Strengthening Global IP Connections in the UK

[Strengthening Global IP Connections in the UK]

At the kind invitation of Sir Robin Jacob, I attended Sir Christopher Floyd’s brilliant lecture on “Patent Law Harmonisation: How We Got this Far,” a reminder of the UK’s enduring leadership in IP thought and jurisprudence. Details: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/2025/jun/2025-sir-hugh-laddie-lecture-sir-christopher-floyd

Joined Powell Gilbert Summer Party at the Serpentine Pavilion & Gallery to celebrate with one of the UK’s premier IP teams. Congratulations to Penny Gilbert, Jo Woods, Ari Laakkonen, and their team for a lovely gathering.

It was a pleasure reconnecting with:

Christopher Stothers (Freshfields)

Lauri Rechardt (IFPI)

Brian Cordery (Bristows)

WilmerHale: Annsley Merelle Ward, Alex Calver, Emma Irwin

CMS: Gemma Reuss, MCIM, Sarah Wright, Tom Scourfield

Lord Justice Richard Arnold, Lord Lenny Hoffman, Lord Justice Colin Birss, Sir Richard Meade

Peter Daniell (Oxford University Press)

These exchanges will help shape future programs by Penn State Dickinson Law and the John E. Hansen IP Institute at Fordham Law School and make them more dynamic, more global, and more connected than ever.

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