WWL IP 2022

THOUGHT LEADERS

Head of research & analytics

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INTRODUCTION

Who’s Who Legal is delighted to publish WWL: IP 2022. This report is the fruit of months of research. We have canvassed and analysed the opinions of law firm clients and IP experts from around the world.

Our research has revealed 2536 lawyers from 81 jurisdictions who can truly be considered leaders in the field.

The names and contact details of all experts whose nominations are accepted by the head of research are listed without charge. It is impossible to buy entry into WWL: IP. Specialists accepted for listing are invited, but not required, to supply a professional biography and photograph, which are published upon payment of a fee.

We hope that you find this report useful and informative. If you do, it is due to the hundreds of people who helped us in the research, and we would like to sign off by thanking them for their kindness, helpfulness and insight, which made it a pleasure to be part of this undertaking.

Due to the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, WWL is not listing individuals from firms based in Russia and Belarus in this report. Lawyers from Ukraine who were previously listed have had their rankings protected and continue to be featured.

Rupert Wilson Head of research & analytics

For 65 years, Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman has been recog nised as one of the best firms in the fields of IP counsel ling, clearance, prosecution, maintenance, transactions and disputes. Its lawyers assist clients with an unswerving commitment to quality and responsiveness on matters in the United States and around the world through its strong and close network of local counsel. The firm has extensive experience representing clients in a broad range of industries and maintains long-standing and collaborative relationships with its dedicated clients.

Cowan’s Copyright, Patent and Advertising Law practices supplement its trademark practice. Additionally, the firm is unique in having a customs, international trade and regu latory compliance practice, which provides the full range of country of origin, advocacy, compliance and counselling services, helps clients qualify for tariff and tax reductions in import and export markets, and provides tools for combatting counterfeits.

Cowan’s excellence was recognised by the most recent editions of US News & World Report – National Tier 1 in the areas of copyright law, information technology law, patent litigation and trademark law; The Legal 500 United States –National Tier 1 for trademark litigation and copyright, and WTR 1000 – The Gold Band of New York firms for trademark enforcement and litigation as well as for trademark prose cution and strategy.

Trademarks and trade dress

Judgement and experience are key to an excellent trademark practice. Cowan has an unusually deep bench of experienced lawyers. Many of its lawyers have practised in the field for over 20 years and the firm provides practical, cost-effective advice on complex issues.

The firm assigns specific lawyers and trademark parale gals to individual client trademark portfolios so that the client knows the team’s members and the team becomes very familiar with the client’s business and trademarks.

The firm handles and manages numerous oppositions,

cancellations, litigations and infringement actions throughout the world. When possible, and to keep costs down, the firm makes every effort to help clients resolve disputes prior to litigation and takes advantage of mediation, arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution procedures.

Domain names, websites and social media names

Cowan develops practical policies as to which domain names, websites and social media names merit objection, monitoring or no action. The firm monitors, investigates and analyses potential claims, sends cease-and-desist and take-down notices, and works with registrars and other service providers to resolve disputes and remove content without the need for formal action. When necessary, Cowan files and pursues domain name dispute proceedings. It has handled hundreds of domain name proceedings under the UDRP, and under similar systems for country code top-level domain names.

Copyrights

As a leader in the copyright bar, Cowan has extensive experi ence with the full range of copyright prosecution, termination and litigation matters. For over 30 years, its attorneys have prepared the Annual Review of Copyright Cases published by the Copyright Society of the USA.

Utility patents and design patents

Members of Cowan’s patent group have scientific and tech nical backgrounds in electronics, electrical and mechanical engineering; computer hardware and software; and organic chemistry and materials science. They advise clients on a wide range of domestic and international utility and design patents, trade secrets, e-commerce and infringement issues, as well as transactional matters. When litigation is neces sary, Cowan’s patent attorneys and litigation group join forces to form a formidable team enforcing and defending infringe ment claims.

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC is a leading IP law firm based in Washington, DC, and distinguished by its team’s strong technical experience and knowledge. Sterne Kessler has over 40 years’ experience helping companies to strate gize, build and enforce worldwide IP portfolios, including inter partes matters (lawsuits, appeals, oppositions, and post-grant proceedings such as inter partes review and covered business method patent review); preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications before the US and foreign patent offices; and advice on portfolio strate gies (valuation, acquisition and due diligence).

Sterne Kessler is noted for its strength in litigation and has received national rankings as a “Best Law Firm” in patent litigation and prosecution categories from Best Lawyers. The firm launched its USPTO litigation service as a response to the implementation of the America Invents Act, beginning in 2012. The law ushered in a variety of ways to either challenge or strengthen patents at the PTAB of the USPTO, including inter partes review, post-grant review, covered business method patent review, derivations, interferences, and re-ex amination. In 2020, the firm was named “PTAB Firm of the Year” for the third time by a leading IP journal.

Sterne Kessler attorneys and agents, including over 60 PhDs, are carefully recruited for their technical expertise and industry experience. Most have earned an advanced technical degree and have significant industry or academic experience across a wide spectrum of technical areas, including elec tronics, software, biotechnology, clean technology, pharma ceuticals, chemical products and processes, and consumer products. In addition, many of the firm’s patent prosecution attorneys have previously worked as patent examiners and have unique insights into the inner workings of the USPTO.

Sterne Kessler lawyers are trained to evaluate intel lectual property in the context of client business issues to ensure alignment with company goals. Strong patent claims constructed around strategic goals are invaluable as compa nies commercialize ideas or defend leadership positions against interferences, re-examinations, and oppositions.

Practicing in Washington, DC is a distinct advantage. The firm’s proximity to the USPTO, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission (ITC),

the US Supreme Court, and Congress gives it the opportunity to help shape the IP landscape. Over four decades, Sterne Kessler attorneys have formed substantive professional relationships with examiners, given their regular presence at the USPTO.

Sterne Kessler’s client base includes emerging and established companies, venture capital firms, individual entrepreneurs, and universities – from bleeding-edge tech nologies, pharmacogenomics, nanomedicine and biofuels to next-generation electronics and other consumer products.

While the firm provides the full range of services, it is organized internally around four main practice groups:

• the trial and appellate (litigation) group;

• the biotechnology/chemical group;

• the electrical group; and

• the mechanical/consumer products group.

In total, more than 400 people are employed by the firm.

The firm’s main service areas include business methods filings, design patents, due diligence, Hatch-Waxman, generic and proprietary, IP valuation, inventorship dispute resolu tions, ITC Section 337 investigations, licensing, litigation and appeals, patent forensics, USPTO litigation, patent prosecu tion, product lifecycle management, opinions, oppositions, strategic IP advice, trademarks and trade secrets/unfair competition.

Key industries serviced by the firm include biosimilars, biotechnology, chemistry, clean technology, consumer prod ucts, electronics, food science and packaging, industrial products, medical devices, nanotechnology, software, phar maceuticals, and automotive.

The firm is consistently ranked among the premier IP firms in the United States. Awards and recognition for the firm range from 20 consecutive years of Band 1 rankings in Chambers & Partners USA to consistent top-tier rankings in the IAM Patent 1000 and other market recognition programs. Law360, Vault, and the National Law Journal have recognized Sterne Kessler for its diverse partnership. The firm is consist ently distinguished as a great place to work by The Washington Post and the Washington Business Journal based on attorney and staff survey results.

Contact Details

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox 1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20005

Tel: +1 (202) 371-2600 www.sternekessler.com

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SDNY ALLOWS NFT TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT SUIT TO CONTINUE

Ben Natter, Haug Partners

In Hermes Int'l v. Rothschild, No. 22-CV-384 (JSR), 2022 WL 1564597 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2022), the court in the Southern District of New York recently ruled that a trademark and trade dress infringement suit filed by fashion house Hermès sufficiently stated a claim against a defendant who created an allegedly infringing “MetaBirkin” NFT project. This case illustrates how courts may address trademark infringement issues that arise from the sale of digital goods and provides real world guidance for companies seeking to protect their intellectual property in an increasingly digital world.

What Are Non-Fungible Tokens?

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital assets made of data stored on a decentralized ledger known as a blockchain. NFTs were originally created to show provenance in the digital art market and are created, or “minted” to reflect ownership of a digital file or physical asset. Because the blockchain is decentral ized and entries only change when assets are transferred, NFTs provide an accurate record of who owns a digital asset at any given time. While the term “NFT” is used to refer to a digital image, the actual item being purchased is an entry on the blockchain that links to the digital image being sold. In other words, NFTs are public receipts that are used to prove ownership of goods that would other wise be difficult to authenticate.

Because NFTs are based on the same digital framework that underlies cryptocur rencies like Ethereum and Bitcoin, the asset class has undergone a period of speculative investment and prices fluctuate erratically. Individuals and brands hoping to further monetize their intellectual property, have begun to create NFTs with the hopes that enthusiasm amongst speculators is high. The breakneck pace of the market has lead individuals and online collectives to mint NFTs using allegedly appropriated intellec tual property in the hopes of financial gain.

The “MetaBirkin” And Ensuing Lawsuit

Hermès is a French fashion house that specializes in luxury leather goods. One of

Hermès’ signature products is the Birkin, a luxury leather handbag. Birkin bags are expensive and prospective consumers may pay between $8,500 and $300,000 for a Birkin bag.

In 2021 marketing strategist Mason Rothschild minted a set of 100 NFTs he called “MetaBirkins” featuring images of Hermès’ Birkin bags covered in blurry faux fur designs.

Hermes Int'l v. Rothschild, No. 22-CV-384 (JSR), 2022 WL 1564597 (S.D.N.Y. May 18, 2022). Rothschild sold those “MetaBirkins” through online auctions, with individual NFTs in some cases selling for tens of thousands of dollars. Hermes Int’l v. Rothschild, at 2. In early 2022, Hermès filed suit against Rothschild for

trademark infringement, trademark dilution and cybersquatting and Rothschild filed a motion to dismiss. Id. at 1.

The parties took different views as to how the court should analyze Hermès’ claims. Id. Rothschild argued that his use of “MetaBirkin” in association with the NFTs was protected speech under the First Amendment, because use of “MetaBirkin” was artistically relevant, and was not explicitly misleading as to the source of the NFTs. Id at 3. Known as the Rogers test, this method was adopted by the Second Circuit in 1989 to balance First Amendment free speech concerns against the trademark protections of the Lanham Act. Id

Hermès took a different view and argued that the court should perform a likelihood of confusion analysis as to the source of the NFTs. Id. Hermès alleged that Rothschild’s use of the “MetaBirkin” would lead consumers to incorrectly believe that Hermès, a company known for producing the Birkin, was the source of the NFTs. Id. In the Second Circuit, courts determine whether or not consumers are likely to confuse the source of goods using eight factors (known as the Polaroid factors) as follows:

1. the strength of the senior user’s mark;

2. the degree of similarity between the two marks;

3. the proximity of the products;

4. the likelihood that the prior owner will expand into the infringer’s product area;

5. actual confusion;

6. the junior user’s good faith in adopting its own mark;

7. the quality of defendant’s product; and

8. the sophistication of buyers. Id

* No single factor is determinative, and each case is fact intensive. Id

The court held that because the digital images of the Birkin bags being sold by Rothschild could constitute a form of artistic expression,

the First Amendment concerns must be balanced with Lanham Act protection through use of the Rogers test. Id. However, despite finding that the Rogers test applied, the court denied Rothschild’s motion to dismiss because Hermès’ sufficiently alleged that Rothschild’s use of “MetaBirkin” was explicitly misleading as to the source of the NFTs. Id. at 6. Hermès also sufficiently pleaded that the use of “MetaBirkin” was entirely intended to asso ciate the popularity and goodwill of the BIRKIN mark with the “MetaBirkin” project, and that source confusion was likely, particularly based on the alleged strength of the BIRKIN mark and evidence of actual confusion. Id

What Can Be Learned

While the case is still in the early stages of litigation, there are a few valuable points that can be taken away from the ruling on the motion.

The court put some teeth in the Rogers test and found a sufficiently alleged claim of infringement even under the supposedly more permissive standard. While the “artistic relevance” threshold under Rogers has been viewed by some as a low bar for artists seeking to use others’ trademarks in their work, the court did not view expressive speech as a cure for the alleged infringement. It remains to be seen how much weight the court will give to the First Amendment concerns in light of the purported strength of the BIRKIN mark.

Brands need to be vigilant in their anti-counterfeiting efforts. Unauthorized minting of NFTs based on proprietary intel lectual property can create real problems for brands, both from a financial and repu tational perspective. More nefariously, the NFT market has become rife with scams like “rug pulls”, where creators of NFT projects effectively reduce the value of their NFTs to nothing by siphoning off funds from a project. Brands must remain vigilant to ensure that their intellectual property is not being appro priated in digital spaces.

Ben Natter

COPYRIGHT

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS | Copyright

This year, WWL identifies 156 leading copyright lawyers selected for their outstanding experience advising domestic and international clients on contentious and non-contentious copyright issues.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

EMEA Global Elite Thought Leaders

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Austria

Sole practitioner Michel Walter receives widespread endorsements as “the best Austrian lawyer for copyright”, thanks to his “highly recommended practice”.

Belgium

Jeff Keustermans with & De Bandt sits among the foremost copyright lawyers in Belgium and possesses extensive domestic and cross-border litigation experience.

Fencer’s Paul Maeyaert f ocuses his top-notch practice on copyright litigation, anti-counterfeiting, and trade matters. His vast experience also spans competition, advertising, media and entertainment law.

Carina Gommers from Wiggin is heralded as an IP specialist and is celebrated for her broad practice across the full spectrum of trademark matters.

Denmark

Peter Lambert with Lassen Ricard is a top-tier copyright lawyer who is singled out by peers as “a very experienced lawyer, espe cially in media law”.

England

From Bristows, Simon Clark possesses a “great depth of knowledge” in copyright law and is highly sought after by clients in the design industry.

The “absolutely brilliant” Cathy Connolly from Slaughter and May is highlighted by peers for her considerable skill with conten tious and non-contentious IP briefs.

Baker McKenzie’s Ben Allgrove is highly sought after by digital media and technology companies for his litigation practice, as well as licensing and regulatory advice.

France

Gide Loyrette Nouel’s Raphaëlle DequiréPortier has over 20 years of experience in the market and is adept at advising clients on copyright and unfair competition law.

Germany

Mattia Dalla Costa at CBA Studio Legale e Tributario is a top-tier IP lawyer who comes highly recommended for his excellent guid ance on licensing, technology transfers, contracts and litigation.

Ireland

Anne Bateman with Philip Lee Solicitors distinguishes herself as an IP specialist who garners praise for her expert handling of contentious and non-contentious matters in the life sciences sector.

Peter Bolger at LK Shields Solicitors is a highly regarded practitioner who excels at advising domestic and international clients on IP protection, commercialisation and enforcement.

A&L Goodbody’s John Cahir earns wide spread endorsements for his prestigious IP practice spanning contentious and non-con tentious matters.

At Beauchamps, Maureen Daly is a firstrate practitioner with a wealth of experi ence in trademark filings, copyright and prosecutions.

Whitney Moore’s Aoife Murphy is a commer cial litigation specialist, well versed in complex multi-jurisdictional trademark and IP disputes for clients in the life sciences sector.

Jacqueline Seignette Höcker Advocaten Amsterdam

Dirk Visser Visser Schaap & Kreijger Amsterdam

Israel

Avi Ordo with S Horowitz & Co is a seasoned practitioner who is highly esteemed by market sources for his work on high-profile cross-border IP disputes.

Italy

The “fantastic” Tommaso Faelli of BonelliErede is lauded by peers for his broad IP practice, encompassing trademark litiga tion and regulatory advice.

Netherlands

Jacqueline Seignette at Höcker Advocaten is a market-leading practitioner who excels at copyright infringement and disputes, with sources further lauding her “great IP expertise”.

Dirk Visser with Visser Schaap & Kreijger maintains a top-notch IP practice, which spans all aspects of copyright issues. He is also a go-to for complex IP mediation.

Jacqueline Schaap sits among the fore most copyright lawyers in the Dutch market and receives plaudits as “an expert in media and audio-visual matters”.

At Hofhuis Alkema Groen, Adonna Alkema is looked upon with enormous favour by market sources, thanks to her vast experience repre senting and advising media corporations on IP rights.

Arnout Groen is highlighted by sources as “a very good litigator” who specialises in media law and IP rights.

Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm of bureau Brandeis ranks highly among peers thanks to his expertise in copyright law and experi ence working for high-profile domestic and international companies.

From Brinkhof NV, Remy Chavannes receives glowing recommendations from peers for his copyright practice and is regularly sought after by commercial broadcasters and publishers for enforcement, privacy and regulatory matters.

Sikke Kingma at Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn distinguishes himself as a litigation specialist who frequently acts on the full spectrum of copyright disputes.

Nigeria

Remedium’s Ogaga Ifowodo is a highly regarded practitioner with impeccable knowledge of IP rights, particularly when it comes to entertainment and sports law.

Rockson Igelige is a leading IP lawyer who is regularly sought after by clients in the entertainment industry for his stellar practice.

Norway

At Advokatfirmaet Thommessen, Camilla Vislie is a litigation specialist who excels in multi-jurisdictional disputes for clients in the technology, media and life sciences sectors.

Poland

Maciej Kubiak of Lesnodorski Slusarek & Partners is a key figure in the market thanks

to his impressive track-record representing clients in IP rights disputes.

Romania

At Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii, Dana Blaer is a favourite among peers and clients thanks to her consummate skill with copyright, trade mark and design matters.

Switzerland

Wenger Plattner’s Peter Mosimann is a prominent name in the Swiss market thanks to his notable skill in contentious copyright matters involving life sciences, art and health law.

Spain

Álvaro Bourkaib from Cuatrecasas impresses sources with his “deep knowledge of the matters” when it comes to the protec tion of IP rights.

Gonzalo Gállego with Hogan Lovells International comes highly esteemed as “a fantastic lawyer” with “a technical approach” to copyright and data protection matters.

Turkey

NSN Law Firm’s Bilge Derinbay is lauded by sources as “a very practical and results oriented lawyer” with “extensive legal knowl edge” in copyright issues.

Ukraine

Ilarion Tomarov of Vasil Kisil & Partners is singled out by peers as “a well-known Ukrainian practitioner” with over 15 years’ experience defending clients’ IP rights.

THE AMERICAS

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Luís Fernando Matos Jr. Matos & Associados Lawyers Rio de Janeiro

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Argentina

Beccar Varela’s Florencia Rosati is a top-tier IP lawyer who garners plaudits for her deep expertise in copyright matters and data protection.

Brazil

Luís Fernando Matos Jr. with Matos & Associados Lawyers is a long-standing fixture in the market who impresses peers with his

expert handling of copyright mandates for a range of clients.

