MIP podcasts

In the latest episode, the team discusses the battle to take control of listed company and IP business Qantm IP, and looks at some recent hiring trends. In this episode, the team unpicks some of the biggest talking points from the last few weeks. Editor Max Walters is joined by Rani Mehta, senior reporter for the Americas, and Sukanya Sarkar, our special projects editor in Asia. Top of the list ar...

The winner of Managing IP’s Life Achievement Award discusses 50 years in IP law and how even he can’t avoid imposter syndrome. In this episode, editor Max Walters and research editor Kingsley Egbuonu welcome Kevin Mooney to the IP Lounge. Mooney, a partner at Simmons & Simmons who has worked in intellectual property law for more than 50 years, jointly won the Lifetime Achievement Award during...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses AI clarifications from India and the US and previews the upcoming Managing IP Awards for EMEA and the Americas In this episode, the team unpicks some of the biggest talking points from February and looks ahead to the  Managing IP Awards season. Deputy editor Max Walters is joined by Rani Mehta, senior reporter for the Americas, and S...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses standard-essential patent developments so far this year and delves into law firm hiring strategies. It’s been a busy start to the year for the Managing IP editorial team. In this episode, the first of 2024, the team looks back over the biggest talking points in January. Rani Mehta, senior reporter for the Americas, is joined by Sukan...

In the final episode of 2023, the team discusses our Top 50 and the biggest IP events of the year. It’s been an exciting year for the Managing IP editorial team. In this episode, senior reporter Rani Mehta is joined by Sukanya Sarkar, our senior reporter in Asia, and Rory O’Neill, our senior reporter based in Europe, to discuss some of the picks from this year's list of the 50 most influentia...

Shortly after the first breakthrough on COVID vaccines in 2020, attention quickly turned to whether intellectual property could block access to new lifesaving technologies, especially in developing countries.  Initially, talks centred around a patent waiver at the World Trade Organization. Patents were just one part of the story. Allowing third parties to manufacture a patented product is one thin...

This podcast focuses on how to develop an internal awareness of intellectual property and the importance of setting aside time to recognise and capture ideas as they happen. The purpose of patent harvesting is to sift through these innovations, to identify which might be possible to protect and explore which might hold commercial value. The process harnesses the power and creative thought of an or...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses six months of India’s reformed system for foreign law firms, the latest UPC trends and SEP developments.  It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team. In this episode of The IP Lounge, deputy editor Max Walters and senior reporter Rory O’Neill meet in London to discuss the latest IP news and trends. They are joine...

In the second episode of a two-part podcast series, Adams & Adams partner Jenny Pienaar and senior associate Nicole Haworth analyse South Africa's controversial R3337 food labelling bill, which is set to significantly shake up the way global food producers do business.  Speaking with Managing IP's Tom Baker, Jenny and Nicole delve into the tumultuous history of the bill, which has be...

In this special podcast, Managing IP talks to a charity that is working tirelessly to support mental health initiatives in the IP profession. “It’s not just about being nice – it’s about business sense,” was one of many themes to emerge from our hour-long discussion with the charity Jonathan’s Voice to mark World Mental Health Day, October 10.  Jonathan McCartney, after whom the charity is named,...

In the first episode of a two-part podcast series, Adams & Adams partner Mandy Swanepoel and senior associate Lisa van Zuydam discuss the complex topic of trade dress and its unique application in the African continent.  Talking to Managing IP's Tom Baker, Mandy and Lisa provide practical examples of distinctive uses of trade dress to protect a product's brand, and consider both the...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses law firm merger strategies, a high-profile break-up, and the latest 5G patent developments. It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team. In this episode of The IP Lounge, deputy editor Max Walters is joined by Sukanya Sarkar, our senior reporter in Asia, and Rory O’Neill, our senior reporter based in Europe. We di...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses their early memories of covering IP before delving into the latest on the UPC and whether a proposed US study could threaten the future of pharma patents It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team.  In this episode of The IP Lounge, we are joined by our newest recruit, Sam Sholli. To welcome Sam, our reporters di...

It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team. Now that the Unified Patent Court is firmly on the scene companies are beginning to decide their strategies.  In this episode of The IP Lounge, our reporters in India and the US provide special insight into how Asian and US companies are approaching Europe’s new patent litigation system. We also discuss industry reaction to trademark...

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team joins you live from the Managing IP Intellectual Property & Innovation Summit in London, where SEPs and the UPC were both top of mind. It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team with the build-up to the Unified Patent Court and subsequent launch, on June 1, taking centre stage. In this episode of The IP Lounge podcast,...

In the third episode of our monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks standard essential patent news, the probe into Judge Pauline Newman, and the biggest stories elsewhere. April was a big month for SEP stakeholders, especially after the European Commission released plans to stamp out excessive royalty demands and put the EUIPO in charge of setting fair terms. In this episode, our t...

In the second episode of our monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpacks a busy month at SCOTUS, the EU’s solution to the FRAND conundrum, and the biggest stories elsewhere. March was a busy month at the US Supreme Court, which heard oral arguments in Amgen v Sanofi and Jack Daniel's v VIP Products . In the second episode of The IP Lounge podcast, our team runs through the argumen...

In the first of a new monthly podcast, the Managing IP editorial team unpack the race for the top job at the EUIPO, the key UPC trends to watch, and the biggest stories in Asian IP. The search for a new EUIPO executive director is on and competition is fierce. There are three candidates already in the public domain, each with significant ties to the office. In the first episode of The IP Lounge po...

In the third episode of a three-part podcast series by Adams & Adams on doing business within the dynamic intellectual property world of Africa, the firm’s partner Wilhelm Prozesky and Adv Rory Voller, Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), explore the latest trends surrounding patents in South Africa. Adv Voller provides a status update on the CIPC’s move f...

In the second episode of a three-part podcast series by Adams & Adams on doing business within the dynamic IP world of Africa, the firm’s anti-counterfeiting head, Godfrey Budeli, talks to Managing IP about new rules for IP rights owners operating in Kenya that are designed to combat counterfeit goods. As the country seeks to promote and facilitate legitimate trade, Kenya’s Anti-Counterfeiting...

In the first of a three-part podcast series by Adams & Adams on doing business within the dynamic IP world of Africa, experts Alissa Naran and Nicole Smalberger talk to Managing IP about oppositions based on well-known rights in the continent. Encompassing 54 countries, Africa is the world’s second-most populous continent. Remarkably, 60% of this population is under the age of 25, presenting t...

Senior reporter Max Walters is joined by Anders Fredriksson and Elmin Tutkur of IP firm Zacco to tackle the controversial topic of software patents.

Phyllis Turner-Brim has had a varied career, having worked as an intellectual property lawyer for a lot of different companies over the past 30 years, including BP, Walmart, Intellectual Ventures, Starbucks, and now HP.   In Managing IP’s newest Corner office podcast, the Texas-based deputy general counsel and chief IP counsel at the US computer and printer maker says one of the main things she ha...

It’s fair to say the NFT market is booming. Sales of NFTs have seen an incredible growth over the past couple of years – from $95 million in 2020 to almost $25 billion the following year. But, despite this huge growth, it’s still very much a ‘wild west’ at the moment. In this podcast Managing IP is joined by resident experts from IP firm Zacco who delve into some of the biggest intellectual proper...

The US doesn’t have intellectual property specialist judges as such, but some are more patent-focused than others. One of those judges is Derek Gilliland, a former patent litigator turned magistrate judge for the District Court for the Western District of Texas, the US’s busiest forum for patent litigation. Gilliland was tapped for the job by the court’s de-facto patent judge Alan Albright in Nove...