Monthly Archives: April 2017

We are at the point where companies are really understanding there is a lot of money at stake…..there is greed and fear. There will be winners and losers and that could happen pretty soon….’(Bryant Walker Smith,FT 15.04.17) Nina O’Sullivan, Legal Director at Mishcon de Reya LLP, reflects on the growing threat of IP wars disrupting the disruptors.

29 April 2017
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: News

A series of high profile patent and trade secrets lawsuits has shone a spotlight on the significant challenges facing emerging technology businesses, both in protecting their valuable innovations, but also in ensuring that they do not encroach on their competitors’ …

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Banks and the Fintech Community – Compete or Collaborate? Phil Cox, Head of EMEA and President of UK Branch, Silicon Valley Bank explains!

2 April 2017
by Silicon Roundabout
Categories: News

Two years ago, I attended a seminar where more tales of woe for banks were being predicted at the hands of ‘fintech upstarts’. The sector was ripe for disruption, especially those ‘fat cat’ bankers who were too complacent to see …

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