Antonio Murta Filho at Murta Goyanes Advogados is highlighted as “a very active copyright lawyer” who possesses a wealth of experience in the IP space.

Marcelo Goyanes is a top-tier practitioner who distinguishes himself as an IP specialist

with over 20 years of experience in complex domestic and international copyright matters.

At Veirano Advogados, Fábio Luiz Barboza Pereira is one of the leading names in the IP market for data protection, outsourcing, licensing and transactions.

Catherine (Cat) Lovrics Marks & Clerk Canada Toronto

Canada

At Marks & Clerk Canada, Catherine (Cat) Lovrics is a market leader thanks to her first-rate track record assisting clients in the protection and enforcement of IP rights.

Fasken’s Gerald (Jay) Kerr-Wilson regularly advises domestic and international commu nications and technology companies on licensing and regulatory matters.

Kevin Sartorio from Gowling is a promi nent litigator with extensive experience in

contentious matters before courts of all levels in Canada.

Chile

Rodrigo León Urrutia from Silva enjoys a fantastic reputation in the market thanks to his sweeping knowledge of copyright and data protection law.

Mexico

The “fantastic” Kiyoshi Tsuru Alberu at TMI Abogados is a favourite among clients, who

praise his skill in unfair competition, media and entertainment law.

USA

Dale Cendali from Kirkland & Ellis achieves widespread acclaim for her world-class IP practice, which handles the full spectrum of copyright matters.

At Leason Ellis, Lauren Emerson is highly regarded in the market thanks to her top-tier work on IP rights in a diverse range of sectors, from fashion to food and beverage.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Ian Pascarl Davies Collison Cave Law Melbourne

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Ian Pascarl from Davies Collison Cave Law is widely recognised as a leading IP lawyer and excels in infringement and litigation.

Ed Heerey QC at Nigel Bowen Chambers is an IP specialist whose world-class practice encompasses advisory and litigious matters.

Warwick Rothnie at the Victorian Bar comes highly recommended for his top-notch work on copyright infringement and oppositions.

James Neil with Clayton Utz is highly regarded among peers and clients alike, who commend him for his stellar work on IP rights and related disputes.

From K&L Gates, Tony Watson is well versed in the prosecution, enforcement and defence of copyright and is experienced in prosecu tion and litigation.

Cate Nagy of King & Wood Mallesons is singled out by market sources for her outstanding experience in copyright disputes and excels across a range of contentious matters.

China

Guanbin Xie from Lifang & Partners stands out as a go-to lawyer in the Chinese market, thanks to his vast experience in copyright infringement, unfair competition, and a broad range of disputes.

Zhang Bin comes highly recommended for her deep IP expertise and is also esteemed for her prestigious antitrust and unfair competition practice.

George Chan with Simmons & Simmons receives widespread acclaim for his IP prac tice, where he regularly advises domestic and international clients on commercial and regulatory matters.

Hong Kong

Nixon Peabody’s Henry Wheare is a seasoned practitioner with decades of experience in rights management. One peer states, “He is a leading light in IP practice.”

Eugene Low with Hogan Lovells is a promi nent practitioner who excels in contentious matters and frequently handles litigation and regulatory investigations.

Charmaine Koo at Deacons receives wide spread endorsements from peers as “a highly experienced and well-regarded IP practitioner in the market”.

Indonesia

Endra Prabawa at Roosdiono & Partners enjoys a fantastic reputation in the Indonesian market, where he regularly advises domestic and international clients on portfolio management and copyright protection.

Korea

Kim & Chang’s Won Kim impresses sources with his “very deep and extensive legal knowl edge”. Peers further note that he “accurately grasps the clients’ needs and provides the advice they are looking for”.

Singapore

Allen & Gledhill’s Stanley Lai SC sits among the foremost IP litigators in the Singaporean market, where he is highly sought after for his experience in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.

DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Argentina

Graciela Claudia Perez de Inzaurraga Hausheer Belgrano & Fernandez gcperez@hbf.com.ar

Gaston Richelet Richelet & Richelet gr@richelet.com.ar

Florencia Rosati Beccar Varela frosati@beccarvarela.com

Australia

Bruce N Caine QC

Victorian Bar cainesec@vicbar.com.au

John Fairbairn MinterEllison john.fairbairn@minterellison.com

Ed Heerey QC

Nigel Bowen Chambers heerey@nigelbowen.com.au

John Hennessy SC Tenth Floor Chambers hennessy@tenthfloor.org

Peter Knight Banki Haddock Fiora knight@bhf.com.au

Cate Nagy King & Wood Mallesons cate.nagy@au.kwm.com

James Neil Clayton Utz jneil@claytonutz.com

Ian Pascarl Davies Collison Cave Law ipascarl@davies.com.au

Warwick A Rothnie Victorian Bar war@vicbar.com.au

John Swinson The University of Queensland j.swinson@uq.edu.au

Tony Watson K&L Gates LLP tony.watson@klgates.com

Elisabeth White Baker McKenzie elisabeth.white@bakermckenzie.com

Austria

Meinhard Ciresa DDR Meinhard Ciresa ra@ciresa.at

Michel Walter Dr Michel Walter copyright@walterlaw.at

Belgium

Carina Gommers Wiggin LLP carina.gommers@wiggin.eu

Jeff Keustermans & De Bandt jeff.keustermans@debandt.eu

Paul Maeyaert Fencer

paul.maeyaert@fencerlaw.eu

Louis Puts LMBD Prioux louis.puts@lmbd.be

Brazil

Luís Fernando Matos Jr. Matos & Associados Lawyers luis.matos@matos.com.br

Tatiana Suschko Ferreira Gomes Murta Goyanes Advogados tatiana.suschko@murtagoyanes.com.br

Marcelo Goyanes Murta Goyanes Advogados marcelo.goyanes@murtagoyanes.com.br

Gabriel Francisco Leonardos Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property gabriel.leonardos@kasznarleonardos.com

Antonio Murta Filho Murta Goyanes Advogados antonio.murta@murtagoyanes.com.br Fábio Luiz Barboza Pereira Veirano Advogados fabio.pereira@veirano.com.br

Luiza Duarte Pereira Murta Goyanes Advogados luiza.duarte@murtagoyanes.com.br

José Roberto de Almeida Mattos Filho jose.dealmeida@mattosfilho.com.br Íris Miranda de Sá Galvão Murta Goyanes Advogados iris.sa@murtagoyanes.com.br

Canada Ontario

May Cheng

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP mcheng@osler.com

Casey M Chisick Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP cchisick@cassels.com

Gerald (Jay) Kerr-Wilson Fasken jkerrwilson@fasken.com

Catherine (Cat) Lovrics Marks & Clerk Canada | Marks & Clerk Law LLP clovrics@marks-clerk.ca

Kevin Sartorio Gowling WLG kevin.sartorio@gowlingwlg.com

Quebec

Catherine Bergeron Robic LLP cbergeron@robic.com

Chile

Rodrigo León Urrutia Silva rleon@silva.cl

Rodrigo Velasco Alessandri Alessandri rvelascoa@alessandri.cl

China

ZHANG Bin

Lifang & Partners binzhang@lifanglaw.com

George Chan Simmons & Simmons george.chan@simmons-simmons.com Zhen Feng Hogan Lovells International LLP zhen.feng@hoganlovells.com

He Jing

AnJie Law Firm hejing@anjielaw.com Horace Lam

DLA Piper horace.lam@dlapiper.com Xiaogang Ma Hylands Law Firm maxiaogang@hylandslaw.com

David Tian An Tian Zhang & Partners davidtian@atzp.com Guanbin Xie

Lifang & Partners guanbinxie@lifanglaw.com

Croatia

Anamarija Stancic Petrovic PETOŠEVIĆ astancic@petosevic.com

Denmark

Peter Lambert Lassen Ricard pl@lassenricard.dk

England

Ben D Allgrove Baker McKenzie ben.allgrove@bakermckenzie.com

Arthur Artinian K&L Gates LLP arthur.artinian@klgates.com

Simon Baggs Wiggin LLP simon.baggs@wiggin.co.uk

Simon Chapman Lewis Silkin LLP simon.chapman@lewissilkin.com

Simon Clark Bristows LLP simon.clark@bristows.com

Cathy Connolly

Slaughter and May cathy.connolly@slaughterandmay.com

Roland Mallinson

Taylor Wessing LLP r.mallinson@taylorwessing.com

Vanessa Marsland Clifford Chance LLP vanessa.marsland@cliffordchance.com

Mark Owen

Taylor Wessing LLP m.owen@taylorwessing.com

Nick Rose Fieldfisher nick.rose@fieldfisher.com

Phil Sherrell Bird & Bird LLP phil.sherrell@twobirds.com

Paul Stevens

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP paul.stevens@cms-cmno.com

Piers Strickland

Waterfront Solicitors piers.strickland@waterfrontsolicitors.com

France

André Bertrand

Cabinet André Bertrand & Associés info@a-bertrand.com Delphine Brunet-Stoclet Schmidt Brunet Litzler dbrunet@sbl.eu Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dequire-portier@gide.com

Germany

Patrick Baronikians

AMPERSAND Rechtsanwaelte LLP baronikians@ampersand.de

Andreas Bock bock legal Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB bock@bock-legal.de Mattia Dalla Costa CBA Studio Legale e Tributario mattia.dallacosta@cbalex.com

Stefan Freytag Straßer Ventroni Deubzer Freytag & Jäger stefan.freytag@sfvd.de Malte Grützmacher CMS Hasche Sigle malte.gruetzmacher@cms-hs.com Henning Harte-Bavendamm Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte henning@harte-bavendamm.de Erhard Keller

Hogan Lovells International LLP erhard.keller@hoganlovells.com Till E Lampel Harmsen Utescher till.lampel@harmsen.utescher.com Axel Nordemann Nordemann axel.nordemann@nordemann.de Anke Nordemann-Schiffel Nordemann anke.nordemann@nordemann.de Matthias Wolter Harmsen Utescher matthias.wolter@harmsen.utescher.com

Hong Kong

Steven Birt

MinterEllison steven.birt@minterellison.com

Alan Chiu

ELLALAN alan.chiu@ellalan.com

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Sebastian Hughes Princes Chambers shughes@princeschambers.com.hk Gabriela Kennedy Mayer Brown gabriela.kennedy@mayerbrown.com Charmaine Koo Deacons Charmaine.koo@deacons.com

Eugene Low Hogan Lovells eugene.low@hoganlovells.com

Winnie Tam SC Des Voeux Chambers winnietam@dvc.com.hk Loke-Khoon Tan Baker McKenzie lkt@bakermckenzie.com

Annie Tsoi Deacons annie.tsoi@deacons.com

Henry Wheare Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com

Indonesia

Endra Prabawa Roosdiono & Partners endra.prabawa@zicolaw.com

Ireland

Anne Bateman

Philip Lee Solicitors abateman@philiplee.ie

Peter Bolger LK Shields Solicitors pbolger@lkshields.ie Colette Brady William Fry colette.brady@williamfry.com John Cahir A&L Goodbody jcahir@algoodbody.com Maureen Daly Beauchamps m.daly@beauchamps.ie

David Hackett Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP dhackett@efc.ie

Gerard Kelly Mason Hayes & Curran LLP gkelly@mhc.ie

Patricia McGovern DFMG Solicitors pmcgovern@dfmg.ie Aoife Murphy Whitney Moore aoife.murphy@whitneymoore.ie

Fiona O'Beirne McCann FitzGerald fiona.obeirne@mccannfitzgerald.ie

Alistair Payne Acuatus alistairpayne@acuatus.com

Carol Plunkett William Fry carol.plunkett@williamfry.com

Laura Scott William Fry laura.scott@williamfry.com

Israel

Ido Chitman

Yigal Arnon & Co idoc@arnon.co.il

Tony Greenman Tony Greenman Law Offices tonyg@tglaw.co.il

Avi Ordo S Horowitz & Co avio@s-horowitz.com

Eyal Roy Sage AYR eyals@ayr.co.il Matan Shok-Shaked Shok-Shaked, Nachman info@ssn-law.co.il

Uria Yarkoni Drori - Stav & Co. (of DWO Group) uria@dwo.co.il

Italy

Tommaso Faelli BonelliErede tommaso.faelli@belex.com

Korea

Won KIM Kim & Chang wkim@kimchang.com Seoung Soo LEE Kim & Chang sslee@kimchang.com

Latvia

Ilmārs Šatovs Šatovs Attorneys at Law ilmars@satovs.lv

Mexico

Kiyoshi I Tsuru Alberu TMI Abogados ktsuru@tmtlaw.com.mx Aldo de Landa Arochi & Lindner SC alanda@arochilindner.com

Netherlands

Christiaan Alberdingk Thijm bureau Brandeis christiaan.alberdingkthijm@bureaubrandeis. com

Adonna Alkema Hofhuis Alkema Groen alkema@hofhuisalkemagroen.nl Remy Chavannes Brinkhof NV remy.chavannes@brinkhof.com Arnout Groen Hofhuis Alkema Groen groen@hofhuisalkemagroen.nl Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht AKD rchalmers@akd.nl Sikke Kingma Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn sikke.kingma@pelsrijcken.nl Willem Leppink Ploum w.leppink@ploum.nl Alfred Meijboom Kennedy Van der Laan alfred.meijboom@kvdl.com Michiel Odink Leeway Advocaten michiel.odink@leeway.nl Antoon Quaedvlieg Klos c.s. Attorneys at law antoon.quaedvlieg@klos.nl Herwin Roerdink Vondst Advocaten NV herwin.roerdink@vondst.com

Jacqueline A Schaap Visser Schaap & Kreijger jacqueline.schaap@ipmc.nl Jacqueline Seignette Höcker Advocaten seignette@hocker.nl Rutger Stoop Brinkhof NV rutger.stoop@brinkhof.com

Moïra Truijens

Hoogenraad & Haak mt@hoogenhaak.nl

Dirk Visser

Visser Schaap & Kreijger dirk.visser@ipmc.nl Josine van den Berg Mount Law jb@mountlaw.nl

Nigeria

Ogaga Ifowodo Remedium ogaga.ifowodo@remediumlawpartners.com Rockson Igelige Remedium rockson.igelige@remediumlawpartners.com

Norway

Rune Opdahl

Advokatfirmaet Wiersholm AS rop@wiersholm.no Camilla Vislie Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS cav@thommessen.no

Poland

Maciej Kubiak

Lesnodorski Slusarek & Partners m.kubiak@lsw.com.pl

Tomasz Targosz Traple Konarski Podrecki i Wspólnicy Sp.J. tomasz.targosz@traple.pl

Romania

Dana Blaer

Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii dana.blaer@tuca.ro

Ciprian Dragomir Tuca Zbarcea & Asociatii ciprian.dragomir@tuca.ro

Singapore

Stanley Lai SC Allen & Gledhill LLP stanley.lai@allenandgledhill.com

Ruby Tham Drew & Napier LLC ruby.tham@drewnapier.com

Spain

Álvaro Bourkaib Cuatrecasas alvaro.bourkaib@cuatrecasas.com

Gonzalo F Gállego Hogan Lovells International LLP gonzalo.gallego@hoganlovells.com

Sweden

Anders Kylhammar Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå anders.kylhammar@sandart.se Sophia Spala Setterwalls sophia.spala@setterwalls.se

Switzerland

Basel-Stadt

Peter Mosimann Wenger Plattner peter.mosimann@wenger-plattner.ch

Zurich

Magda Streuli-Youssef Rentsch Partner AG streuli@rentschpartner.ch

Turkey

Bilge Derinbay NSN Law Firm bilge.derinbay@nsn-law.com

Ukraine

Maria S Koval Redcliffe Partners maria.koval@redcliffe-partners.com

Oleksandr S Mamunya Mamunya IP mamunya@mamunya-ip.com

Yaroslav Ognevyuk Sayenko Kharenko yognevyuk@sk.ua Viktoriia Ostapchuk SYNERGY IP Law Agency V.OSTAPCHUK@SYNERGY.UA Ganna Prokhorova Mamunya IP prokhorova@mamunya-ip.com Ilarion Tomarov

Vasil Kisil & Partners Tomarov@vkp.ua

USA California

Ian Feinberg Feinberg Day Alberti & Thompson LLP ifeinberg@feinday.com

Minnesota

Jeffrey R Cadwell Dorsey & Whitney LLP cadwell.jeffrey@dorsey.com

New York

Dale Cendali Kirkland & Ellis LLP dale.cendali@kirkland.com

Lauren Emerson Leason Ellis LLP emerson@leasonellis.com

PATENTS

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS | Patents

In this chapter, WWL is proud to present 873 market-leading patent law experts who excel at assisting domestic and international corporate clients across the full spectrum of patent law, from brand protection to prosecution and litigation.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: IP - PATENTS 2022

Dominic Adair

Bristows LLP London

Richard Ebbink Brinkhof NV Amsterdam

Klaus Haft HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON Düsseldorf

Peter Kather Kather Augenstein Düsseldorf

Gunnar Meyer Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS Oslo

Sture Rygaard Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab Copenhagen

EMEA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Brian Cordery Bristows LLP London

Penny Gilbert Powell Gilbert LLP London

Andri Hess Homburger Zurich

Nicolai Lindgreen Kromann Reumert Copenhagen

Thomas Musmann rospatt osten pross Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Düsseldorf

Cordula Schumacher Arnold Ruess Düsseldorf

Justin Watts WilmerHale London

LEADING FIRMS

Bird & Bird

Morag Macdonald garners praise for her vast experience strategising multijurisdictional IP matters, as well as her “excellent ability to pick excellent lawyers to run cases.”

Richard Vary comes recommended by sources as “one of the very best patent liti gators in the UK”, with one peer adding, “He is well-known for overseeing major interna tional litigation campaigns.”

Christian Harmsen secures widespread endorsements for his “very experienced, resourceful and persuasive” advocacy in cross-border patent proceedings. His clients operate in the healthcare and technology sectors.

The “personable, commercial and resourceful” Jane Mutimear is hailed by interviewees as “the queen of FRAND”, particularly relating to noteworthy patent-re lated arbitrations.

Neil Jenkins rates highly among peers thanks to his superb practice, where he represents pharmaceutical companies and medical device developers in complex patent litigations.

Sources salute Oliver Jan Jüngst, who excels at assisting domestic and international clients in multiparty patent infringement disputes.

Anna Wolters-Höhne is a well-regarded IP litigator renowned for representing biomedical investors and innovators on high-value patent litigations and preliminary injunction cases.

Katharine Stephens expertly oversees litigations, protection and enforcement programmes covering patents, trademarks and design.

Powell Gilbert

Penny Gilbert receives acclaim as “a thor ough, tactically astute and collaborative lawyer” who consistently provides “excellent legal and technical analysis for litigations in the biotech and biopharma fields.”

