intellectual property / information technology

News

Date	Topic
26/9/2008	UK broadens brand owners’ rights to object to company names
16/9/2008	Freshfields advises Airbus on strategic partnership with GKN plc
12/9/2008	Freshfields advises Host Hotels on €565m hotel acquisition by its European joint venture
14/8/2008	Freshfields advises on US$730m Brazilian energy deal and predicts continued upsurge in country’s M&A activity
5/8/2008	Freshfields advises Barclays on £753m sale of Barclays Life to Swiss Re
30/7/2008	Freshfields advises Tesco on buyout of personal finance joint venture with RBS
27/6/2008	The death of .com? Domain name changes raise concern of increased costs for brand owners
24/6/2008	Freshfields appoints IP/IT counsel in Asia
6/6/2008	Freshfields advises SMG on Virgin Radio disposal
14/4/2008	Freshfields advises Barclays on acquisition of £2bn UK credit card business from Discover
17/3/2008	New partner appointments
11/3/2008	Freshfields advises BAA on £546m sale of World Duty Free Europe
4/4/2007	Freshfields advises on VF Corporation's acquisition of The North Face® branded business in China

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