The IP Lounge: Rankings rundown, private equity buyout

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The IP Lounge: Rankings rundown, private equity buyout

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In the latest episode, we discuss the newest rankings published by IP STARS and analyse developments from AI guidelines to the purchase of a law firm


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 is the latest rankings released by Managing IP’s accreditation publication IP STARS. The most recent tranche of rankings is for lawyers active in copyright and transactions.

And in Australia, Qantm IP seems set to be taken over by private equity firm Adamantem Capital. We bring you all the latest on that development.

We also look at in-house patent prosecution strategies, asking when, or if, companies rely on external counsel, and discuss new guidelines regarding patent eligibility for artificial intelligence-related inventions in the US.

We will be back with a new episode in September. Thank you for listening.

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