“Eminent and leading UK practitioner” Tim Powell is revered among respondents for masterfully managing complex IP disputes in the life sciences.

Ari Laakkonen is a prominent IP counsel heralded as “unbeatable for patents relating

Nicola Dagg

Kirkland & Ellis International LLP London

Giovanni Guglielmetti BonelliErede Milan

Simon Holzer

MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd Zurich

Morag Macdonald

Bird & Bird London

Tim Powell Powell Gilbert LLP London

Andreas von Falck Hogan Lovells Düsseldorf

to electronic and computer-implemented inventions”.

Zoë Butler is lauded for her “technically superb practice” and celebrate her “vast knowledge of patent litigation and ability to explain clearly the complexities and proce dures with a good sense of humour.”

The “forward-thinking” Tim Whitfield is highly recommended for remaining “two steps ahead” of opponents by “effectively managing issues and avoiding risks”.

Alex Wilson maintains a stellar reputa tion among peers and is heralded as “one of the world’s foremost patent litigation strategists”.

Bethan Hopewell possesses signifi cant experience representing clients from the electronics, telecoms and biotechnology sectors in highly technical patent licensing and contractual disputes.

Hoyng Rokh Monegier

Klaus Haft is well recognised among peers for his adept handling of highly technical IP litigation relating to license agreements, research agree ments and trade secrets across various sectors.

Simon Dack is “a thorough patent liti gator” with a wealth of experience acting for corporates in high-net-worth international patent disputes, regulatory audits and coun terfeit prosecutions.

The “very experienced” Martin Köhler is widely endorsed for his deep expertise in patent infringement litigation.

Peers applaud Sabine Agé for her inci sive practice in parallel litigation and stand ard-essential patents in the telecom sector.

“Leading patent practitioner” Christian Osterrieth excels at assisting clients in contentious patent, trademark and licensing issues for blue-chip heavy-industry corpo rates and tech innovators.

Hogan Lovells

Andreas von Falck garners effusive praise from market commentators as “a leading patent litigator” and is distinguished by his “great depth of knowledge in IP law”.

Martin Fähndrich receives widespread praise for his “very thorough approach” and “excellent ability explaining technicalities.”

Luigi Mansani receives universal acclaim as “a skilful patent lawyer” who assists tech giants, retail owners and pharmaceutical companies in copyrights, trademarks and patent enforcement.

Daniel Brook is hailed by sources as “fantastically clever” at dealing with high-pro file multijurisdictional patent disputes.

Stephen Bennett impresses market sources, who laud his “very capable, very competent and very impressive advocacy” in domestic and international IP disputes.

Allen & Overy

Marjan Noor earns plaudits from peers impressed with her “well-respected prac tice” covering the full range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters.

Neville Cordell is “a capable, thoughtful and excellent patent litigator” who “works exceptionally hard for his clients.”

Laëtitia Bénard is a go-to “life sciences expert in France” and “a sure inclusion” in our rankings for his top-notch advice on patent portfolios or cross-border patent litigation.

Mark Ridgway keeps “a very busy case load,” say sources who commend him as “an excellent patent lawyer”.

Three New Square

Tom Mitcheson QC is lauded as “the first choice QC for life sciences matters” and is “a leading silk” for his “excellent interpersonal skills when handling other lawyers, clients, witnesses and judges”.

Andrew Waugh QC is heralded as a standout IP specialist renowned for his expert handling of complex disputes. One source adds, “He is often favoured by US clients.

8 New Square

The “excellent” Adrian Speck QC is renowned for his “thoughtful approach” to complex patent litigation.

Michael Tappin QC comes highly recom mended as “a top-drawer silk” who excels in the gamut of highly technical patent disputes.

Daniel Alexander QC is “very bright, very persuasive and very experienced”, according to sources who add, “He is an excellent lead barrister.”

Brinkhof

Daan de Lange has a first-rate reputation in the market as “a top-notch litigator for phar maceutical patents”.

Mark van Gardingen is lauded as “an outstanding patent litigator” with a plethora of experience in the pharmaceutical, chem ical and electro-technical sectors.

Richard Ebbink commands a top-tier patent practice who excels at representing multinational clients in parallel proceedings and EPO oppositions.

Bristows

Brian Cordery is “a leading star” who shines across the spectrum of IP matters pertaining to disease drugs, electronics and consumer goods.

Dominic Adair possesses “deep knowl edge, strong interpersonal skills and is a pleasure to work with” in complex domestic and cross-border patent matters.

Liz Cohen has a stellar reputation as “an eminent and leading UK practitioner” with “an outstanding practice in patent litigation”.

11 South Square

Piers Acland QC is an eminent IP silk who sources laud as “a very thorough and absurdly clever silk”. His “encyclopaedic knowledge of molecular biology” makes him “a strong leader for life sciences-related patent cases.”

Iain Purvis QC earns plaudits for his broad IP practice encompassing the telecom, biomedical and media sectors.

Simmons & Simmons

Scott Parker is widely applauded by market commentators, who state, “He is always on top of cases and has great strategic vision.”

Oscar Lamme comes highly recom mended by sources who praise his “always up-to-date knowledge” and “innovative insights”.

Michael Burdon excels at representing clients across diverse industries in multiparty biopharmaceutical, electronics and FRAND patent licensing proceedings.

Amy Crouch is lauded as “an absolute star in patent work” who possesses “impres sive technical skills.”

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Austria

Christian Gassauer-Fleissner from Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte is “a doyen of Austrian patent law”, with sources heralding his “excellence in patent litigation”.

Belgium

Christophe Ronse of ALTIUS is celebrated as “the gold standard of patent litigation” with peers heralding him as “a great opponent because he’s real competition”.

Denmark

Sture Rygaard at Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab is hailed as “the

top guy in the Danish market” who excels in counterfeit prosecutions for major biotech and medical corporates.

Mikkel Vittrup impresses market commentators with his first-rate counsel on patent-related proceedings. His clients span pharmaceutical and dietary supplements corporations.

Kromann Reumert’s Nicolai Lindgreen “does an excellent job in the cases he’s on” and “secures very impressive results for his clients”, according to sources who salute him as “one of the top five lawyers” in the field.

Horten’s Jakob Krag Nielsen possesses “exceptional analytical skills” and is “a trusted adviser” to clients, who herald his “strategically on-point advice which sits in line with the bigger picture of the case.”

England

Nicola Dagg of Kirkland & Ellis International is “the go-to lawyer for pan-European matters” at the intersection of IP, biotech and FRAND disputes.

At WilmerHale, Justin Watts cuts a distin guished figure in patent disputes, with peers endorsing him as “a pleasure to work with.”

Ian Karet from Linklaters is recognised for his “strong IP practice” and three decades of experience advising blue-chip health care clients on the IP aspects of high-profile transactions.

David Wilson with Carpmaels & Ransford excels in complex cross-border biotech nological and communications IP infringements, as well as litigious license proceedings.

Herbert Smith Freehills is home to the “thoughtful” Sebastian Moore, an IP specialist who clients praise for his “consistent ability to deliver excellent results”.

Sophie Rich draws plaudits for her top-notch defence and patent enforcement work in European matters.

Adrian Speck QC at 8 New Square possesses over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of IP matters stemming from biomed ical, communications, entertainment and publishing industries.

Michael Tappin QC runs an enviable practice that sees him involved in patent infringements pertaining to cutting-edge biotechnologies.

Camilla Balleny of Carpmaels & Ransford is appreciated as “a star” who possesses “a great practice” in litigious and advisory IP matters.

Osborne Clarke’s Arty Rajendra is “a very experienced and very responsive lawyer” who excels at securing urgent relief measures.

Finland

Rainer Hilli with Roschier Attorneys is a top-flight IP expert who maintains a stellar reputation in patent infringements, licensing agreements and high-value transactions.

France

August & Debouzy’s Grégoire Desrousseaux earns acclaim from market respondents for his “unique combination of technical and legal knowledge” that is “very useful in patent litigations.” His “ability to find practical, crea tive and business-savvy solutions” is received with further aplomb.

Germany

Senior statesman Peter Kather of Kather Augenstein is “one of the most respectful litigators” and is “very experienced” at managing tech-related IP litigation.

Cordula Schumacher from Arnold Ruess is celebrated as “a strategic thinker” with deep knowledge in complex patent disputes.

Bernhard Arnold is “linguistically impressive” and “combines great litigation skills with a business-friendly approach”, according to sources who celebrate him as “a pleasure to work with”.

Thomas Musmann of rospatt osten pross enjoys “an excellent reputation” as “a very friendly and fair, but tough opponent” in IP rights enforcement and competition matters.

Frank-Erich Hufnagel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is “a leading litigator with impressive patent experience”, with one source heralding him as “the best hard IP lawyer for patent protection.”

From Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners, Peter-Michael Weisse stands out among peers as “an excellent strategist” who is “very dedicated to the case and possesses extremely good technical understanding”.

Tilman Müller-Stoy with Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft draws widespread plaudits for his “superb practice” spanning patent disputes and risk advisory work.

Alexander Haertel is an accom plished patent litigator who is lauded as “a good opponent” with “great know-how in case-law” and “consistently brings a thor ough approach”.

Thomas Bopp from Gleiss Lutz is widely cele brated among peers for his “excellent work in complex IP disputes”.

Matthias Sonntag received widespread recommendations for his broad practice spanning technology, patents, telecoms and competition issues.

Maiwald’s Marco Stief is an “excellent liti gator” who “understands his client’s goals” and delivers “considerable knowledge and experience in patent matters”.

Ireland

Fiona O’Beirne from McCann FitzGerald is celebrated for her vast experience advising global and domestic clients on cosmetic brands and medical IP litigation.

Italy

Gabriel Cuonzo at Trevisan & Cuonzo possesses three decades of experience handling complex, high-profile IP disputes for major consumer goods and electronic clients.

Giovanni Guglielmetti from BonelliErede is described by peers as “a competent, top-tier lawyer who is highly experienced in IP”.

Netherlands

Gertjan Kuipers with De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is an eminent IP expert widely recognised for his in-depth knowledge of offensive and defensive IP strategies, as well as licensing agreements.

Norway

Gunnar Meyer from Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma is held in high esteem as an authority on patent law in the Norwegian market.

Spain

At Vidal-Quadras & Ramon, Miguel VidalQuadras Trias de Bes is “the go-to patent lawyer in Spain” who “provides excellent client service” thanks to his “vast experience as a patent litigator”.

Sweden

The “very skilled” Dag Sandart at Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå stands out as “a leading name in the market” with extensive experience in patent and trademark law, as well as contract negotiations.

Jonas Westerberg with Westerberg & Partners is a top name in litigious patent proceedings stemming from prominent phar maceutical products.

Håkan Borgenhäll from Advokatfirman Vinge earns plaudits as “the best Swedish patent lawyer” who is “extremely well prepared” and “a top competitor”.

Switzerland

Andri Hess at Homburger comes highly recommended as “one of the top patent liti gators in the country”, who is hailed by peers as “simply brilliant”.

Thierry Calame from Lenz & Staehelin is lauded as “a very solid and impressive prac titioner” who is “great for patent cases” and “a very famous name in the market”.

The “brilliant” Simon Holzer of MLL Legal ranks highly among peers who herald him as “one of the best” in patent litigation span ning standard-essential patents and FRAND disputes.

Christian Hilti at Rentsch Partner is lauded as “a well-known and highly reputable player” in IP matters spanning copyright and antitrust.

Andrew Brodkin

Goodmans LLP Toronto

Trevor Cook WilmerHale New York

Steven Garland Smart & Biggar LLP Ottawa

Bruce W Stratton DLA Piper (Canada) LLP Toronto

LEADING FIRMS

Goodmans

Harry Radomski garners glowing praise from peers, who praise him as “a smart, experi enced and excellent oral advocate.”

Dino Clarizio is a highly recommended patent litigator who excels in freedom-to-op erate, infringement and validity option matters arising from chemical, biomedical and mechanical sectors.

Andrew Brodkin is lauded by market sources as “a top-notch patent litigator,” distinguished by his impeccable profile which encompasses the full spectrum of IP matters.

Richard Naiberg is endorsed by peers for his profound experience assisting energy, technology, media, food and beverage clients in patent issues.

Ben Hackett is identified by commenta tors as “a very straightforward lawyer” who runs “a top-tier patent disputes practice”.

Jordan Scopa is “an incredibly impressive advocate” who brings considerable experi ence to IP proceedings.

Smart & Biggar

Gunars Gaikis is hailed by respondents for expertly navigating prime healthcare providers and developers through IP life cycle management, procurements, regula tory compliance and more.

Steven Garland secures significant commendations with his superb handling of IP matters across a multitude of industries.

François Guay is a revered IP litigator who is highly sought after by major-league entertainment, luxury goods and catering corporations for his expansive experience.

Sheldon Hamilton is celebrated for his deep expertise in maximising protection, enforcement and extraction of IP assets.

THE AMERICAS

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Morgan Chu

Irell & Manella LLP Los Angeles

John M Desmarais Desmarais LLP New York

Otto B Licks Licks Attorneys Rio de Janeiro

Peter R Wilcox Belmore Neidrauer LLP Toronto

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt

Vincent de Grandpré is a longstanding prac titioner with a wealth of experience assisting biomedical and computer technology clients on adversarial patent proceedings.

Nathaniel Lipkus stands out among peers as “a smart, personable and artic ulate lawyer” with a proven track record representing life sciences companies in IP proceedings and deals.

J Bradley White excels in international patent portfolio management, patent eligi bility and enforcement issues.

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Edward DeFranco is a go-to patent litigator who represents renowned tech giants, elec tronics and telecommunication businesses in noteworthy patent disputes.

Charles Verhoeven leads an enviable practice which sees him routinely engaged in high-profile patent infringement cases.

Kevin Johnson is renowned for under taking intricate IP and relevant competition matters for clients ranging from start-ups to listed companies.

Steven Cherny earns plaudits for his effective handling of contentious IP matters for internet corporates, medical device devel opers and financial institutions.

Gowling

Ronald Dimock is a well-established figure in the IP space who excels in IP-related arbi tration, mediation and litigation.

Anthony Creber receives widespread praise for routinely representing multina tional pharmaceutical and chemical enter prises in high-profile patent infringements and patent eligibility matters.

Dino Clarizio Goodmans LLP Toronto

Gunars Gaikis Smart & Biggar LLP Toronto

Harry Radomski Goodmans LLP Toronto

Christopher Van Barr is heralded as “a solid litigator” and “a very effective counsel” who peers “often refer conflicts to”.

Torys

Andrew Bernstein excels in complex IP disputes spanning the biotech, media and information technology sectors, with respondents celebrating his “smart, knowl edgeable, personable and fair” approach.

Andrew Shaughnessy showcases his exceptional knowledge across a wide range of IP matters, including patent protection, prosecution and procurement.

Yael Bienenstock gains recognition from peers for her first-rate practice which focuses on handling sophisticated patent proceedings.

Eileen McMahon ranks highly in the patents space and produces “exemplary regulatory work in life sciences”.

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner

Thomas Irving commands utmost respect from peers and clients for his top-notch counsel on the full spectrum of IP law from patent litigation, infringement and enforce ability matters to validity analysis.

James Barney is renowned for his firstrate practice serving as lead counsel in patent utility and infringement proceedings.

J Michael Jakes proves himself to be “a top name in patents” for clients spanning computer, semiconductor and medical appli ance manufacturers.

Kirkland & Ellis

Gregory Arovas PC runs a long standing practice in technology- and

communications-related patent disputes, in which he is entrusted by a broad client base.

Paul Brinkman is celebrated as a sterling advocate in litigious IP proceedings, where he acts for clients across a multitude of sectors.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Argentina

Martín Bensadon from Marval O’Farrell Mairal enjoy a strong reputation in the Argentinian market and is revered for his first-class practice that spans the gamut of cross-border IP law.

Brazil

Otto Licks of Licks Attorneys is “a talented patent litigator” who excels at acting for biotech innovators, telecom and e-com merce in injunctions, damage assessments and licensing matters.

Dannemann Siemsen’s Gustavo de Freitas Morais is lauded by sources as “a well-re spected name in the patents market”.

Jacques Labrunie at Gusmão & Labrunie is widely endorsed by sources, who commend him as “a reference in IP litigation”.

Canada

Belmore Neidrauer’s Peter Wilcox receives substantial plaudits for his “fierce and tena cious” advocacy in complex IP proceedings.

Bruce Stratton of DLA Piper (Canada) is heralded by practitioners for his “substan tial experience” assisting IT clients in litigious patent matters.

Fineberg Ramamoorthy’s Kavita Ramamoorthy is an authoritative figure known to sources for her deep understanding of pharmaceutical patent law.

Jason Markwell with Fasken is a standout practitioner for his adept handling of patent infringement and enforcement issues.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon’s Andrew Skodyn receives plaudits from sources as “an excel lent litigator” who excels at representing major international corporates in multimil lion patent suits.

Jordana Sanft at Lenczner Slaght is “an outstanding patent litigator” who excels at assisting healthcare providers and biotech companies in patent proceedings. Sana Halwani is held in high esteem by market observers for her first-rate work in patent, copyright and trade secret disputes.

Wilson Lue’s Jenna Wilson comes highly recommended as “a terrific lawyer for patent prosecution and CPO matters”, where she has “unparalleled knowledge of rules and procedure.”

Carol Hitchman from Sprigings Intellectual Property Law provides impressive advice on patent infringement and regulatory matters relating to pharmaceutical products.

Deeth Williams Wall’s Douglas Deeth inspires confidence in biotechnology and healthcare clients, thanks to his decades of experience in licensing and research and development agreements.

Adam Alper is a key name in the market, noted for his prestigious practice spanning multimillion-dollar patent and trade secret disputes.

Chile

Felipe Claro S of Claro y Cia earns wide spread praise from sources, who laud his “encyclopaedic knowledge in IP life sciences work”. One peer adds, “He is a strong patent litigator.”

Mexico

Martín Michaus with Basham Ringe y Correa is a market-leading practitioner who sagely safeguards clients’ lucrative IP assets in complex patent proceedings.

USA

Irell & Manella’s Morgan Chu is “a wellknown practitioner in patents”, according to sources who herald his high-profile track record in litigation.

Trevor Cook at WilmerHale is “the main man” for domestic and international clients engaged in patent infringement cases.

David Kappos with Cravath Swaine & Moore is a go-to patent lawyer for issues pertaining to fintech and blockchain, as well as data privacy matters.

John Desmarais from Desmarais is recog nised as “one of the top three patent lawyers in the US” and possesses an exalted practice in patent infringements and judicial reviews on injunctions.

Daralyn Durie of Durie Tangri is heralded by peers as the “smartest person in the room” and is“incredibly creative” in high-risk tech nology patent litigations.

