The IP Lounge: How law firms find partners, 5G patent developments

In the latest episode of our monthly podcast, the team discusses law firm merger strategies, a high-profile break-up, and the latest 5G patent developments.It’s been another busy month for the Managing IP editorial team.In this episode of The IP Lounge, deputy editor Max Walters is joined by Sukanya Sarkar, our senior reporter in Asia, and Rory O’Neill, our senior reporter based in Europe.We discuss how law firms find their perfect matches and what they consider before entering into mergers. As it happens, firms are not so different to us humans when it comes to picking partners.Sadly, though, where there are unions there are also splits, and we review the high-profile break-up between Dentons and Dacheng Law Offices in China and ask if it may prompt future separations. Elsewhere, we cover the long-awaited launch of Avanci’s 5G patent pool and a 5G licensing deal between Huawei and Ericsson.