FEBRUARY 2010: Five prominent members of the global intellectual property community have been selected for induction into the IP Hall of Fame for 2010. They are:

• Thomas Blanco White:   An eminent barrister and former head of the largest IP chambers in the UK. He was the author of books and textbooks that earned him an international reputation as one of the greatest thinkers and writers about IP of his generation. Blanco-White died in 2006 at the age of 90.
• Donald Dunner:   Leading IP lawyer and partner at US law firm Finnegan. Instrumental in the establishment of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, he has argued more cases before the court than any other litigator.
• Paul Michel:   Chief Judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As a judge on the court for the last 20 years, Michel has helped shape the landscape of patent law in the US and has handed down some of the court's most important judgments. 
• Jochen Pagenberg:   Co-founder and senior member of German IP firm Bardehle Pagenberg. He is an adviser to the German Federal Ministry of Justice, as well as president of the European Patent Lawyers Association and chairman of the special committee on European patent litigation of the AIPPI.
• Ruud Peters:   CEO of Philips IP and Standards and one of the world's most prominent chief IP officers. He has successfully made intellectual property a major boardroom issue and delivered significant value to the company by demonstrating how IP can be used as a corporate asset.

Click here for more information on the nomination process.