Eiji Katayama Abe Ikubo & Katayama Tokyo

Lisa Taliadoros Jones Day Melbourne

LEADING FIRMS

King & Wood Mallesons

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Odette Gourley Corrs Chambers Westgarth Sydney

Matthew Swinn King & Wood Mallesons Melbourne

Seiji Ohno Ohno & Partners Tokyo

Peers celebrate “very capable superstar” Matthew Swinn, who possesses “excellent people skills, a razor-sharp brain and a stra tegic approach to IP litigation”.

Kim O’Connell receives widespread praise from peers, who herald her a “an excellent opponent in patent litigation” relating to life sciences.

Kate Hay garners plaudits for her “very impressive work” in portfolio management, IP enforcement and infringements.

Nongfan Zhu is a revered IP specialist looked upon with admiration for his adept

handling of high-value IP transactions, liti gation and advisory work.

Kim & Chang

Duck Soon Chang is recognised by sources his “deep understanding of complex matters and extremely high quality advice” delivered within “a very short turnaround time.”

Sang-Wook Han is described by commentators as “a logical, careful, indus trious and kind patent lawyer” who offers “a wealth of knowledge and experience in liti gation, particularly with Japanese clients”.

Chun Yang is praised for his “extensive experience in patent litigation, trade secret, criminal and government investigations”.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Odette Gourley is “a fantastic lawyer in patent litigation”, cite commentators who laud her “immense skill at managing multiple complex proceedings with great dexterity.”

Grant Fisher receives widespread endorsement for his “serene oversight of highly complex international disputes” and is “highly rated as a patent lawyer”.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

“Deep thinker” Richard Hamer with Allens dazzles sources, who further commend him as “a very experienced lawyer for patent litigation”.

The “brilliant” Lisa Taliadoros at Jones Day is endorsed as “an excellent strategist” when acting for large-scale medicine, mining and construction corporations in multimil lion-dollar disputes.

Sue Gilchris t of Herbert Smith Freehills is heralded by sources as “a strong patent practitioner and assists domestic and inter national companies across a wide spectrum of IP matters.

Hong Kong

Deacons’ Catherine Zheng comes highly recommended by market commentators for her “substantial experience handling patent disputes, particularly in China”.

India

Pravin Anand at Anand and Anand enjoys sterling reputation among peers and clients alike for his superb advice on IP licensing agreements, injunctions and brand management.

Japan

Eiji Katayama from Abe Ikubo & Katayama is “a leading figure in IP space” who excels in IP disputes spanning chemistry, electronics and heavy industries.

From Ohno & Partners, Seiji Ohno is a "very well-known practitioner", whose portfolio sees him capably protecting corporate clients’ IP rights.

Eiichiro Kubota with Kubota comes highly recommended by peers for his “excellent practice” in adversarial IP matters spanning infringement and invalidity.

Hitomi Iwase of Nishimura & Asahi stands out for his top-tier assistance to clients in domestic and cross-border IP transac tions, anti-piracy actions and e-commerce protections.

Nakamura & Partners’ Yoshio Kumakura commands tremendous respect from sources, who highlight him as “an authority in the domestic IP space”.

Korea

Hwan Sung Park from Lee & Ko is a well-re garded IP specialist who excels at advising notable IT corporations on high-value IP litigation involving Korean and US trade commissions.

Singapore

Drew & Napier’s Tony Yeo draws note worthy plaudits from sources, who highlight his “depth of knowledge about IP subject matters” and his “impressive commercial mind.”

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa Denis Borges Barbosa Advogados

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa is the main partner of DBBA Law Firm. Besides his attorney’s activi ties, Dr Barbosa is a PhD professor of IP, civil and commercial law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), an arbitrator, author of four law books and of more than 40 papers and book chapters on civil, IP and commercial law. Notwithstanding his Post-PhD in Civil Law and his PhD in Commercial Law (both at the University of São Paulo - USP), his master’s in Civil Law (State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ), and his LLM on IP law (PUC-Rio), Brazilian Courts such as the State Court of São Paulo and the Superior Court of Justice have quoted Dr Barbosa’s books and papers as dictum to case law. With experiences lecturing at the WTO and WIPO, Dr Barbosa is the leader of the firm’s litigation, consultancy and prosecution practices concerning trademarks, patents, patent variety protection, unfair competition and other IPR’s.

Elliot Papageorgiou offers strategic advice to inter national clients on contentious and non-contentious IP matters, with special focus on IP value-growth and extraction, strategic portfolio development, and cross-border IP enforcement and litigation in China and across the APAC region. He has managed a range of strategic patent matters, especially tech nology projects for multinational clients. His client briefs include acting as global IP adviser for one of the world’s leading quantum-computing technology companies; structuring IP licensing and exploitation models for high-tech chemical companies; defending China patent portfolios for leading healthcare compa nies; developing IP strategies for several funded companies of one of Europe’s largest venture-capital funds; and acting for global automotive technology brands, as well as global infrastructure, engineering and manufacturing conglomerates.

Elliot’s significant successes include: struc turing China IP licensing and technology transfer for a global leader in specialist chemicals; winning patent claw-back litigation for one of Europe’s largest engineering groups and recovering a number of patent families; winning patent defence litiga tion before the Supreme People’s Court for one of Europe’s largest engineering conglomerates; advising venture capital funds on strategic China IP acquisitions and disposals for invested companies; developing a Chinese freedom-to-operate and tech nology strategy for European auto-parts suppliers, including IP mapping, competitor threat analyses; and implementing strategic measures to generate competitive advantage for his clients.

Elliot is licensed to practise law in England and Wales; New York; and Australia. He is also a regis tered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong. He holds bach elor’s degrees in commerce and economics from Murdoch University; read law at Monash University; and read for the BCL at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.

Marco Stief

Maiwald Patentanwalts- und Rechtsanwalts-GmbH

Marco Stief is a partner of Maiwald and head of the legal department.

Marco Stief has nearly 25 years of experience in international and national patent infringe ment cases. Furthermore, he regularly advises companies on complex national and international IP transactions, licensing, partnership and F&E agreements, as well as on trademark issues, competition law, employee invention law and unfair competition law.

Marco Stief, a former Fulbright scholar, lectures on IP at the universities of Munich, Marburg and Dresden, and has authored and published numerous titles, including Patent Law - A Handbook (published in German and English);Vertragshandbuch Pharma und Life Sciences (“Handbook of Pharmaceutical Contracts”); and Supplementary ProtectionCertificates, among others.

Prior to joining Maiwald, Marco Stief was an attorney-at-law at the Düsseldorf office of Clifford Chance; an attorney-at-law at the Düsseldorf, London and Munich offices of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and legal director for Fresenius SE & Co KGaA in Bad Homburg.

Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) maga zine nominated Marco Stief as one of the top300 leading IP strategists in the world. He is listed in the German JUVE Handbook as one of the top eight patent litigators under 50 in Germany. According to JUVE, clients particularly esteem Marco Stief for his pragmatic approach. The Legal 500 recom mends Marco Stief as “pragmatic, fast, results-ori ented and always with the highest professional standards”.

Rua da Assembleia 92 15th Andar Rio de Janeiro, 20011-000 Tel: +55 21 3970 7700 pedromarcos@dbba.com.br www.dbba.com.br

WWL says: Market commentators herald Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa’s “vast experience from the technical side,” with one source lauding him being “helpful and extremely intelligent”.

611, JingGuang Centre Office Building, 1 Chaoyangmenwai Avenue, Beijing, 100020 Tel: +86 21 6035 6120 elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com www.gowlingwlg.com

WWL says: Elliot Papageorgiou is a top tier IP lawyer, whom commentators single out as a practitioner who “delivers good IP work” and “is impressive in the speed and flexibility of his approach”.

Elisenhof, Elisenstr. 3 Munich, 80335 Tel: +49 89 747 266 0 stief@maiwald.eu www.maiwald.eu

WWL says: “Excellent litigator” Marco Stief is described as “experienced and knowl edgeable” by peers for his work in the patent arena.

Elliot Papageorgiou Gowling WLG

Tobias Wuttke Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB

Dr Tobias Wuttke, acknowledged as one of Germany’s top ten patent litigators under 50, is heading the litigation department of Meissner Bolte, one of Germany’s leading law firms special ising in patents. He obtained his degree in law from the renowned Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg. For several years, Tobias was the personal assis tant to the presiding judge of the German Federal Supreme Court, Prof Dr Bornkamm (intellectual property division, retired).

Tobias has an outstanding track record and handles over 50 patent trial court cases per year. He represents blue chips as well as small and medium-sized enterprises in domestic as well as cross-border litigation cases in all technical fields (eg, Deutsche Telekom AG in the telecommuni cation sector, BTL Medical for medical devices, Drylock Technologies NV in the healthcare field, Greif International Holding BV in mechanical engi neering cases, ITW, Inc in software related patent disputes, Opko Health in SPC-cases). His focus is on high-profile litigation cases and the develop ment of strategies on how to maximise protection for innovations and how to successfully exploit these innovations in an ever-increasing competi tive environment. In this regard, Tobias frequently negotiates complex licence and R&D agreements.

Tobias is a frequent speaker at IP conferences organised by the most relevant institutions in the patent field, eg, the European and German Patent Office, LES, VPP and VDI. He delivers lectures together with the most renowned patent judges in Europe. Last but not least, Tobias is the author of numerous publications related to patent litigation.

Seiji Ohno Ohno & Partners

Seiji Ohno is a managing partner of Ohno & Partners. He is a licensed lawyer in Japan and New York. Mr Ohno specialises in intellectual property law and the fields of regulatory compliance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and handles the full range of services, including licensing, client counselling and litigation, especially in biotech nology and pharmaceuticals.

Mr Ohno has lectured on litigation and licensing under Japanese intellectual law and regulatory compliance of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare before various groups in Japan and other countries, and has published many arti cles discussing various issues of Japanese patent law, trademark, utility model, copyright and unfair competition matters. Mr Ohno was an adjunct professor at the Chiba University faculty of Law and Economics in 2001 and 2002; at the Tsukuba University on the LLM programme in 2003; at the University of Tokyo Pharmaceutical faculty from 2004 to 2007; and at Keio Law School, teaching intellectual property law since 2007. He has also been an adjunct staff member of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry from 2005 to 2009.

After studying Sciences at the University of Tokyo College of Arts and Sciences, Mr Ohno received his LLB from the same university in 1985, and an LLM in patents and intellectual property from George Washington University Law School in 1995. He was a visiting attorney at Fenwick & West from 1994 to 1995; and at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP, both in Washington, DC, from 1995 to 1996.

Hajime Watanabe WATANABE & SHIMIZU

Hajime Watanabe is one of the founding partners of WATANABE & SHIMIZU. His main areas of practice are antitrust and competition laws, dispute resolu tion and intellectual property litigation. He has also assisted a number of clients with antitrust aspects in their commercial transactions and the estab lishment of compliance structures based on his extensive experience in cases in Japan and other jurisdictions. Peers and clients alike appreciate his commercial mindset, which appeals to business people. He has been recommended as a leading individual by Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Patent 1000 - The World’s Leading Patent Professionals for ten consecutive years (2012–2021), as a leading individual in the sector of intellectual property for 10 consecutive years (2010–2020) by Chambers Asia, as a best lawyer in the sector of intellectual property for 13 consecutive years by Best Lawyers (2009–2021), as one of the most highly acclaimed legal experts in Japan for dispute resolu tion by Asialaw Leading Lawyers for six consecutive years (2013–2018).

Widenmayerstr. 48 Munich, D -80538

Tel: +49 89 21 21 86 0 wu@mb.de www.mbp.de

WWL says: Tobias Wuttke garners glowing endorsements as sources laud his superb handling of high-stakes domestic and inter national IP litigation proceedings.

Ohno & Partners is a unique firm, composed of bengoshi (attorneys-at-law) and benrishi (patent attorneys). The firm continues to provide a full range of legal services in all aspects of IP (patents, trademarks, design patents, copyrights, unfair competition, etc), including litigation, prosecution, licensing, IP due diligence, opinion and counselling. Marunouchi Kitaguchi Building 21F 1-6-5 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-0005 Tel: +81 3 5218 2330 info@oslaw.org www.oslaw.org

WWL says: Seiji Ohno is a “very wellknown practitioner”, whose portfolio sees him capably protecting corporate clients’ IP rights.

He obtained an LLB from the University of Tokyo in 1985 and was admitted in Japan to the Daini-Tokyo Bar Association in 1987. He obtained an LLM from the University of Illinois, College of Law, in 1993. Mr Watanabe joined Mori Sogo (now Mori Hamada & Matsumoto) in 1987. He worked at Jenner & Block in Chicago from 1993 to 1995 and at the US Federal Trade Commission in Washington, DC in 1995. In 1994 Mr Watanabe was admitted in Illinois (as a foreign consultant) at the Chicago Bar Association and in New York at the New York Bar Association, and he is a member of the American Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He estab lished SHIOMIZAKA (formerly STW & Partners) in 2007.

2F Saiwai Building 1-3-1 Uchisaiwai-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo, 100-0011 Tel: +81-3-6205-4191 hajime.watanabe@wslaw.jp www.wslaw.jp/en/

WWL says: Hajime Watanabe earns plau dits for his impeccable profile, which encompasses the full gamut of IP matters. Sources note his capability in competition and trade-secret-related issues.

Thierry Calame

Lenz & Staehelin

Dr Thierry Calame is an expert in intellectual property matters, with a particular emphasis in patent law. He has vast experience as counsel in patent, trademark, unfair competition and copy right litigation as well as IP-related arbitration. Thierry Calame also sits as arbitrator in IP-related arbitration. In addition, Thierry Calame advises on licensing, the intellectual property aspects of a wide range of other transactions as well as pharma ceutical law, including regulatory and advertising issues.

Thierry Calame is a permanent lecturer at the University of St Gallen and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and has published on a wide range of intellectual property topics. He acted as reporter general of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) from 2010 to 2014. He is the current President of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW). He is a member of the board of the Swiss group of AIPPI as well as co-chair of the AIPPI committee on the Unitary Patent/United Patent Court. He has been a member of the board of directors of Innosuisse, the federal agency for science-based innovation.

Thierry Calame holds a master’s in chemistry from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ (Dipl nat sc ETH, 1991). He graduated from (1994) and completed his doctoral thesis (2001) at the University of St Gallen. Thierry Calame attended the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Germany (1995) and the University of Santa Clara, USA (1998). Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1996), he joined Lenz & Staehelin in 1996 and has been a partner since 2002. He speaks German, English and French.

Thierry Calame is a member of the following professional associations: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), International Trademark Association (INTA), Licensing Executives Society (LES), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), the Institute for Intellectual Property Law (INGRES) and the Swiss Forum for Communication Law (SF-FS).

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the largest Swiss law firms with over 200 lawyers and with offices in Geneva, Zurich and Lausanne. Lenz & Staehelin’s scope of activities covers all areas of business law for Swiss and international clients.

Philipp Groz Schellenberg Wittmer

Philipp Groz is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s dispute resolution group and head of the intellec tual property and life sciences groups. He special ises in domestic and international litigation and arbitration, particularly in the fields of intellec tual property, unfair competition, licensing and distribution. He acts as counsel and also sits as an arbitrator. His experience spans a broad range of sectors, including the life sciences, chemical, consumer and luxury goods, automotive, engi neering, telecommunication and construction industries.

Philipp’s expertise in arbitration matters includes: acting as counsel in a US$210 million ICC arbitration between two major pharmaceu tical companies (US and German) regarding the supply of a non-conforming drug product; acting as counsel for a leading luxury goods company in a Swiss Rules arbitration against a former distrib utor; and acting as sole arbitrator in an ICC arbi tration arising out of a Formula One sponsorship agreement.

Philipp is a member of several professional associations, including the Swiss Arbitration Association, the Licensing Executives Society (board member of LES Switzerland), the International Trademark Association (member of INTA’s ADR committee) and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (member of Standing Committee on ADR). Philipp is also a member of the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee.

Philipp studied law at the universities of Fribourg and Zurich, graduating in 2001, and he was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 2004. Before joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 2005, he worked as a court secretary and substitute judge at the District Court of Zurich. He obtained his Master of Laws (LLM) with a specialisation in intellectual property from New York University School of Law in 2007.

Brandschenkestrasse 24 Zurich, CH-8027 Tel: +41 58 450 80 00 thierry.calame@lenzstaehelin.com www.lenzstaehelin.com

WWL says: Thierry Calame is lauded as “a very solid and impressive practitioner” who is “great for patent cases” and “a very famous name in the market”.

Löwenstrasse 19 Zurich, 8021 Tel: +41 44 215 5252

philipp.groz@swlegal.ch www.swlegal.ch

WWL says: Philipp Groz draws high praise from market sources for his skilful handling of complex patent disputes in a diverse range of sectors..

Simon Holzer

MLL Legal

Simon Holzer is a member of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal’s IP team, which is consistently ranked as one of the top Swiss IP teams by peers and clients, and heads the firm’s patent and life sciences team. He has extensive experience in all areas of IP law, with a focus on patents, trademarks, geographical indications and unfair competition.

Simon Holzer is also a trusted adviser in the field of pharmaceutical regulatory law, an experi enced IP litigator and has substantial experience in both advising and representing clients in complex national and international disputes extending across a wide range of industries and technolo gies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, telecommunications (including standard-essential patents and FRAND issues), software, cosmetics and foodstuffs.

In 2010, the Swiss Parliament appointed Simon Holzer as an adjunct judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court. This court has jurisdiction over patent disputes throughout Switzerland.

Simon Holzer is praised by clients and peers as a “skilled and driven individual” and “a leader in the contentious sphere” who is “top-ranked by peers” within the “excellent” and “high-flying” IP team of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal. According to clients, Simon Holzer is particularly well versed in the areas of patents and pharma and clients highlight his “in-depth technical understanding”. Other sources describe Simon Holzer as a “key life sciences expert” and a “superstar in patent litiga tion” as well as a “pleasure to work with”.

Michael Ritscher MLL Legal

Michael Ritscher is recognised as one of the most experienced and esteemed IP litigators and arbi trators in Switzerland and beyond. Michael Ritscher heads Meyerlustenberger Lachenal’s IP group. He has extensive practice in advising and representing clients from a broad variety of sectors, including life sciences, luxury goods and retail.

Michael Ritscher is often at the forefront of precedent-setting cases. He is a reference for companies that regularly seek his support to handle their cross-border contentious affairs involving Swiss, EU and international law.

Michael Ritscher appears as an opinion leader in his field in client and peer feedback ratings.

