Birss MR
IP Draughts is delighted to see the news that Sir Colin Birss is to be the next Master of the Rolls, effectively the third most senior judge in England and Wales (if one includes the President of the Supreme Court Continue reading
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IP guide recommendations
The 2026 edition of IAM Patent 1000 was published a few weeks ago. IP Draughts is only now getting around to mentioning it. This is one of only two guides that Anderson Law LLP makes submissions to, the other being Continue reading
Saying “no” as an in-house lawyer
A recent, research article, In-house lawyers and the price of saying no: ethical agency within cultures of conformity, is well worth reading. See In-house lawyers and the price of saying no: ethical agency within cultures of conformity The authors conducted Continue reading
Decision-making in law firms
The Law Society Gazette recently commissioned IP Draughts to write a book review, and it has now been published. The book is titled Decision Making in Law Firms, written by Iryna Nikitina, and published by Global Law and Business. The Continue reading