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Defamation cases against media groups in the UK halve in five years
Interesting news out of the United Kingdom this week: The number of reported defamation court cases against media companies in the UK has reached its lowest point in five years, falling from 48 in 2008-2009 to just 20 in 2012-2013,* according to research by the Legal business of Thomson Reuters. In addition, there were a total …
Extradition requests from the US almost double in a year
There has been an almost doubling in the number of arrests in the United Kingdom of individuals for extradition to the United States over the last 12 months, says Sweet & Maxwell, the legal information provider and part of Thomson Reuters. According to data provided to Sweet & Maxwell by the UK’s Home Office, 22 …
Winning a ten year trademark battle in China
Getting Westlaw registered as a trademark in China has been a Herculean task spanning ten years. Ryan Sheppard, vice president of Trademark Assets for Thomson Reuters, recently talked to Donna La Vardera, trademark manager for Legal at Thomson Reuters, about her dogged pursuit of the mark which was finally granted this year. Donna, why is …
Podcast: How law firms can help clients prevent cyber-espionage
Recent news reports have called attention to the risks of American businesses and government agencies being hacked by Chinese agents. And a new classified National Intelligence Estimate reportedly lists several other nations, including France and Israel, as sources of cyber-espionage against US targets. Peter Toren, Intellectual Property and Computer Crimes expert with Weisbrod Matteis & Copley …
Legal liabilities soar 22% for UK’s leading companies
The legal liabilities reported by UK-based companies listed on the FTSE 100 index jumped by 22% in 2012 to £22.1 billion, up from £18.2 billion in the previous year, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters Sweet & Maxwell business. The increase in legal liabilities has been driven by businesses facing far more aggressive fines …
Thomson Reuters key author prepares expert report on China’s patent system
This past year, Thomas T. Moga, author of Patent Practice and Policy in the Pacific Rim, prepared an expert report for the United States Chamber of Commerce entitled “China’s Utility Model Patent System: Innovation Driver or Deterrent.” The completed report was unveiled at the USCOC conference on “China’s Evolving Patent Environment: What It Means for …
US and UK M&A activity up in Q2
Global M&A activity remained slow in the second quarter, with deal volume sitting at its lowest levels in three years, according to the latest M&A Trends & Insight for Lawyers report from Thomson Reuters Business Law Advisor – M&A. U.S. and UK M&A activity, however, bucked the global trend, with volume up 14 percent and …
Thomson Reuters identifies UK as a leader in dementia research
IP & Science announced this week findings that the quality of dementia research in the UK is second in the world only to the US, despite the low number of scientists working in the field, and that finding a cure can be accelerated by increasing the number of researchers and investment, according to analysis done using …
Thomson Reuters relaunches “The Brief” for Mideast legal professionals
Thomson Reuters has relaunched The Brief, a monthly magazine and website designed to provide legal professionals with the hard-hitting news and analysis they need to better understand the trends and business developments in the Middle East’s legal sector. The Brief, a 40-50 page English language magazine acquired by Thomson Reuters last year, will feature key interviews …
