WINNER
MEXICO - TRADEMARK LAWYER OF THE YEAR - LAURA COLLADA SALCIDO - DUMONT BERGMAN BIDER & CO SC Laura Collada Salcido has been the Managing Partner of the Mexican firm Dumont Bergman Bider & Co.,S.C. (DBB) since 2008. The firm is an IP boutique established more than 70 years ago and it has been a traditional key player on IP issues She is a lawyer, graduated with honours from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM). Laura has Law Specializations in Intellectual Property, Corporate, Civil, Constitutional and Environmental Law from the Universidad Panamericana and a Legal Specialization in Contracts from the ITAM Mexico, all of them with honours as well. Laura started in the field very young in a renowned IP firm and then shifted to work at the Mexican Trademark Office (Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial) where she was the Subdirector for the Prevention of Unfair Competition in which she was in charge of all administrative infractions. She returned to the private practice in 2000 joining DBB in which she was in charge of the Litigation Department.
She has also been teaching in several colleges and universities such as, ITAM, Universidad Panamericana, ITESM, basically IP litigation as well as copyrights. She also has written about IP on National newspapers and National and International IP magazines. She is a speaker at Conferences organized by different organizations. Laura actively participates in AMPPI (Mexican Chapter of AIPPI) and she is the Chair of the Trademark Committee. She is also involved in other organizations such as INTA, AIPPI, Marques, PTMG, ASIPI (for which she is the National Delegate), AIPF (member of the Board), BMA (Mexican Bar). Her practice includes the complete lifecycle of Intellectual Property rights, from consultancy, strategies, filing and prosecution, to resolving disputes involving these rights through litigation as well as negotiating settlements. She always tries to understand client´s needs to tailor up personal and adequate strategies for each and every case.
DUMONT BERGMAN BIDER & CO., S.C Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 1898 Pent Office 21 Floor, Col. Florida C.P. 01030 Del. Álvaro Obregón México D.F MEXICO T +52-55-5322 62 30 F +52-55-5661 30 56 E lcollada@dumont.com.mx
ACQ GLOBAL AWARDS 2013