Tracy-Gene G Durkin Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Tracy-Gene G. Durkin is the practice leader of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox’s mechanical & design practice group and a member of the trade mark & brand protection practice. Tracy has a well-earned reputation for excellence in design patent law. In 2018, the Financial Times named her as one of the “Top Ten Legal Innovators in North America,” noting her as “a leading authority on design patents.” Tracy has been named among Chambers & Partners’ “recognized prac titioners” in the IP Patent Prosecution, District of Columbia category. Among Tracy’s additional rankings in 2018, Legal 500 recognized her as a “Recommended Lawyer” in the U.S. for assisting a world leader in the consumer electronics space “with the development and implementation of its global design patent strategy, including the coor dination of patent filings in over twenty countries worldwide.” Intellectual Asset Management’s “IAM Patent 1000” declared Tracy is the “design doyenne,” and World Trademark Review’s (WTR) annual “WTR 1000” editors wrote that Tracy is particularly known for operating “at the vanguard of design patent law” and that she has “an affinity for matters at the intersection of trademarks, trade dress and design protection.” Tracy has also been heralded by WTR editors for being “as innovative as the products that she protects.”

Further, since 2013, Tracy has been listed among Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) “IP Stars” for excellence in her counseling practice, and she has been consistently named in each edition of MIP’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” Since 2017, Who’s Who Legal has recognized Tracy for excellence in patents. In 2016, Profiles in Diversity Journal listed her among “Women Worth Watching.” A trailblazer, Tracy has a Martindale AV Preeminent Peer Rating of 5.0/5.0, a recognition fewer than 5% of women lawyers have earned, and was named as one of the “Top Women Lawyers in the Northeast.”

Schiffbaustrasse 2, PO Box Zurich, 8031

Tel: +41 44 396 91 91 simon.holzer@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: The “brilliant” Simon Holzer ranks highly among peers who herald him as “one of the best” in patent litigation span ning standard-essential patents and FRAND disputes.

Schiffbaustrasse 2, PO Box Zurich, 8031 Tel: +41 44 396 91 91 michael.ritscher@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: Michael Ritscher is a distin guished practitioner with unmatched exper tise advising Swiss and international clients on a broad range of patent-related matters.

With over 30 years of experience obtaining and enforcing intellectual property rights, she is sought out by leading consumer product companies and colleagues around the world for her deep under standing of utility and design patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Tracy crafts and delivers unique IP protection strategies designed to meet individual client’s needs. Her expertise includes helping clear new products and trademarks for use in the marketplace, selecting appropriate IP protection, and enforcing such protection through mediation, litigation, and licensing.

Tracy has represented companies in patent, trademark, and copyright disputes before Federal District Courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. She has successfully represented both complainants and respondents before the World Intellectual Property Office in domain name arbitrations. Her prior expe rience working at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office gives her unique insight into arguing difficult cases and negotiating with examiners in personal interviews. She has served as an expert witness in patent disputes in District Court litigation and before the International Trade Commission on the issues of design patents and U.S. Patent & Trademark Office practice and procedures.

Tracy has been an adjunct professor of law at George Mason University School of Law and has spoken internationally on topics such as the interplay between design patents and trade dress, protection of user interface and the user experience, The Hague Agreement, trademark co-branding and licensing, IP audits, and medi ation. A leader in the legal community, Tracy is currently serving a three-year term as a member of the USPTO Patent Public Advisory Committee

(PPAC), which advises the director on the poli cies, goals, performance, budget, and user fees of patent operations at the USPTO. She was named to a one-year term as PPAC vice chair for 2022 and serves as vice chair of the International Trademark Association’s (INTA) designs committee. Tracy is a past president of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and The Women’s Bar Association Foundation, two organizations in which she continues active membership. She also served on the Legal Aid Society of DC’s board of directors for several years. Tracy was the first woman elected equity director to Sterne Kessler in 1994 and is the first woman to serve on the firm’s executive committee, where she served three terms.

Tracy received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and her B.S., cum laude, in textile manufacturing and marketing from Thomas Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University and Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science).

Jorge A. Goldstein, Ph.D. is a founder of the firm and a director in Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox’s biotechnology & chemical practice group. Considered by his peers and clients to be one of the country’s pioneers in biotechnology patent law, in 2017, Jorge was inducted into the LMG Life Sciences Hall of Fame and was named as a finalist in their “Patent Strategy and Management Attorney of the Year - District of Columbia” category. Who’s Who Legal has ranked Jorge in the patents and life sciences categories since 2015. He wrote the book “U.S. Biotechnology Patent Law” published in 2016, with the sixth edition including updates to case law published in 2021. The books guide readers in understanding case law dealing with patents in biotechnology. He has almost 40 years’ experience in the preparation and prosecution of patent appli cations before the U.S. and foreign patent offices in scientific areas such as genomics, molecular and cell biology, recombinant DNA technology, immu nology, transgenics, therapeutic methods, stem cells, pharmaceuticals and more recently, BioFETs (biological field effect transistors).

1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600

Washington, 20005

Tel: +1 202 772 8660

tdurkin@sternekessler.com www.sternekessler.com

In addition, Jorge chairs the firm’s IP and human rights pro bono practice, which was recog nized as the winner of the 2015 Financial Times’ Most Innovative North American Lawyers award in the “Innovation in a Social Responsibility Project” category. He has handled multiple and varied inter ferences over many years, including successful appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has also been involved in inter partes reviews at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as European oppositions, and arbitrations in District Court and appellate litigation both as counsel and expert witness, and in counseling clients on intellectual property strategy, trade secrets, licensing, research contracts, universi ty-industry relations, federal licensing, due dili gence, acquisitions and employment agreements. He was lead counsel in the 1988 appellate case of In re Wands et al. 8 USPQ2d 1400 (Fed. Cir.), a pivotal decision on biotechnology enablement requirements. Continued overleaf

WWL says: Eminent design patent law expert Tracy-Gene Durkin is highly rated in the field thanks to her exceptional track record in the protection of consumer product IP.

Jorge A Goldstein

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC

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Jorge has been named visiting professor of law by the Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he annually teaches biotech patent law in the only WIPO-certified regional master’s IP program in Latin America.

Jorge received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School with high honors, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from Harvard University. He earned his B.S. in chemistry from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Robert Greene Sterne is a director of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox in the electronics prac tice group and co-chairs the firm’s patent office litigation practice. At the age of 26 and just one year out of law school, he set out to create a different kind of law firm—one that recognized the contribu tions of all its members and put a strong emphasis on scientific and technical knowledge. Now, four decades later, Sterne has helped to nurture and grow this revolutionary idea into one of the top five largest intellectual property specialty firms in the country. And in so doing, he has established his place as one of the leading patent lawyers in the United States. In fact, Rob has been recognized by the Financial Times as one of the “Top Ten Most Innovative Lawyers in North America 2015,” by Law360 as one of the “Top 25 Icons of IP,” and among the country’s “IP Trailblazers & Pioneers 2014” by the National Law Journal. The Legal 500 has recognized Rob as a “Leading Lawyer” in the U.S. for reexamination and post-grant proceedings, a distinction awarded to only ten other attorneys in the entire country. He is highly respected by his peers and has received some of the most prestig ious awards and rankings for professional excel lence in intellectual property law.

Sterne has been involved in some of the most consequential patent cases that have paved the way for some of the most tech-savvy companies to cultivate and commercialize their innovations. And in turn, these companies have established new markets and defined new industries. He had an important role as co-counsel in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex, Inc., one of the most significant U.S. Supreme Court patent cases in the past 50 years because it finally answered the fundamental question of when an invention is “obvious” and therefore not patentable. Sterne was a successful patent reexamination counsel for i4i in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership, the U.S. Supreme

Court patent case that reaffirmed the presump tion of validity of patents in district court suits. Rob was the lead attorney in In re Beauregard, a groundbreaking case in the early 90s brought by IBM at the Federal Circuit, which established that a computer program functionality on a disk was patentable subject matter. The case resulted in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issuing their software patent guidelines, which dramatically expanded the scope of patent protec tion for software and produced an explosion in soft ware-related U.S. patents. During this time period, Sterne was a leading attorney in patent protection and enforcement of software-related, artificial intelligence, and expert system U.S. patents.

In 2011, U.S. Senate staff sought Rob’s counsel in the drafting of the American Invents Act (AIA)— the most significant change to the U.S. patent system since 1952, which converted the patent system from a “first to invent” to a “first to file” system and created a system for testing the validity of issued patents at the USPTO. Once the AIA was instituted in 2012, Rob and his colleagues at Sterne Kessler literally wrote the book – “Patent Office Litigation” – the first and most definitive treatise on these new Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) patent validity challenges published by Thomson Reuters.

Sterne serves as an IP strategic advisor to start-ups, emerging companies, and investors. He has authored some of the leading articles on board of director IP responsibility and the chief intellec tual property officer. Over the years, his extensive practice has grown to include handling all phases of patent practice, including USPTO litigation, Federal Circuit and Supreme Court appeals, litigation in the district courts and the United States International Trade Commission (ITC), as well as patent licensing and monetization. He is one of the leading attor neys in the new PTAB proceedings; he and his firm

1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600 Washington, 20005 Tel: +1 202 371 2600 jgold@sternekessler.com www.sternekessler.com

WWL says: Jorge A Goldstein is considered among the top biotech patent lawyers in the USA, celebrated for his polished practice and four decades of experience.

Robert Greene Sterne

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC

Jorge

consistently have the highest number of proceed ings before the PTAB. In addition, Sterne exten sively speaks, writes, and provides CLE training on leading-edge areas of IP.

Rob earned his J.D. at the University of Maryland, his M.S. in engineering at Tufts University, and his B.S. in electrical engineering at Tufts University.

R Adamo Law Office of KRAdamo

Ken Adamo is the principal of the Law Office of KRAdamo. Ken has extensive trial experience as lead counsel in jury and non-jury cases before state and federal courts, and before the US International Trade Commission, as well as ex parte and postgrant PTAB experience in the US Patent and Trademark Office. He has had substantial expe rience as lead counsel in arbitrations and other alternative dispute resolution proceedings, and actively practises before the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, having appeared in over 45 appeals to date.

In 2011, IAM Patent Litigation 250 ranked Ken as a top attorney in its ITC chapter, and placed him in the top tier of its Illinois and national categories. He was recognised as a “true leader and luminary trial lawyer” who is “sharp and extremely effective both in federal district court litigation and before the ITC”.

Between 2012 and 2019 IAM Patent 1000 named Ken a top attorney in its US ITC chapter, and placed him in its Gold Band for litigation in Illinois. The guide calls him “a ‘brash and bold winner’ who secures superb results for clients” (2013); and a “nationally renowned trial lawyer” with “a tremen dous amount of energy and is a commanding pres ence in the courtroom” and “a polished trial lawyer” (2014 and 2015).

of representation for his clients – a lot of senior lawyers take their eye off that particular ball, but not Ken.” Among his peers, he is lauded in the guide as a “laser-focused, high-energy lawyer who does an awful lot of work without ever getting flustered.”

The 2018–2019 edition of IAM Patent 1000 states, “Adamo’s name resonates with the business elite, not only because of its synonymy with trial and appellate excellence, but also its association with integrity, commercial expertise and encyclopaedic patent law knowledge.”

Ken is listed as a “most highly regarded” indi vidual in WWL Patents (2014–2016), which also calls him “phenomenal” and “a frontrunner” of US patent litigation, adding: “He regularly appears as lead counsel before state and federal courts and before the ITC, and recently acted in high profile infringement cases for clients including IBM and Samsung.”

IP Stars Illinois 2017 quoted a peer calling Ken “a very strong patent litigator and very good in the courtroom”, and added: “Even though he has a New York lawyer personality, he does well in the East Texas courtroom.” The guide also says he is “very strategic in how he approaches cases and has a good understanding of the technology so it’s easy for him to simplify”.

1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600 Washington, 20005 Tel: +1 202 772 8555 rsterne@sternekessler.com www.sternekessler.com

WWL says: Robert Greene Sterne is renowned for his tech-IP practice and long record of landmark IP representations. He is frequently sought out by innovative start-ups and investors.

The 2016 edition of IAM Patent 1000 noted, “You can’t be too dazzled by the depth and strength of the firm’s bench of first-chair trial lawyers. Ken Adamo is another big name in the group; he litigates highstakes cases across the IP spectrum and excels at all levels and in all forums, including the ITC and PTAB.” In 2017, the guide named him a best-inclass advocate and stated: “Ken practised patent litigation well before it came into vogue, and has unrivalled experience and a rare depth of substan tive patent law knowledge. He takes the time to get to know your business and goals, and will protect your interests zealously. He does a good job training and developing new talent for the next generation

The 2017 edition of Chambers USA, ranked Ken in band one for patents in Illinois for the seventh consecutive year, noting that he is “incredibly seasoned, very experienced,” and “has an ency clopaedic understanding of patent law.” The 2019 edition placed him in band one in Illinois for the ninth consecutive year, and quoted sources describing him as “one of the best patent trial lawyers in the US”.

In the 2016 edition of Chambers Global, sources say Ken “brings an incredible understanding of the law and a depth of experience that few, if any, other practitioners can offer”. In 2010, Chambers ranked Ken as a “star performer” in Ohio and placed him in band one in Texas, with clients remarking that

Kenneth

he “has unparalleled stature as a patent litigator and is ‘incredibly smart with a strong presence that makes him very persuasive to a judge and jury’”. The guide adds: “He’s got the energy, the eye for detail and the courtroom presence – he’s just a superb trial lawyer.”

Major representations in intellectual prop erty litigation as lead counsel have included US federal court and ITC cases for Citicorp, CQG, IBM, JP Morgan Chase, MediaTek, Procter & Gamble, Otter Products, Samsung, TEL, Texas Instruments, TSMC and Xilinx.Secondary email: kradamo23@ gmail.com

H Bernstein Greenblum & Bernstein PLC

Bruce Bernstein has been counselling clients about IP legal and business issues relating for decades. He has drawn upon his varied IP, technical and business experiences to craft practical advice and strategies to help clients at all levels succeed.

In university, Bruce majored in applied physics, and then attended Georgetown University law school in the evenings. While there, Bruce spent five years as a USPTO examiner in electrical and mechanical technologies, and worked on special details to the Board of Appeals as a law clerk, and for the Commissioner’s office.

He then helped start Greenblum & Bernstein, which now has more than 100 people and almost forty attorneys. Early in his career, Bruce conducted patent searches, prepared and prose cuted hundreds of patent and trademark applica tions, and spent several years litigating before the International Trade Commission and the US courts. Thereafter, he often counselled clients regarding infringement and validity, and conducted many negotiations with patent owners. Over time, Bruce’s clients began to monetize their own IP portfolios, and he has been called upon to develop strategies to help increase value. He learned to speak conver sational Japanese and often travels to Japan to work with clients there.

Mr. Bernstein has a strong entrepreneurial background; he started and ran both the firm and several businesses, and more recently, has been an investor and/or business adviser to several start-up companies in different fields. He has thus gained an unusual amount of knowledge in diverse business topics, from accounting to finance to HR to growth strategies. As a result, he brings a unique business perspective to his legal advice.

DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Argentina

Martín Bensadon

Marval O’Farrell Mairal mb@marval.com.ar

Fernando Noetinger Noetinger & Armando fnoetinger@noetar.com.ar

Jorge Otamendi G Breuer joo@gbreuer.com.ar Diego Palacio Palacio & Asociados diegopalacio@palacio.com.ar Mingo Palacio Palacio & Asociados mingo@palacio.com.ar

Graciela Claudia Perez de Inzaurraga Hausheer Belgrano & Fernandez gcperez@hbf.com.ar

Iván A Poli Marval O’Farrell Mairal ipoli@marval.com

Ricardo Richelet Richelet & Richelet info@richelet.com.ar

Australia

Tony Bannon SC

Tenth Floor Chambers bannon@tenthfloor.org

Michael Caine Davies Collison Cave Law mcaine@davies.com.au Bruce N Caine QC Victorian Bar cainesec@vicbar.com.au John Collins Clayton Utz jcollins@claytonutz.com

Wayne Condon Biopharmalex wayne.condon@biopharmalex.com.au

Robert Cooper MinterEllison robert.cooper@minterellison.com

Christian Dimitriadis SC

Chicago

Tel: +1 312 527 0620 kenneth@kradamo.com www.kradamo.com

WWL says: Kenneth Adamo possesses near-matchless courtroom experience and patent know-how, whether in the pharma, consumer products or tech-related sectors, among others.

1950 Roland Clarke Place

Reston, 20191

Tel: +1 703 716 1191 bbernstein@gbpatent.com www.gbpatent.com

WWL says: Bruce Bernstein is entrusted by a broad range of corporate clients on a comprehensive array of patent infringement and licensing issues.

Nigel Bowen Chambers cd@nigelbowen.com.au

Grant Fisher

Corrs Chambers Westgarth grant.fisher@corrs.com.au

Sue Gilchrist Herbert Smith Freehills sue.gilchrist@hsf.com

Tim Golder Allens tim.golder@allens.com.au

Bruce

Kenneth R Adamo (cont.)

