AFD China Rated as a Four-star Intellectual Property Service Agency
On March 31, 2023, the Capital Intellectual Property Services Association announced the results of its first ranking of intellectual property service agencies.
The 24th China Patent Award was Released – AFD China’s Clients Won a Gold Award, a Silver Award and an Excellence Award
On July 21, 2023, the winners of the 24th China Patent Award were announced by the China Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA).
Springer Nature secures EUR 2.5bn financing
Niederer Kraft Frey advised the banking consortium led by Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, ING Bank, a branch of ING-DiBa AG,
Homburger advised UBS Group AG on its issuance of USD 1 bn Additional Tier 1 (AT1) Notes with an equity conversion feature
On February 12, 2024, UBS Group AG successfully completed its offering of USD 1 bn of 7.750 per cent. AT1 Notes, which are redeemable at the option of UBS Group AG after seven years and two months.
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia Promotes Rowanie A. Nakan to Senior Partner and Anica Angela G. Gomez to Senior Associate Effective 01 January 2024
Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia is pleased to announce the well-deserved promotions of the Intellectual Property Department’s Rowanie A. Nakan to Senior Partner and Anica Angela G. Gomez to Senior Associate effective 01 January 2024.
Thomson Geer acts for Mitsubishi Motors in successful High Court appeal
Thomson Geer has acted for Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited in the High Court of Australia in Mitsubishi Motors’ successful appeal against claims it had engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in relation to the contents of a mandatory fuel consumption label affixed to a Triton utility vehicle.
Thomson Geer appoints two new female Partners for Corporate and IP teams
Thomson Geer has appointed two new Partners to the firm, bolstering its national Corporate and Intellectual Property practice areas.
Dentons Link Legal announces the following promotions.
Abhinav Sharma has been promoted to Partner. Abhinav is part of the firm’s Dispute Resolution practice and has 10 years of experience specialising in commercial disputes, construction arbitrations and corporate investigations.
DHS Assistant Secretary Bridget McGovern Joins Squire Patton Boggs as Partner
McGovern’s addition comes as SPB continues investment in trade and national security at time of heightened geopolitical risk and regulatory change for global clients.
bpv Huegel advises top researcher and AI pioneer Sepp Hochreiter on founding the AI company NXAI
With NXAI, the potentially ground breaking European Large Language Model technology xLSTM will be further developed.