guy Chambers and Siegfried Ruppert to join Duane Morris IP practice in San Francisco
UNITED STATES – Duane Morris has added Guy Chambers as a partner in its IP practice group in San Francisco. Also joining the firm is Siegfried Ruppert as special counsel. Chambers has represented clients as lead counsel...
IP attorney Michael Leonard joins Philadelphia IP boutique law firm
UNITED STATES – Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel, a Philadelphia IP law firm, has appointed veteran trademark attorney Michael Leonard as partner. Leonard will head the firm’s trademark and copyright...
Field Fisher Waterhouse Brussels grows IP team
BELGIUM – European law firm Field Fisher Waterhouse has appointed IP lawyer Thierry van Innis who joins the firm’s Brussels office. His appointment boosts the firm’s Brussels IP team and closely follows the...