Odette Gourley

Corrs Chambers Westgarth odette.gourley@corrs.com.au

Richard Hamer

Allens

richard.hamer@allens.com.au

Kate Hay

King & Wood Mallesons kate.hay@au.kwm.com

Katrina Howard SC

Ninth Floor Selborne Chambers khoward@selbornechambers.com.au

Chris Jordan

Davies Collison Cave Law cjordan@davies.com.au

Philip Kerr

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan philipkerr@quinnemanuel.com

Wayne McMaster

Wayne McMaster Intellectual Property Counsel wayne@waynemcmaster.com.au

Shaun McVicar

Herbert Smith Freehills shaun.mcvicar@hsf.com

Anthony Muratore

Jones Day amuratore@jonesday.com

Neil Murray SC

Tenth Floor Chambers murray@tenthfloor.org

Kim O’Connell

King & Wood Mallesons kim.oconnell@au.kwm.com

Ian Pascarl

Davies Collison Cave Law ipascarl@davies.com.au

Nik Ramchand

Davies Collison Cave Law nramchand@davies.com.au

Adrian Ryan SC

Joan Rosanove Chambers ajryan@vicbar.com.au

David Shavin QC

Emmerson Chambers david@shavin.com.au

Stephen Stern

Corrs Chambers Westgarth stephen.stern@corrs.com.au

Matthew Swinn

King & Wood Mallesons matthew.swinn@au.kwm.com

Lisa Taliadoros

Jones Day ltaliadoros@jonesday.com

Austria

Thomas Adocker

Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte KG adocker@schwarz-schoenherr.com

Christian Gassauer-Fleissner

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH c.gassauer@gassauer.com

Dominik Göbel

Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH d.goebel@gassauer.com

Constantin Kletzer

Geistwert Rechtsanwälte constantin.kletzer@geistwert.at Alexander Schnider

Geistwert Rechtsanwälte alexander.schnider@geistwert.at Rainer Schultes

Geistwert Rechtsanwälte rainer.schultes@geistwert.at

Georg Schönherr

Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte KG schoenherr@schwarz-schoenherr.com

Lothar Wiltschek Wiltschek Plasser Rechtsanwälte wiltschek@wiip.at

Belgium

Mireille Buydens Janson Baugniet m.buydens@janson.be Patricia Cappuyns Fox IP Law patricia.cappuyns@foxiplaw.be Steven Cattoor HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER steven.cattoor@hoyngrokh.com Eric De Gryse Simont Braun eric.degryse@simontbraun.eu Carl De Meyer Wiggin LLP carl.demeyer@wiggin.eu Christian Dekoninck Taylor Wessing Scrl c.dekoninck@taylorwessing.com Domien Op de Beeck Bird & Bird domien.op.de.beeck@twobirds.com Véronique Pede Cape IP Law veronique.pede@cape-iplaw.com Christophe Ronse ALTIUS christophe.ronse@altius.com Kristof Roox Crowell & Moring LLP kroox@crowell.com Jean-Christophe Troussel Bird & Bird jean-christophe.troussel@twobirds.com Florence Verhoestraete NautaDutilh florence.verhoestraete@nautadutilh.com

Ignace Vernimme Stibbe ignace.vernimme@stibbe.com Liesbeth Weynants HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER liesbeth.weynants@hoyngrokh.com Philippe de Jong ALTIUS philippe.dejong@altius.com Fernand de Visscher Simont Braun fernand.devisscher@simontbraun.eu

Brazil

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa*

Denis Borges Barbosa Advogados pedromarcos@dbba.com.br Tatiana Campello Demarest Advogados tcampello@demarest.com.br

Mauricio Teixeira Desiderio Dannemann Siemsen mdesiderio@dannemann.com.br

Gabriel Di Blasi Di Blasi Parente & Advogados Associados gabriel.diblasi@diblasi.com.br

Rana Gosain Daniel Law rana.gosain@daniel.adv.br

Joaquim Eugenio Goulart Dannemann Siemsen jgoulart@dannemann.com.br

Ana Paula Jardim Luiz Leonardos & Advogados apjardim@llip.com

Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete Kasznar Leonardos Advogados elisabeth.kasznar@kasznarleonardos.com

Jacques Labrunie Gusmão & Labrunie jlabrunie@glpi.com.br

Luiz Leonardos Luiz Leonardos & Advogados lleonardos@llip.com

Otto B Licks Licks Attorneys otto.licks@lickslegal.com

Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello luiz@montaury.com.br

Liliane Roriz Licks Attorneys liliane.roriz@lickslegal.com

Peter Dirk Siemsen Dannemann Siemsen psiemsen@dannemann.com.br

José Carlos Vaz e Dias Vaz e Dias Advogados & Associados jose.dias@vdav.com.br

José Roberto d’Affonseca Gusmão Gusmão & Labrunie jrgusmao@glpi.com.br

Gustavo de Freitas Morais Dannemann Siemsen gustavo@dannemann.com.br

Canada Alberta

Patrick Stewart Smith Gowling WLG patrick.smith@gowlingwlg.com

Ontario

Nisha Anand

Gilbert’s LLP Lawyers Patent & Trademark Agents nisha@gilbertslaw.ca

Melanie Baird Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP melanie.baird@blakes.com

Andrew Bernstein Torys LLP abernstein@torys.com

Yael Bienenstock Torys LLP ybienenstock@torys.com

Andrew Brodkin Goodmans LLP abrodkin@goodmans.ca

Donald M Cameron Bereskin & Parr LLP dcameron@bereskinparr.com

Santosh Chari

CPST Intellectual Property santosh.chari@cpstip.com

Dino Clarizio Goodmans LLP dclarizio@goodmans.ca

Anthony G Creber Gowling WLG anthony.creber@gowlingwlg.com

Michael Crichton Gowling WLG michael.crichton@gowlingwlg.com

Michael D Crinson

Aitken Klee LLP mcrinson@aitkenklee.com

Andrew Currier

PCK Perry + Currier Inc (PCK IP) currier@pckip.com

Mark Davis Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP mdavis@cassels.com

Douglas N Deeth

Deeth Williams Wall LLP ddeeth@dww.com

Ronald E Dimock Gowling WLG ron.dimock@gowlingwlg.com

Gunars Gaikis Smart & Biggar LLP ggaikis@smartbiggar.ca

Steven Garland Smart & Biggar LLP sbgarland@smartbiggar.ca

Ben Hackett

Goodmans LLP bhackett@goodmans.ca

Sana Halwani

Lenczner Slaght shalwani@litigate.com

Sheldon Hamilton Smart & Biggar LLP jshamilton@smartbiggar.ca

Carol Hitchman

Sprigings Intellectual Property Law chitchman@sprigings.com

Christopher Hunter Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP chris.hunter@blakes.com

Dominique T Hussey Bennett Jones LLP husseyd@bennettjones.com

R Scott Jolliffe

Gowling WLG scott.jolliffe@gowlingwlg.com

Yoon Kang Smart & Biggar LLP ykang@smartbiggar.ca

Fiona Legere

McCarthy Tétrault LLP flegere@mccarthy.ca

Nathaniel Lipkus Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP nlipkus@osler.com

Donald H MacOdrum Bereskin & Parr LLP dmacodrum@bereskinparr.com

Alfred A Macchione

McCarthy Tétrault LLP amacchione@mccarthy.ca

Daphne Maravei Ridout & Maybee LLP dmaravei@ridoutmaybee.com

Jason Markwell Fasken jmarkwell@fasken.com

Steven Mason

McCarthy Tétrault LLP smason@mccarthy.ca

Bill Mayo

Aitken Klee LLP bmayo@aitkenklee.com

Eileen McMahon Torys LLP emcmahon@torys.com

Jamie Mills DLA Piper (Canada) LLP jmills@blg.com

Richard Naiberg Goodmans LLP rnaiberg@goodmans.ca

Nancy Pei Smart & Biggar LLP nppei@smartbiggar.ca

Anthony M Prenol CPST Intellectual Property anthony.prenol@cpstip.com

Harry Radomski Goodmans LLP hradomski@goodmans.ca

Kavita Ramamoorthy Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP kavita@fineberg.legal

Jordana Sanft Lenczner Slaght jsanft@litigate.com

Jordan Scopa Goodmans LLP jscopa@goodmans.ca

Andrew M Shaughnessy Torys LLP ashaughnessy@torys.com

Sandon Shogilev Goodmans LLP sshogilev@goodmans.ca

Andrew Skodyn Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP andrew.skodyn@blakes.com

Warren Sprigings Sprigings Intellectual Property Law warren@sprigings.com

Jonathan Stainsby Aitken Klee LLP jstainsby@aitkenklee.com

Bruce W Stratton DLA Piper (Canada) LLP bruce.stratton@dlapiper.com

David Tait McCarthy Tétrault LLP dtait@mccarthy.ca

Christopher C Van Barr Gowling WLG christopher.vanbarr@gowlingwlg.com

J Bradley White Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP bwhite@osler.com

Allyson Whyte Nowak

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP allyson.whytenowak@nortonrosefulbright.com

Peter R Wilcox Belmore Neidrauer LLP pwilcox@belmorelaw.com

Jennifer L Wilkie Gowling WLG jennifer.wilkie@gowlingwlg.com

Jenna Wilson Wilson Lue LLP jenna.wilson@wilsonlue.com

Vincent M de Grandpré Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP vdegrandpre@osler.com

Quebec

Brian R Daley

Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP brian.daley@nortonrosefulbright.com

Julie Desrosiers Fasken

jdesrosiers@fasken.com Louis-Pierre Gravelle Bereskin & Parr LLP lpgravelle@bereskinparr.com

François Guay Smart & Biggar LLP fguay@smartbiggar.ca

Alain M Leclerc Fasken aleclerc@fasken.com

Judith Robinson Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP judith@fineberg.legal

Bob H Sotiriadis Robic LLP sotiriadis@robic.com

Chile

Sergio Amenábar V Villaseca Abogados samenabar@villaseca.cl Guillermo Carey Carey gcareyc@carey.cl Felipe Claro S Claro y Cia felipe@claro.cl Juan Pablo Egaña Sargent & Krahn jpegana@sargent.cl Cristóbal Porzio Porzio Ríos & Asociados cporzio@porzio.cl Marino Porzio Porzio Ríos García mporzio@porzio.cl

China

Nick Beckett CMS nick.beckett@cms-cmno.com Tony Chen Jones Day tonychen@jonesday.com Wenping Chen King & Wood Mallesons chenwenping@cn.kwm.com He Fang King & Wood Mallesons fang.he@cn.kwm.com William (Skip) Fisher DLA Piper UK LLP william.fisher@dlapiper.com Gordon Gao Fangda Partners ggao@fangdalaw.com Aaron D Hurvitz Kangxin Partners ahurvitz@kangxin.com Geoffrey Lin Ropes & Gray LLP geoffrey.lin@ropesgray.com Richard Lin Fangda Partners rlin@fangdalaw.com Elliot Papageorgiou* Gowling WLG elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com Yusheng Shi King & Wood Mallesons shiyusheng@cn.kwm.com Johnson Z L Wang JunHe LLP wangzl@junhe.com Li Weng Rouse lweng@iprights.cn

Christine Yiu

Bird & Bird christine.yiu@twobirds.com

Jianyang (Eugene) Yu Liu Shen & Associates eugeneyu@liushen.com

Nongfan Zhu King & Wood Mallesons zhunongfan@cn.kwm.com

Colombia

Carlos R Olarte OlarteMoure carlos.olarte@olartemoure.com

Fernando Triana Triana Uribe & Michelsen fts@tumnet.com

Czech Republic

Petr Kusy Cermak a spol intelprop@apk.cz Karel Čermák Jr Cermak a spol intelprop@apk.cz

David Štros Stros & Kusak office@stroskusak.cz

Denmark

Nicolaj Bording Kromann Reumert nbo@kromannreumert.com

Jeppe Brinck-Jensen Bech-Bruun JBJN@bechbruun.com

Martin Dræbye Gantzhorn Bech-Bruun mdg@bechbruun.com

Kenneth Kvistgaard-Aaholm Gorrissen Federspiel kka@gorrissenfederspiel.com

Emilie Lerstrøm Lundgrens EML@LUNDGRENS.DK

Nicolai Lindgreen Kromann Reumert nl@kromannreumert.com

Klaus Ewald Madsen Bech-Bruun kem@bechbruun.com

Jakob Krag Nielsen Horten jkn@horten.dk

Peter-Ulrik Plesner Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab pup@plesner.com

Sture Rygaard Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab sry@plesner.com

Anders Valentin

Bugge Valentin Advokatpartnerselskab Ava@buggevalentin.com

Mikkel Vittrup Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab mvi@plesner.com

Ecuador

Rodrigo Bermeo Rosales

Bermeo & Bermeo rbr@bermeolaw.com María Cecilia Romoleroux CorralRosales maria@corralrosales.com

Xavier Rosales CorralRosales xrosales@corralrosales.com

England

James Abrahams QC

8 New Square james.abrahams@8newsquare.co.uk

Piers Acland QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Dominic Adair Bristows LLP dominic.adair@bristows.com Daniel Alexander QC 8 New Square daniel.alexander@8newsquare.co.uk

Sara Ashby Wiggin LLP sara.ashby@wiggin.co.uk

Simon Ayrton Powell Gilbert LLP simon.ayrton@powellgilbert.com

Gregory Bacon Bristows LLP gregory.bacon@bristows.com

Jonathan Ball Gowling WLG jon.ball@gowlingwlg.com

Camilla Balleny

Carpmaels & Ransford camilla.balleny@carpmaels.com

Charlie Balme Marks & Clerk Law LLP cbalme@marks-clerk.com

Stuart Baran

Three New Square baran@3newsquare.co.uk Gemma Barrett Bristows LLP gemma.barrett@bristows.com

Stephen Bennett

Hogan Lovells International LLP stephen.bennett@hoganlovells.com

Dafydd Bevan Marks & Clerk Law LLP dbevan@marks-clerk.com

James Boon Bristows LLP james.boon@bristows.com

Andrew Bowler Bristows LLP andrew.bowler@bristows.com

Alexandra Brodie

Gowling WLG alexandra.brodie@gowlingwlg.com

Daniel Brook

Hogan Lovells International LLP daniel.brook@hoganlovells.com

Paul Brown

Hogan Lovells International LLP paul.brown@hoganlovells.com

Michael Burdon Simmons & Simmons LLP michael.burdon@simmons-simmons.com

Graham Burnett-Hall Marks & Clerk Law LLP gburnett-hall@marks-clerk.com

Robert Burrows Bristows LLP robert.burrows@bristows.com

Zoë Butler

Powell Gilbert LLP zoe.butler@powellgilbert.com

Douglas Campbell QC

Three New Square campbell@3newsquare.co.uk

Mark Chacksfield QC 8 New Square mark.chacksfield@8newsquare.co.uk

Simon Chalkley Keystone Law simon.chalkley@keystonelaw.co.uk

Arnie Clarke

Gill Jennings & Every LLP arnie.clarke@gje.com

Liz Cohen Bristows LLP liz.cohen@bristows.com

Simon Cohen Taylor Wessing LLP s.cohen@taylorwessing.com

William Cook Marks & Clerk Law LLP wcook@marks-clerk.com

Miles Copeland Three New Square copeland@3newsquare.co.uk

Neville Cordell Allen & Overy LLP Neville.Cordell@allenovery.com

Brian Cordery Bristows LLP brian.cordery@bristows.com

Amy Crouch Simmons & Simmons LLP Amy.Crouch@simmons-simmons.com

Hugo Cuddigan QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Duncan Curley Innovate Legal Services duncancurley@innovatelegal.co.uk

Nicola Dagg Kirkland & Ellis International LLP nicola.dagg@kirkland.com

Peter Damerell Powell Gilbert LLP peter.damerell@powellgilbert.com

Richard Davis Hogarth Chambers ahomes@hogarthchambers.com

Joe Delaney

Three New Square clerks@3newsquare.co.uk

Patrick Duxbury Gowling WLG patrick.duxbury@gowlingwlg.com

Michael Edenborough QC Serle Court

medenborough@serlecourt.co.uk

Anna Edwards-Stuart 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Huw Evans Gowling WLG huw.evans@gowlingwlg.com

Michael Gavey Simmons & Simmons LLP michael.gavey@simmons-simmons.com

Mike Gilbert Marks & Clerk Law LLP mgilbert@marks-clerk.com

Penny Gilbert Powell Gilbert LLP penny.gilbert@powellgilbert.com

Gregor Grant Marks & Clerk Law LLP ggrant@marks-clerk.com

Gordon Harris Gowling WLG gordon.harris@gowlingwlg.com

Tim Harris

Osborne Clarke LLP tim.harris@osborneclarke.com

Mark Heaney Allen & Overy LLP mark.heaney@allenovery.com

Michael Hicks Hogarth Chambers ibowie@hogarthchambers.com

Mark Hilton Bird & Bird LLP mark.hilton@twobirds.com

Thomas Hinchliffe QC Three New Square hinchliffe@3newsquare.co.uk

Geoffrey Hobbs QC One Essex Court teamb@oeclaw.co.uk

Bethan Hopewell Powell Gilbert LLP bethan.hopewell@powellgilbert.com

Andrew Hutchinson Simmons & Simmons LLP andrew.hutchinson@simmons-simmons.com

Paul Inman Gowling WLG paul.inman@gowlingwlg.com

Nicole Jadeja Pinsent Masons LLP nicole.jadeja@pinsentmasons.com

Isabel Jamal 8 New Square clerks@8newsquare.co.uk

Will James Osborne Clarke wjames@marks-clerk.com

Myles Jelf Bristows LLP myles.jelf@bristows.com

Neil Jenkins Bird & Bird LLP neil.jenkins@twobirds.com

Ian Karet Linklaters LLP ian.karet@linklaters.com

Patrick Kelleher Bird & Bird LLP patrick.kelleher@twobirds.com Ian Kirby

Carpmaels & Ransford imk@carpmaels.com

Ari Laakkonen

Powell Gilbert LLP ari.laakkonen@powellgilbert.com

David Lancaster Pinsent Masons LLP david.lancaster@pinsentmasons.com

Lindsay Lane QC

8 New Square lindsay.lane@8newsquare.co.uk

Yohan Liyanage Linklaters LLP yohan.liyanage@linklaters.com

Simon Llewellyn Carpmaels & Ransford simon.llewellyn@carpmaels.com

Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC 8 New Square andrew.lykiardopoulos@8newsquare.co.uk

Morag Macdonald Bird & Bird LLP morag.macdonald@twobirds.com

James Marshall

Taylor Wessing LLP j.marshall@taylorwessing.com

Bryce Matthewson Powell Gilbert LLP bryce.matthewson@powellgilbert.com

Susie Middlemiss

Slaughter and May susie.middlemiss@slaughterandmay.com

Tom Mitcheson QC

Three New Square mitcheson@3newsquare.co.uk

Katherine Moggridge

Three New Square moggridge@3newsquare.co.uk

Michael Moore Marks & Clerk Law LLP mmoore@marks-clerk.com

Sebastian Moore Herbert Smith Freehills LLP sebastian.moore@hsf.com

Gary Moss EIP Europe LLP gmoss@eip.com

Jane Mutimear Bird & Bird LLP jane.mutimear@twobirds.com

Brian Nicholson QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Marjan Noor Allen & Overy LLP marjan.noor@allenovery.com

Scott Parker Simmons & Simmons LLP scott.parker@simmons-simmons.com

Kathryn Pickard 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Richard Pinckney Bristows LLP richard.pinckney@bristows.com

Tim Powell Powell Gilbert LLP tim.powell@powellgilbert.com Iain Purvis QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Arty Rajendra Osborne Clarke LLP arty.rajendra@osborneclarke.com

Sophie Rich Herbert Smith Freehills LLP sophie.rich@hsf.com

Mark Ridgway Allen & Overy LLP mark.ridgway@allenovery.com

David Rose Mishcon de Reya LLP david.rose@mishcon.com

Jamie Rowlands Gowling WLG jamie.rowlands@gowlingwlg.com

Matthew Royle

Taylor Wessing LLP m.royle@taylorwessing.com

Beatriz San Martín Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer (UK) LLP Beatriz.SanMartin@arnoldporter.com

Nicholas Saunders QC Brick Court Chambers nicholas.saunders@brickcourt.co.uk

Hiroshi Sheraton Baker McKenzie hiroshi.sheraton@bakermckenzie.com

Mark R Shillito

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP mark.shillito@hsf.com

Michael Silverleaf QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Adrian Speck QC 8 New Square adrian.speck@8newsquare.co.uk

