The IP legal market is changing. In-house counsel want more for less, technology is commoditising work processes and the partnership track is becoming less attractive to growing numbers of lawyers.

Up until now, many IP practitioners have focused on protecting the physical – devices, structures, the configuration of physical systems, physical outputs, the operation of physical systems and ...

Duarte Lima, MD of Spruson & Ferguson’s Asia practice, says practitioners must adapt to process changes within IP systems, as well as be mindful of the implications of tech on their practices ...