In this episode, Hugh sits down with Annsley Merelle Ward, who has become well-known beyond her years. She recently became Counsel in Intellectual Property Litigation at WilmerHale in London and has been writing for IPKat since 2009.
Annsley’s nomadic upbringing in the U.S. and U.K;
Why the Napster litigation sparked her interest in intellectual property law;
Memories from her first one-on-one meeting with Sir Hugh Laddie, her University College London thesis supervisor;
Her views on harmonization in the European system and the remaining differences in approach to IP within Europe;
Annsley’s thoughts and strategies on where and when to bring an action;
The overlooked importance of considering international effects and implications of legal actions.
