Thomson Reuters will provide customers with a detailed overview of new enhancements to HighQ’s intelligent work and client engagement solutions at Legalweek New York. Details of the HighQ briefing during Legalweek: Where: Rendezvous Trianon Room, Hilton Midtown, New York City When: Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Scheduled to be rolled out in March …
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Data from Westlaw Edge Litigation Analytics, Practical Law Now Available Through APIs
Industry-leading innovation continues to be at the center of meeting customers’ evolving needs and expectations at Thomson Reuters. Highlighting that, Thomson Reuters announced it is making data from Westlaw Edge Litigation Analytics and Practical Law available through application programming interfaces (APIs) that can be integrated into systems and workflows. Combining Thomson Reuters data with internal …
- January 28, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
TRAINER: U.S.-China: “New” Commitments on Customs Enforcement of Intellectual Property
The recently signed U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement identifies a number of intellectual property obligations undertaken by China. Among these obligations, Article 1.20.1 identifies specific actions regarding counterfeit and pirated goods arising from a customs seizure and Article 1.21 generally describes China’s obligation to increase resources dedicated to border enforcement, including greater efforts to combat …
- January 27, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
TRAINER: Ecommerce and Counterfeits: A Fluid Enforcement Environment
Amazon attracted headlines on Jan. 14 when Reuters reported that Amazon plans to share data about counterfeit goods with law enforcement. The report stated that Amazon, an ecommerce and technology company, may begin sharing merchant and company names, product and contact information after Amazon confirms the sale of fakes. Ecommerce in the U.S. is big …
- January 24, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper, Clifford Chance Lead Acritas Global Elite Brand Index
Baker McKenzie, DLA Piper and Clifford Chance top the latest Acritas Global Elite Brand Index, as the firms most top of mind and most favored by corporate clients with more than US$1B in global revenues, as well as most considered for multi-jurisdictional deals and litigation. Baker McKenzie has increased its lead atop the index for …
- January 21, 2020
- Leonard Lee
The Impact of Fourth Industrial Revolution on the Legal Industry
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, next week will draw 3,000 participants from around the globe. Many of the world’s top leaders will attend the gathering, which marks its 50th anniversary this year. Brian Peccarelli, chief operating officer of Customer Segments for Thomson Reuters, wrote a column about what the World Economic …
- January 17, 2020
- Carrie Brooker
TRAINER: Legislation Seeks to Expand US IPR Border Enforcement Authority
Senate Bill 2987 (S. 2987) was introduced on Dec. 5, 2019, with the aim of giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to seize imported items that infringe design patents. In view of CBP’s existing legal authority to protect trademarks and copyrights on its own initiative, i.e., ex officio, S. 2987’s intent is …
- January 8, 2020
- Jeff McCoy
Fundamental Shifts Are Disrupting the Legal Market: New Georgetown Law & Legal Executive Institute Report
Clients are taking “decisive control” and moving the legal market to a more client-centric model that is driven by innovation and flexibility, delivering improved efficiency, predictability and cost-effectiveness. That’s the conclusion of the 2020 Report on the State of the Legal Market issued today by the Center on Ethics and the Legal Profession at Georgetown …
- January 6, 2020
- Leonard Lee
2019 Highlights: The $10B Alternative Legal Service Providers Market
As 2019 winds down, Legal Current is revisiting milestones and key accomplishments from the Legal business of Thomson Reuters this year. Today we look at the “Alternative Legal Service Providers 2019: Fast Growth, Expanding Use and Increasing Opportunity” report – more commonly known as the ALSP Report. Released in January, the report highlights how the …
- December 23, 2019
- Carrie Brooker
White Collar Crime Prosecutions in UK Fall to Five-Year Low
The U.K. side of the Thomson Reuters Legal business recently released a study showing that white collar crime prosecutions fell to a five-year low. White collar crime includes offenses such as fraud, money laundering, cybercrime and insider trading. Prosecutions in the U.K. were down 14 percent* to 6,670 last year, from 7,790 in 2017. The …
- December 23, 2019
- Carrie Brooker