Katharine Stephens Bird & Bird LLP katharine.stephens@twobirds.com

Nigel Stoate Taylor Wessing LLP n.stoate@taylorwessing.com

Christopher Stothers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP christopher.stothers@freshfields.com

Michael Tappin QC 8 New Square michael.tappin@8newsquare.co.uk

Chris Thornham Taylor Wessing LLP c.thornham@taylorwessing.com

Clare Tunstall Pinsent Masons LLP clare.tunstall@pinsentmasons.com

Jonathan Turnbull Herbert Smith Freehills LLP jonathan.turnbull@hsf.com Justin Turner QC Three New Square turner@3newsquare.co.uk

Richard Vary Bird & Bird LLP richard.vary@twobirds.com Henry Ward 8 New Square henry.ward@8newsquare.co.uk Justin Watts WilmerHale justin.watts@wilmerhale.com

Andrew Waugh QC Three New Square andrewpwaugh@3newsquare.co.uk

Tim Whitfield Powell Gilbert LLP tim.whitfield@powellgilbert.com

James Whyte 8 New Square james.whyte@8newsquare.co.uk

Robert Williams Bird & Bird LLP robert.williams@twobirds.com

Richard Willoughby D Young & Co rww@dyoung.com Alex Wilson Powell Gilbert LLP alex.wilson@powellgilbert.com David Wilson Carpmaels & Ransford david.wilson@carpmaels.com

Finland

Rainer Hilli Roschier, Attorneys Ltd rainer.hilli@roschier.com Lasse Laaksonen Borenius Attorneys Ltd lasse.laaksonen@borenius.com Johanna Lilja Roschier, Attorneys Ltd johanna.lilja@roschier.com

Hanna Paloheimo

Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd hanna.paloheimo@castren.fi

Ben Rapinoja

Borenius Attorneys Ltd ben.rapinoja@borenius.com

Sakari Salonen

Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd sakari.salonen@castren.fi

Mikael Segercrantz Roschier, Attorneys Ltd mikael.segercrantz@roschier.com

Panu Siitonen

Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd panu.siitonen@hannessnellman.com

France

Sabine Agé

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON sabine.age@hoyngrokh.com Yves Bizollon Bird & Bird AARPI yves.bizollon@twobirds.com

Thomas Bouvet Jones Day tbouvet@jonesday.com Sandrine Bouvier-Ravon Cousin & Associés s.bouvier@cousin-associes.com Laëtitia Bénard Allen & Overy LLP laetitia.benard@allenovery.com

Thomas Cuche

Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés cuche@dtmvparis.com

Pauline Debré Linklaters LLP pauline.debre@linklaters.com Raphaëlle Dequiré-Portier Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI dequire-portier@gide.com Grégoire Desrousseaux August & Debouzy gdesrousseaux@august-debouzy.com

Julien Fréneaux

Bardehle Pagenberg freneaux@bardehle.fr Jean-Frédéric Gaultier Taliens jeanfrederic.gaultier@taliens.com

Emmanuel Gougé Pinsent Masons LLP emmanuel.gouge@pinsentmasons.com Stéphane Guerlain Armengaud Guerlain armengaud.guerlain@wanadoo.fr

Emmanuel Larere

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI larere@gide.com Anne-Charlotte Le Bihan Bird & Bird AARPI anne.charlotte.le.bihan@twobirds.com

Benjamin May Aramis

may@aramis-law.com Arnaud Michel

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI michel@gide.com Thierry Mollet-Vieville Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés tmv@dtmvparis.com

Denis Monégier du Sorbier HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON denis.monegierdusorbier@hoyngrokh.com

Amandine Métier

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON amandine.metier@hoyngrokh.com

Alexandra Neri

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP alexandra.neri@hsf.com

David Por Allen & Overy LLP david.por@allenovery.com

Stanislas Roux-Vaillard Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP stanislas.roux-vaillard@hoganlovells.com

Marianne Schaffner

Reed Smith mschaffner@reedsmith.com

Denis Schertenleib Cabinet Schertenleib ds@schertenleib-avocats.com

Benoît Strowel

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON benoit.strowel@hoyngrokh.com

Dariusz Szleper

Szleper Henry Avocats d.szleper@szleper-henry.com

Grégoire Triet Taliens triet@taliens.com

Germany

Bernhard Arnold

ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanwälte Part mbB arnold@arnold-ruess.com

Christof Augenstein Kather Augenstein augenstein@katheraugenstein.com Thorsten Bausch Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB tbausch@hoffmanneitle.com

Michael Bergermann

Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben michael.bergermann@krieger-mes.de Ulrich Blumenröder Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte blumenroeder@grunecker.de

Thomas Bopp Gleiss Lutz thomas.bopp@gleisslutz.com

Johannes W Bukow

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP johannesbukow@quinnemanuel.com

Jochen Bühling

Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben jochen.buehling@krieger-mes.de

Peter Chrocziel

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB chrocziel@bardehle.com

Mattia Dalla Costa

CBA Studio Legale e Tributario mattia.dallacosta@cbalex.com

Christoph De Coster

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB c.decoster@taylorwessing.com

Christian Donle

Preu Bohlig & Partner berlin@preubohlig.de

Stefan Eck

Klaka Rechtsanwälte seck@klaka.com

Joachim Feldges Dr Joachim Feldges joachimfeldges@feldgesip.com

Soenke Fock

Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB fock@wildanger.eu

Martin Fähndrich

Hogan Lovells International LLP martin.faehndrich@hoganlovells.com

Eva Geschke

Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB geschke@wildanger.eu

Olaf Giebe Klaka Rechtsanwälte ogiebe@klaka.com

Wolf Graf von Schwerin

Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB schwerin@wildanger.eu

Christoph Graf von der Groeben Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben christoph.grafvondergroeben@krieger-mes.de Marcus Grosch

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP marcusgrosch@quinnemanuel.com

Alexander Haertel

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB alexander.haertel@bardehle.de

Klaus Haft

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER klaus.haft@hoyngrokh.com

Tobias Hahn

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER tobias.hahn@hoyngrokh.com Christian Harmsen Bird & Bird LLP christian.harmsen@twobirds.com

Johannes Heselberger

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB heselberger@bardehle.de Gisbert Hohagen

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB g.hohagen@taylorwessing.com

Frank-Erich Hufnagel

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP frank-erich.hufnagel@freshfields.com Niels Hölder Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB nhoelder@hoffmanneitle.com

Oliver Jan Jüngst Bird & Bird LLP oliver.juengst@twobirds.com

Dietrich Kamlah

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB d.kamlah@taylorwessing.com

Christine Kanz

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER christine.kanz@hoyngrokh.com

Christof Karl

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB karl@bardehle.de

Kay N Kasper

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER kay.kasper@hoyngrokh.com

Peter Kather

Kather Augenstein kather@katheraugenstein.com

Roland Kehrwald

Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB kehrwald@wildanger.eu

Wolfgang Kellenter Hengeler Mueller wolfgang.kellenter@hengeler.com

Erhard Keller

Hogan Lovells International LLP erhard.keller@hoganlovells.com

Miriam Kiefer

Kather Augenstein kiefer@katheraugenstein.com

Boris Kreye

Bird & Bird LLP boris.kreye@twobirds.com

Martin Köhler

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER martin.koehler@hoyngrokh.com

Jens Künzel

Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben jens.kuenzel@krieger-mes.de

Roland Küppers

TaylorWessing PartGmbB r.kueppers@taylorwessing.com

Christian Lederer

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB c.lederer@taylorwessing.com

Anja Lunze

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB a.lunze@taylorwessing.com

Peter Mes

Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben mes@krieger-mes.de

Matthias Meyer Bird & Bird LLP matthias.meyer@twobirds.com

Peter Meyer Simmons & Simmons peter.meyer@simmons-simmons.com

Jasper Meyer zu Riemsloh Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB

Riemsloh@wildanger.eu

Thomas Musmann rospatt osten pross Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

musmann@rospatt.de Tilman Müller-Stoy Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB mueller-stoy@bardehle.de

Ralph Nack Noerr PartGmbB ralph.nack@noerr.com Michael Nieder Klaka Rechtsanwälte mnieder@klaka.com

Christian Osterrieth HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER christian.osterrieth@hoyngrokh.com

Johann Pitz

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB pitz@vossiusandpartner.com

Clemens Plassmann

Hogan Lovells International LLP clemens.plassmann@hoganlovells.com

Wolrad Prinz zu Waldeck und Pyrmont Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP wolrad.waldeck@freshfields.com

Thomas W Reimann

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER thomas.reimann@hoyngrokh.com

Sabine Rojahn

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB s.rojahn@taylorwessing.com Gereon Rother

Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben info@krieger-mes.de

Felix Rödiger Bird & Bird LLP felix.roediger@twobirds.com Matthias Rößler

karo IP Patentanwälte Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels PartG mbB roessler@karo-ip.de

Kai Rüting

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

k.rueting@vossiusandpartner.com

Michael Samer

TaylorWessing PartGmbB m.samer@taylorwessing.com

Thure Schubert

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

schubert@vossiusandpartner.com

Cordula Schumacher ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanwälte Part mbB schumacher@arnold-ruess.com

Matthias Sonntag Gleiss Lutz matthias.sonntag@gleisslutz.com

Marco Stief*

Maiwald Patentanwalts- und RechtsanwaltsGmbH stief@maiwald.eu

Christian Stoll Hogan Lovells International LLP christian.stoll@hoganlovells.com

Henrik Timmann rospatt osten pross Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

timmann@rospatt.de

Axel Verhauwen Krieger Mes & Graf v. der Groeben axel.verhauwen@krieger-mes.de Mirko Weinert

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER mirko.weinert@hoyngrokh.com

Peter-Michael Weisse Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Partners mbB

weisse@wildanger.eu Philipp Widera Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB p.widera@vossius.eu

Tobias Wuttke* Meissner Bolte Partnerschaft mbB wu@mb.de

Ina vom Feld Herbert Smith Freehills LLP ina.vomfeld@hsf.com

Andreas von Falck

Hogan Lovells International LLP andreas.vonfalck@hoganlovells.com

Wolfgang von Meibom Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB w.vonmeibom@vossiusandpartner.com Max von Rospatt rospatt osten pross Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB max@rospatt.de

Greece

Constantinos Kilimiris Patrinos & Kilimiris ckilimiris@patrinoskilimiris.com

Guatemala

Marco Antonio Palacios Palacios & Asociados Sercomi mapalacios@sercomi.com.gt

Hong Kong

Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com

Ella Cheong ELLALAN ella.cheong@ellalan.com

Alan Chiu ELLALAN alan.chiu@ellalan.com

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Justin Davidson Norton Rose Fulbright justin.davidson@nortonrosefulbright.com

Lewis Ho Loeb & Loeb LLP lho@loeb.com

Shirley Kwok King & Wood Mallesons shirley.kwok@hk.kwm.com

Matthew Laight Bird & Bird matthew.laight@twobirds.com

Annie Tsoi Deacons annie.tsoi@deacons.com

Henry Wheare Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com

Alison Wong Bird & Bird alison.wong@twobirds.com Kenny K S Wong Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com Catherine Zheng Deacons catherine.zheng@deacons.com

Hungary

Gusztáv Bacher Szecskay Attorneys at Law gusztav.bacher@szecskay.com Gábor Germus Germus and Partners gabor.germus@germus.eu Bálint Halász Siegler Bird & Bird Law Office balint.halasz@twobirds.com Eszter Szakács Danubia Patent & Law Office LLC eszter.szakacs@danubialegal.hu András Szecskay Szecskay Attorneys at Law andras.szecskay@szecskay.com József K Tálas DANUBIA Legal jozsef.talas@danubialegal.hu

India

Pravin Anand Anand and Anand pravin@anandandanand.com Ravi Bhola K & S Partners ravi@knspartners.com V Lakshmikumaran Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan lakshmi.kumaran@lakshmisri.com

S Majumdar S Majumdar & Co cal@patentindia.com Shwetasree Majumder Fidus Law Chambers shwetasree@fiduslawchambers.com

Vaishali Mittal

Anand and Anand vaishalimittal@anandandanand.com

Archana Shanker Anand and Anand archana@anandandanand.com

Indonesia

Kin Wah Chow Rouse kchow@rouse.com Daru Lukiantono Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP Law Firm) daru.lukiantono@bakermckenzie.com

Toeti H Noerhadi-Roosseno Biro Oktroi Roosseno iprlaw@iprbor.com

Ireland

Robin Hayes

Whitney Moore robin.hayes@whitneymoore.ie Gerard Kelly

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP gkelly@mhc.ie

Aoife Murphy Whitney Moore aoife.murphy@whitneymoore.ie Fiona O’Beirne

McCann FitzGerald fiona.obeirne@mccannfitzgerald.ie Shane O’Brien

McCann FitzGerald Shane.OBrien@mccannfitzgerald.com Alistair Payne Acuatus alistairpayne@acuatus.com

Carol Plunkett William Fry carol.plunkett@williamfry.com Laura Scott William Fry laura.scott@williamfry.com

John Whelan A&L Goodbody jwhelan@algoodbody.com

Israel

Tal Band

S Horowitz & Co talb@s-horowitz.com

Eran Bareket Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Group eranb@gilatadv.co.il

Noam Blei

S Horowitz & Co noamb@s-horowitz.com

Eyal Bressler Dr Eyal Bressler & Co eyal@bressler.co.il

Yonatan Drori

Drori - Stav & Co. (of DWO Group) yonatan@dwo.co.il

David Gilat

Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Group davidg@gilatadv.co.il

Adi Levit Adi Levit Law Firm

Richard Luthi Luthi & Co richard.luthi@luthi.co.il

Yossi Markovich Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz yossim@pczlaw.com

Avi Ordo S Horowitz & Co avio@s-horowitz.com

Ran Vogel S Horowitz & Co ranv@s-horowitz.com

Liad Whatstein Liad Whatstein & Co lwhatstein@liadwhatstein.com

Italy

Mariangela Bogni

IP Law Galli m.bogni@iplawgalli.it

Massimo Cartella

Studio Legale Cartella Manzoni info@studiocartella.it

Giovanni Francesco Casucci Dentons Europe giovanni.casucci@dentons.com Vittorio Cerulli Irelli Trevisan & Cuonzo vcerulliirelli@trevisancuonzo.com

Gabriel Cuonzo Trevisan & Cuonzo gcuonzo@trevisancuonzo.com

Gian Paolo Di Santo

Pavia e Ansaldo Studio Legale gianpaolo.disanto@pavia-ansaldo.it Gualtiero Luca Dragotti DLA Piper gualtiero.dragotti@dlapiper.com

Mario Franzosi Franzosi Dal Negro Setti franzosi@franzosi.com

Giovanni Galimberti

Studio Legale Bird & Bird giovanni.galimberti@twobirds.com Cesare Galli

IP Law Galli galli.mi@iplawgalli.it

Giovanni Ghirardi

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale giovanni.ghirardi@hoganlovells.com

Giovanni Guglielmetti BonelliErede giovanni.guglielmetti@belex.com

Fabrizio Jacobacci

Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati fjacobacci@jacobacci-law.com

Vincenzo Jandoli

Franzosi Dal Negro Setti jandoli@franzosi.com

Luigi Mansani

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale luigi.mansani@hoganlovells.com

Massimiliano Mostardini

Studio Legale Bird & Bird massimiliano.mostardini@twobirds.com

Giuseppe Sena

Sena & Partners gsena@senaiplaw.com

Agata Sobol

Franzosi Dal Negro Setti sobol@franzosi.com

Paola Tarchini Sena & Partners ptarchini@senaiplaw.com

Luca Trevisan Trevisan & Cuonzo ltrevisan@trevisancuonzo.com

Marco Venturello

Venturello e Bottarini Avvocati marco.venturello@sleuresis.it

Japan

Hiroyuki Hagiwara

Paul Hastings LLP hiroyukihagiwara@paulhastings.com

Toshiaki Iimura Yuasa and Hara tiimura@yuasa-hara.co.jp Hitomi Iwase Nishimura & Asahi h_iwase@jurists.co.jp

Yoshikazu Iwase

Anderson Mori & Tomotsune yoshikazu.iwase@amt-law.com

Eiji Katayama

Abe Ikubo & Katayama eiji.katayama@aiklaw.co.jp

Harumi Kojo

Sakurazaka Law Offices harumi.kojo@sakurazakalaw.tokyo Eiichiro Kubota Kubota kubota@kubota-law.com

Yoshio Kumakura Nakamura & Partners y_kumakura@nakapat.gr.jp Takatoshi Monya Nishimura & Asahi t_monya@jurists.co.jp

Hiroshi Nemoto TMI Associates hnemoto@tmi.gr.jp Yoshimi Ohara Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu yoshimi_ohara@noandt.com

Seiji Ohno* Ohno & Partners info@oslaw.org Max Olson Morrison & Foerster LLP aolson@mofo.com

Takamitsu Shigetomi Oh-Ebashi LPC & Partners shigetomi@ohebashi.com Yasufumi Shiroyama Anderson Mori & Tomotsune yasufumi.shiroyama@amt-law.com

Tsuyoshi Sueyoshi Yuasa and Hara tsueyoshi@yuasa-hara.co.jp Wataru Sueyoshi Sueyoshi & Sato wataru.sueyoshi@ktslaw.jp

Koichi Tsujii Nakamura & Partners k_tsujii@nakapat.gr.jp Hajime Watanabe* WATANABE & SHIMIZU hajime.watanabe@wslaw.jp

Kazuhiko Yoshida Nakamura & Partners k_yoshida@nakapat.gr.jp

Korea

Duck Soon Chang Kim & Chang ducksoon.chang@kimchang.com Eun-Hwa Choi FirstLaw PC firstlaw@firstlaw.co.kr

Sang-Wook Han Kim & Chang swhan@kimchang.com

Kijoong Kang Bae, Kim & Lee LLC kijoong.kang@bkl.co.kr

Jae Hoon Kim Lee & Ko jaehoon.kim@leeko.com

Young Mo Kwon Lee & Ko ymk@leeko.com

Samuel Sungmok Lee Yulchon samuellee@yulchon.com Man-Gi Paik Kim & Chang mgpaik@kimchang.com

Hwan Sung Park Lee & Ko IP hwansung.park@leeko.com

Chun Y Yang Kim & Chang cyyang@kimchang.com Jay (Young-June) Yang Kim & Chang yjyang@kimchang.com

Latvia

Agris Bitāns

Eversheds Sutherland agris.bitans@eversheds.lv

Luxembourg

Nicolas Decker Avocats Decker & Braun decker.braun@pt.lu Nicolas K Dontas Dontas Law SARL n.dontas@dontaslaw.com

