Unfortunately, the only public coverage the event has gotten to date focused on the common wisdom that law firms are allergic to innovation ("Innovate or Die Still the Message to Law Firms" is the headline of the piece), that they're "conservative to a fault," and "slow to embrace change. [read post]

HP has hired three brand-spanking new lawyers, a break from most companies’ practice of hiring only experienced lawyers (and if that’s something you’re interested in, there’s no better guide than our Jumping In(House) column). [read post]

: (Spicy IP),USD 20 billion going off-patent: (Patent Circle),Canadian Prices Review Board asserts jurisdiction over products sold in US, but imported into Canada under Special Access Program: (Gowlings),Canadian Court of Appeal affirms decision allowing patent-owner to be joined to proceedings: Cobalt v Pfizer and Pharmascience v Pfizer: (Gowlings),PharmaStem appeals stem cell patent: asks for greater deference to patent examiners: PharmaStem … [read post]