Rouse in the News


Rouse is regularly 'in the news' and its professionals regularly consulted on topical IP issues. Following are some items of interest from the Press.
 
Following an interview with Catherine White of Intellectual Property Magazine, Luke Minford has been quoted extensively on China's phenomenal growth and whether it could soon become the world leader in IP.  Please click here to view the article.
 
 
Rouse has been shortlisted for the United Kingdom Trade Mark Contentious IP Firm of the Year Award for 2012.
 
 
Stuart Adams has been quoted by RetailFraud.com on the UK Border Agency’s warning about the ‘wave of counterfeit goods’ flooding the market ahead of the holidays.
 
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS 2012: A large number of individuals were recommended and recognised as being Leaders in their field by the directory, namely:
LEGAL 500 2012:  Rouse are delighted with the recently published results of the Legal 500 2012 directory – not only have we maintained our position as top tier intellectual property foreign firms in China and Indonesia, we have also been ranked in new categories in the UK (TMT: Pharmaceuticals and biotechnology; and TMT: Brand management) and been upgraded in TMT: intellectual property in the UK.

Our Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam and UAE rankings have been maintained from last year, demonstrating our strength in those markets.

Testament to the team’s hard work and dedication, a large number of individuals were recommended and recognised as being Leaders in their field by the directory, namely:
 
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See the Legal 500 website for more information.
 
On 1 December 2011, Ewen Mitchell presented at the CIPR/INTA Seminar on Parallel Imports and Trademark Protections in the Common Economic zone of the Customs Union in Moscow.  Please click here to see the INTA Bulletin. 
 
Richard Willoughby (with the assistance of David Lancaster) has been quoted by Dow Jones, Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph and the Financial Times on the ECJ ruling where any process which involves removal of a stem cell from a human embryo and entails the destruction of that embryo cannot be patented.
Colin Fowler has been quoted by Mobile Magazine on the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban in Australia after a Sydney court granted Apple a temporary injunction to prevent sales.
Stuart Adams has been quoted by CNN, thisismoney.co.uk (the Daily Mail's financial website), the Daily Mail and The Irish Times in relation to the landmark ECJ ruling of BSkyB and the Premier League. The Court ruled that it is not illegal for football fans to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. This decision could have a huge impact on the way broadcasters buy rights to sports as the ECJ says an exclusive system of licences is ‘contrary to EU law’. 4 October 2011
Stuart Adams has been quoted by CNN, thisismoney.co.uk (the Daily Mail's financial website), the Daily Mail and The Irish Times in relation to the landmark ECJ ruling of BSkyB and the Premier League. The Court ruled that it is not illegal for football fans to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. This decision could have a huge impact on the way broadcasters buy rights to sports as the ECJ says an exclusive system of licences is ‘contrary to EU law’. 4 October 2011
Stuart Adams has been quoted by CNN, thisismoney.co.uk (the Daily Mail's financial website), the Daily Mail and The Irish Times in relation to the landmark ECJ ruling of BSkyB and the Premier League. The Court ruled that it is not illegal for football fans to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. This decision could have a huge impact on the way broadcasters buy rights to sports as the ECJ says an exclusive system of licences is ‘contrary to EU law’. 4 October 2011
Colin Fowler has been quoted by Mobile and Total Telecom on Samsung seeking an injunction to prevent the sale of Apple's latest handset, the iPhone 4S in France and Italy. 5 October 2011
George Chan was featured in an article by the National Office of Intellectual Property (NOIP) in Vietnam on his recent presentation to the NOIP on INTA Guidelines for Trademark Examination. NOIP representatives noted that the his presentation ‘would prove very useful to NOIP officials involved in developing policies, as well as officials involved in trademark examinations, as the NOIP continues to improve trademark examination guidelines.’ Please click here to view a translated pdf of the article. National Office of Intellectual Property.
Richard Willoughby and Chris Aikens co-write article for Finding a way through the EU patent litigation maze relating to claims that Europe is a single market, but when it comes to patent litigation, this is certainly not the case.
Elliot Papageorgiou was mentioned in a Financial Times article concerning piracy and copyright issues in China. “Elliot Papageorgiou, of the IP law firm Rouse in Shanghai, says some element of copying has always been part of innovation: ‘As Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Financial Times, 29 July 2011
Chris Bailey comments in USA Today on the piracy of entire business fronts in China. China takes knock-offs to a new level. USA Today, 1 August 2011
"What we need is this sort of responsiveness and engagement 12 months a year and not just for a specific period". Elliot Papageorgiou quoted in 'China's Counterfeit Crackdown - The Verdict', Peter Ollier, Hong Kong, Managing Intellectual Property, 21 July 2011.
Mark Foreman was interviewed by James Nurton of Alicante News, OHIM on Outsourcing, the Madrid System and last week's eBay decision, 21 July 2011.
Karen Fong comments on the deluge of fake consumer products within the British market. Britain flooded with fake goods, EU figures show Daily Telegraph, 16 July 2011.
In the UK, Diana Sternfeld has been nominated for a Women in Business Law Award in the 'best in patents' category. All nominees in the category are widely recognised as being among the top UK patent lawyers.
Carol Wang was interviewed by Asian Legal Business, Reuters on 2011 Action Plan on China's IP Rights Protection. China cracks down on IP protection system - new guidelines released
Chris Vale comments on IPR in Vietnam.  Tôi chưa thấy công ty nào bỏ thị trường này (Clip 1, Clip 2), VTV4, 18 May 2011
Rouse Dubai gave a seminar hosted by Dubai Silicon Oasis on IPR protection.
Dubai Silicon Oasis hosts seminar on intellectual property protection, AMEinfo.com, 9 May 2011.
Elliot Papageorgiou comments on foreign companies' attitude to court action against infringers in China.  China's IP Litigation Rises 40%,Managing IP, 28 April 2011
Linda Chang comments on the development of IPR in China on World IP Day.
BBC World News, 26 April 2011.
Elliot Papageorgiou comments on the anti-piracy policy in China and how, coinciding with the World IP Day, certain judgments are expected to be handed down.
China's anti-piracy measures 'inconsistent',lawyer argues, BBC News, 25 April 2011.
Elliot Papageorgiou comments on the possibility of verification systems being built into software for security reasons in China.  China says makes progress on use of copyrighted software, Reuters, 21 April 2011
Rouse China's new appointment of Jacob Chen to strengthen its litigation capabilities has been covered by ALB Legal News and CLP online, 30 March 2011
Chris Bailey comments on corporate responses to IPR threats in China.
'Black Market Blues: cracking down on IP thieves in China', Knowledge @ Wharton, 30 March 2011
Tim Smith has been quoted in Adam Smith's article on the effect of the Third Amendment on Trademark Law that will be implemented later this year in China.
'Will China's growing awareness for IP kill the trademark squatters?' World Trademark Review, 29 March 2011