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24/09/20

3 Is the Magic Number for IP Specialist Virtuoso Legal

Leeds and London-based intellectual property law specialist Virtuoso Legal announce the qualification and retention of three of their trainees. Razvan Popa, Lauren Waterman and James Gilmer have all entered the SRA roll of solicitors in the past two weeks and have been retained by the firm as associate solicitors. Razvan and Lauren joined the team…

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11/08/20

What Should a Law Firm Look Like?

A Top 2% Law Firm Virtuoso Legal is a cutting-edge IP firm who combine innovative service with the best on offer from the old guard. The firm has been ranked once again as a leading intellectual property firm in the Chambers and Partners rankings. Notably, only the top 2% of all law firms are ranked…

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06/07/20

Virtuoso Principal Liz Ward interviewed in Law Society Gazette

Virtuoso Legal principal Liz Ward has been interviewed in the Law Society Gazette for their series "My Legal Life". The interview provides background as to Liz's journey entering into the law and the unique perspective on the legal sector that led Liz to set up IP specialist Virtuoso Legal in 2007. To read the article,…

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18/06/20

Virtuoso Legal add Specialist Charlie Bond to Team of IP Super Sleuths

Welcome, Charlie! Charlie Bond has joined the Virtuoso Legal team as a senior associate solicitor. He will advise on all aspects of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on brand management, as well as trade mark and patent disputes. He has developed wide-ranging contentious and non-contentious intellectual property experience, having advised clients from a range…

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07/05/20

Landmark Precedent Set in Court of Appeal Relating to Information Barriers

By Lauren Waterman, Trainee Solicitor involved in this case. This case concerns an appeal of a first instance decision relating to information barriers and clarifies the correct approach to be applied to “former opponent” cases. This case is now the leading authority in this regard. Cases such as this were rare, as demonstrated by the…

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23/03/20

Virtuoso Icons: Red Adair the daring Oil Well Firefighter

Virtuoso Icons is a series of blogs recounting the achievements of history-makers who inspire the Virtuoso Legal team. This entry is dedicated to Red Adai, the specialist oil-well firefighter who was called upon time and again to extinguish fires beyond the capabilities of all others.   Beginnings, against the odds "Red" Adair was born Paul…

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19/03/20

A Statement from Liz and Virtuoso Legal

Straight off the bat: Virtuoso Legal is operating as normal.   Our existing clients will continue to benefit from the excellent service they have come to expect, and will not experience any disruption to their cases.   (If you need any immediate help, get in touch with me by clicking the button below.)   Let…

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06/03/20

Ellie Wilson Guest Post in IPKat

​Trainee Solicitor Ellie Wilson's round-up of the CREATe conference at BIICL has been published on the IPKat blog. The post covers Ellie's experience at the event, a flavour of the presentations made, some of the empirical findings presented which describe emerging trends in IP litigation.   You can read the post in full here.  …

By Virtuoso Legal

28/02/20

Virtuoso Legal at TIPSY Event

Virtuoso Legal attend TIPSY  Members of Virtuoso Legal's team (Kirsten Toft, Lauren Waterman and Martin Douglas Hendry) were in attendance at the TIPSY event last night at the Doubletree in Leeds. Organised by The Intellectual Property Society of Yorkshire and spearheaded by Andrew Clay of Andrew Clay Law and Dick Waddington of Appleyard Lees, TIPSY…

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24/02/20

Client Win: Protecting Amazon Sellers from Platform Overreach

"Many businesses worldwide depend on Amazon for most or all of their sales. To suddenly find that your listings have been removed can feel like the rug has been pulled from under your feet" Virtuoso Legal Protect Amazon Sellers from Delisting Virtuoso Legal are delighted to announce that the IP disputes team has protected sellers…

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28/01/20

Virtuoso Icons: Eliud Kipchoge Breaks the Two-Hour Marathon

False Starts Born in Kenya on the 5th of November 1984, Kipchoge was the youngest of four and was raised by his mother alone. Whilst he was young he did not run seriously, but would run to school daily. This placed him in good stead to begin training seriously. This began in earnest after meeting…

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15/11/19

#IPInclusive Week: The Many Colours of the Rainbow of Inclusivity

[POST ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON 15TH NOVEMBER 2019] This year the 11th-17th of November marks #IPInclusive week – a yearly time of celebration and reflection on diversity within the field of IP. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is something that Virtuoso Legal hold to be key to the unique capabilities and positive culture of the firm. Whilst progress is…