Malaysia

Karen Abraham Shearn Delamore & Co karen@shearndelamore.com

Cindy Goh Joo Seong Chooi & Company + Cheang & Ariff cindygoh@ccalaw.com

Guan Huat Khoo Skrine kgh@skrine.com Brian Law LAW Partnership brianlaw@law-partnership.com Charmayne Ong Poh Yin Skrine co@skrine.com

Michael Soo Shook Lin & Bok michaelsoo@shooklin.com.my

Mexico

Roberto Arochi

Arochi & Lindner SC rarochi@arochilindner.com Adolfo Athié Cervantes Basham Ringe y Correa SC aathie@basham.com.mx

Bernardo Herrerías Franco Hogan Lovells bernardo.herrerias@hoganlovells.com Eduardo Kleinberg Basham Ringe y Correa SC kleinberg@basham.com.mx

Alejandro Luna F OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. alf@olivares.com.mx

Martín Michaus Basham Ringe y Correa SC mmichaus@basham.com.mx

Kiyoshi I Tsuru Alberu TMI Abogados ktsuru@tmtlaw.com.mx

Netherlands

Bas Berghuis van Woortman Simmons & Simmons LLP bas.berghuis@simmons-simmons.com Eelco Bergsma Taylor Wessing NV e.bergsma@taylorwessing.com Koen Bijvank Brinkhof NV koen.bijvank@brinkhof.com Klaas Bisschop

Hogan Lovells International LLP klaas.bisschop@hoganlovells.com

Theo Blomme

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER theo.blomme@hoyngrokh.com Jaap J E Bremer BarentsKrans NV jaap.bremer@barentskrans.nl Rien Broekstra Brinkhof NV rien.broekstra@brinkhof.com Simon Dack HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER simon.dack@hoyngrokh.com Ricardo Dijkstra Vondst Advocaten NV ricardo.dijkstra@vondst-law.com

Jelle Drok

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP jelle.drok@freshfields.com

Richard Ebbink Brinkhof NV richard.ebbink@brinkhof.com

Willem Hoyng HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER willem.hoyng@hoyngrokh.com Armand Killan Bird & Bird (Netherlands) LLP armand.killan@twobirds.com

Rutger Kleemans

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP rutger.kleemans@freshfields.com

Judith Krens

Taylor Wessing NV j.krens@taylorwessing.com

Gertjan Kuipers

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV gertjan.kuipers@debrauw.com

András Kupecz

Kupecz Intellectual Property info@kupecz-ip.com

Rik Lambers Brinkhof NV rik.lambers@brinkhof.com

Oscar Lamme Simmons & Simmons LLP Oscar.lamme@simmons-simmons.com

Wim Maas

Taylor Wessing NV w.maas@taylorwessing.com

Bert Oosting

Hogan Lovells International LLP bert.oosting@hoganlovells.com

Wouter Pors Bird & Bird (Netherlands) LLP wouter.pors@twobirds.com

Paul Reeskamp DLA Piper Netherlands N V paul.reeskamp@dlapiper.com

Otto Swens Vondst Advocaten NV otto.swens@vondst-law.com Geert Theuws HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER geert.theuws@hoyngrokh.com

Peter Van Schijndel HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER peter.vanschijndel@hoyngrokh.com

Anne Marie Verschuur NautaDutilh NV annemarie.verschuur@nautadutilh.com

Daan de Lange Brinkhof NV daan.delange@brinkhof.com

Mark van Gardingen Brinkhof NV mark.vangardingen@brinkhof.com Arvid van Oorschot Vondst Advocaten NV arvid.vanoorschot@vondst.com Marc van Wijngaarden Bird & Bird (Netherlands) LLP marc.van.wijngaarden@twobirds.com Bart van den Broek HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER bart.vandenbroek@hoyngrokh.com Ruud van der Velden Hogan Lovells International LLP ruud.vandervelden@hoganlovells.com

New Zealand

Greg Arthur Clifton Chambers greg.arthur@cliftonchambers.co.nz Andrew Brown QC Bankside Chambers andrew@andrewbrown.co.nz Clive Elliott QC Shortland Chambers elliott@shortlandchambers.co.nz Tim Jackson AJ Park tim.jackson@ajpark.com Wes Jones AJ Park wes.jones@ajpark.com Julian Miles QC Richmond Chambers miles@richmondchambers.co.nz Blayne Peacock Ellis Terry blayne.peacock@ellisterry.com Matt Sumpter Chapman Tripp matt.sumpter@chapmantripp.com Sheana Wheeldon Sheana Wheeldon Barrister sheana@wheeldonlegal.com

Norway

Ida Gjessing GjessingReimers ig@gjessingreimers.no Ingvild Hanssen-Bauer Kvale Advokatfirma DA ihb@kvale.no

Gunnar Meyer

Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS gme@wr.no

Felix Reimers

GjessingReimers fr@gjessingreimers.no

Anne Marie Sejersted Kvale Advokatfirma DA ams@kvale.no Are Stenvik

Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS ast@bahr.no

Amund Brede Svendsen GjessingReimers abs@gjessingreimers.no

Gunnar Sørlie

Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS gso@bahr.no

Camilla Vislie Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS cav@thommessen.no

Peru

Héctor Alvarez

Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados halvarez@estudiorodrigo.com

Philippines

Noel A Laman

Castillo Laman Tan Pantaleon & San Jose noel.laman@cltpsj.com.ph

Poland

Monika Chimiak

Kulikowska & Kulikowski mchimiak@kulikowski.pl

Piotr Dynowski Bird & Bird Szepietowski i wspólnicy sp.k piotr.dynowski@twobirds.com

Justyna Rasiewicz

Rasiewicz Oleksyn & Associates justyna.rasiewicz@roa.pl

Dorota Rzążewska

JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys dorota.rzazewska@jwp.pl

Krystyna Szczepanowska-Kozłowska Allen & Overy A. Pędzich sp.k. krystyna.szczepanowska-kozlowska@ allenovery.com

Marek Łazewski LDS Łazewski Depo & Partners marek.lazewski@lds-ip.pl

Portugal

Filipe Teixeira Baptista Baptista, Monteverde e Associados - Sociedade de Advogados RL I Law Firm filipe.baptista@bma.com.pt

António de Magalhăes Cardoso VdA amc@vda.pt

Hugo Monteiro de Queirós PLMJ hugo.monteiroqueiros@plmj.pt

Sara Nazaré VdA ssn@vda.pt

Manuel Oehen Mendes Yolanda Busse, Oehen Mendes & Assoc ybom@netcabo.pt

Marta Alves Vieira Vieira de Almeida mav@vda.pt

Scotland

Colin Hulme Burness Paull LLP colin.hulme@burnesspaull.com

Singapore

Sheena Jacob CMS Holborn Asia sheena.jacob@cms-holbornasia.com

Alban Kang Bird & Bird ATMD LLP alban.kang@twobirds.com

Meryl Koh Drew & Napier LLC meryl.koh@drewnapier.com

Stanley Lai SC Allen & Gledhill LLP stanley.lai@allenandgledhill.com

Ai Ming Lee Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP aiming.lee@dentons.com

Pei Lin Low Allen & Gledhill LLP low.peilin@allenandgledhill.com

M Ravindran Ravindran Associates LLP ravi@ipravi.com

Tony Yeo Drew & Napier LLC tony.yeo@drewnapier.com

South Africa

Alexis Apostolidis Adams & Adams alexis.apostolidis@adamsadams.com

Russell Bagnall Adams & Adams russell.bagnall@adamsadams.com

Lionel Bowman SC Circle Chambers bowman@lawcircle.co.za

Danie Dohmen Adams & Adams danie.dohmen@adamsadams.com

Rowan Joseph Von Seidels rjoseph@vonseidels.com

Gavin Marriott Group One Chambers marriott@counsel.co.za

Hugh Moubray Spoor & Fisher h.moubray@spoor.com

Cedric Puckrin SC

Circle Chambers sharon@lawcircle.co.za

Dario Tanziani Adams & Adams dario.tanziani@adamsadams.com

Jonathan Whittaker Spoor & Fisher j.whittaker@spoor.com

Wessel van Wyk Smit & Van Wyk w.vanwyk@svw.co.za

Spain

Colm Ahern Elzaburu cta@elzaburu.es

Alejandro Angulo Grau & Angulo a.angulo@ga-ip.com

Pedro Merino Baylos Baylos Abogados p.merino@baylos.com

Isabel Carulla

Clifford Chance SLPU isabel.carulla@cliffordchance.com

Ana Castedo

Hogan Lovells International LLP ana.castedo@hoganlovells.com

Eduardo Castillo Pérez-Llorca ecastillo@perezllorca.com

Antonio Castán Elzaburu ac@elzaburu.es

Luis Fernández-Novoa Valladares HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER luis.fernandez@hoyngrokh.com

Javier Huarte Grau & Angulo j.huarte@ga-ip.com

Jorge Llevat Vallespinosa Cuatrecasas jorge.llevat@cuatrecasas.com

Manuel Lobato Bird & Bird International LLP manuel.lobato@twobirds.com

Miquel Montañá

Clifford Chance SLPU miquel.montana@cliffordchance.com Montiano Monteagudo Uría Menéndez montiano.monteagudo@uria.com

Josep Montefusco Clifford Chance SLPU josep.montefusco@cliffordchance.com

Jesús Muñoz-Delgado y Mérida Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P jmunoz@ga-p.com

Ingrid Pi Uría Menéndez ingrid.pi@uria.com

Oriol Ramon Sauri Vidal-Quadras & Ramon oriol.ramon@vidalquadrasramon.com

Gonzalo Ulloa Suelves Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P gulloa@ga-p.com

Carlos Valls Augusta Abogados c.valls@fornesaabogados.com

Miguel Vidal-Quadras Trias de Bes Vidal-Quadras & Ramon m.vidalquadras@vidalquadrasramon.com

Sweden

Håkan Borgenhäll

Advokatfirman Vinge hakan.borgenhall@vinge.se

Magnus Dahlman Advokatbyrån Gulliksson AB magnus.dahlman@gulliksson.se

Julia Ericsson

Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå julia.ericsson@sandart.se

Erik Ficks

Roschier Advokatbyrå erik.ficks@roschier.com

Ludvig Holm Westerberg & Partners ludvig.holm@westerberg.com

Peter Kenamets

Lind Edlund Kenamets Intellectual Property AB peter.kenamets@lek-ip.com

Anders Kylhammar

Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå anders.kylhammar@sandart.se

Martin Levinsohn

Setterwalls martin.levinsohn@setterwalls.se

Dag Sandart Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå dag.sandart@sandart.se

Peter Sande Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå peter.sande@sandart.se

Jonas Westerberg Westerberg & Partners jonas.westerberg@westerberg.com

Karin Westerberg Sandart & Partners Advokatbyrå karin.westerberg@sandart.se

Switzerland

Berne

Peter Widmer

FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partners widmer@fmp-law.ch

Geneva

Thomas Legler Pestalozzi thomas.legler@pestalozzilaw.com

Vaud

Ralph Schlosser Kasser Schlosser avocats schlosser@kasser-schlosser.ch

Zurich

Thierry Calame* Lenz & Staehelin thierry.calame@lenzstaehelin.com

Lara Dorigo

Pestalozzi lara.dorigo@pestalozzilaw.com

Philipp Groz

Schellenberg Wittmer philipp.groz@swlegal.ch Andri Hess Homburger andri.hess@homburger.ch

Christian Hilti Rentsch Partner AG hilti@rentschpartner.ch

Simon Holzer* MLL Legal simon.holzer@mll-legal.com

Stefan Kohler VISCHER AG skohler@vischer.com

Andrea Mondini Times Attorneys mondini@timesattorneys.ch Rudolf A Rentsch IPrime Legal AG zurich@iprime.law

Michael Ritscher* MLL Legal michael.ritscher@mll-legal.com

Christoph Willi

Streichenberg Attorneys at Law christoph.willi@streichenberg.ch

Taiwan

C V Chen

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law cvchen@leeandli.com

Jennifer Lin Tsar & Tsai Law Firm jenniferlin@tsartsai.com.tw

Thailand

Alan Adcock Tilleke & Gibbins alan.a@tilleke.com Fabrice Mattei Rouse fmattei@rouse.com Say Sujintaya Baker McKenzie Ltd say.sujintaya@bakermckenzie.com Darani Vachanavuttivong Tilleke & Gibbins darani.v@tilleke.com

Turkey

Özge Atılgan Karakulak Gün + Partners ozge.atilgan@gun.av.tr Selin Sinem Erciyas Gün + Partners selin.erciyas@gun.av.tr Mehmet Gün Gün + Partners mehmet.gun@gun.av.tr

Ukraine

Mariya Ortynska IPStyle ortynska@ipstyle.net Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson Pakharenko & Partners pakharenko@pakharenko.com.ua

Uruguay

Gustavo Fischer Fischer Abogados fischer@fischer.com.uy

USA

Alabama

W Edward Bailey Maynard Cooper & Gale PC ebailey@maynardcooper.com

California

Adam R Alper Kirkland & Ellis LLP aalper@kirkland.com

Dan Altman Knobbe Martens daltman@kmob.com

Mike Bettinger Sidley Austin LLP mbettinger@sidley.com

Jared Bobrow Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP jbobrow@orrick.com Juanita R Brooks Fish & Richardson PC brooks@fr.com

Henry C Bunsow Bunsow De Mory Smith & Allison LLP hbunsow@bdiplaw.com I Neel Chatterjee Goodwin nchatterjee@goodwinlaw.com

Morgan Chu Irell & Manella LLP mchu@irell.com

Daralyn J Durie Durie Tangri LLP ddurie@durietangri.com

Gerald J Flattmann Jr King & Spalding gflattmann@kslaw.com

Maxwell A Fox McDermott Will & Emery mfox@mwe.com

William Gaede McDermott Will & Emery wgaede@mwe.com

David I Gindler Milbank LLP dgindler@milbank.com

Lisa Haile DLA Piper LLP (US) lisa.haile@dlapiper.com

Robert T Haslam Covington & Burling LLP rhaslam@cov.com

Michael A Jacobs Morrison & Foerster LLP mjacobs@mofo.com

Kevin P B Johnson Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP kevinjohnson@quinnemanuel.com

Peter H Kang Sidley Austin LLP pkang@sidley.com

John W Keker Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP jkeker@kvn.com

Grant L Kim LimNexus LLP grant.kim@limnexus.com

Rudy Y Kim Morrison & Foerster LLP rudykim@mofo.com

Leo L. Lam Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP llam@kvn.com

Mark A Lemley Durie Tangri LLP mlemley@durietangri.com

Joe Liebeschuetz Alston & Bird LLP joe.liebeschuetz@alston.com

Douglas E Lumish Latham & Watkins LLP doug.lumish@lw.com

Vern Norviel Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati vnorviel@wsgr.com

Rajiv P Patel Fenwick & West LLP rpatel@fenwick.com

Matthew D Powers Tensegrity Law Group LLP matthew.powers@tensegritylawgroup.com

Sasha G Rao Maynard Cooper & Gale srao@maynardcooper.com

Joseph R Re Knobbe Martens joe.re@knobbe.com

Edward R Reines Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP edward.reines@weil.com

Kent Richardson Richardson Oliver Law Group LLP krichardson@richardsonoliver.com

Clement S Roberts Durie Tangri LLP croberts@durietangri.com

William C Rooklidge

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP wrooklidge@gibsondunn.com

Jeannine Sano

White & Case LLP jsano@whitecase.com

Ron E Shulman

Latham & Watkins LLP ron.shulman@lw.com

Darin Snyder

O’Melveny & Myers LLP dsnyder@omm.com

Susan M Spaeth

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP sspaeth@kilpatricktownsend.com

Ragesh K Tangri

Durie Tangri LLP rtangri@durietangri.com

Andrew N Thomases

Ropes & Gray LLP andrew.thomases@ropesgray.com

Ellisen Turner

Irell & Manella LLP eturner@irell.com

James F Valentine

Perkins Coie LLP jvalentine@perkinscoie.com

Robert A Van Nest

Keker, Van Nest & Peters LLP rvannest@kvn.com

Vicki Veenker

Veenker Law Offices vicki@veenkerlaw.com

Charles K Verhoeven

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP charlesverhoeven@quinnemanuel.com

Vernon Winters

Sidley Austin LLP vwinters@sidley.com

James C Yoon

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati jyoon@wsgr.com

Stanley Young Covington & Burling LLP syoung@cov.com

Lynda Zadra-Symes Knobbe Martens lynda.zadrasymes@knobbe.com

Delaware

Jack B Blumenfeld

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP jblumenfeld@mnat.com

Karen Jacobs

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP kjacobs@mnat.com

Karen Keller

Shaw Keller LLP kkeller@shawkeller.com

Philip A Rovner

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP provner@potteranderson.com

John W Shaw

Shaw Keller LLP jshaw@shawkeller.com

Rodger D Smith II

Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP rsmith@mnat.com

District of Columbia

James Barney

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP james.barney@finnegan.com

J Steven Baughman

Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP sbaughman@paulweiss.com

David I Berl

Williams & Connolly LLP dberl@wc.com

Jessamyn S Berniker Williams & Connolly LLP jberniker@wc.com

Barry E Bretschneider BakerHostetler bbretschneider@bakerlaw.com

Paul F Brinkman Kirkland & Ellis LLP paul.brinkman@kirkland.com

Ruffin B Cordell Fish & Richardson PC cordell@fr.com

Bryan C Diner

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP

bryan.diner@finnegan.com

Tracy-Gene G Durkin*

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC tdurkin@sternekessler.com E Anthony Figg

Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck PC efigg@rfem.com

Bruce R Genderson Williams & Connolly LLP bgenderson@wc.com

Jorge A Goldstein*

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC jgold@sternekessler.com

Maximilian A Grant Latham & Watkins LLP max.grant@lw.com R Danny Huntington Rothwell Figg Ernst & Manbeck PC dhuntington@rfem.com

Thomas L Irving

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP tom.irving@finnegan.com

J Michael Jakes Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP mike.jakes@finnegan.com

Thomas L Jarvis Winston & Strawn LLP tjarvis@winston.com

Alan J Kasper Sughrue Mion PLLC akasper@sughrue.com

Jeffrey P Kushan Sidley Austin LLP jkushan@sidley.com

Esther H Lim

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP esther.lim@finnegan.com

Gregg F LoCascio PC Kirkland & Ellis LLP gregg.locascio@kirkland.com

Timothy J May Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP timothy.may@finnegan.com Roderick R McKelvie Covington & Burling LLP rmckelvie@cov.com

Michael J McKeon Fish & Richardson PC mckeon@fr.com

Scott A McKeown

Ropes & Gray LLP scott.mckeown@ropesgray.com

Michael A Morin Latham & Watkins LLP michael.morin@lw.com

George F Pappas

Covington & Burling LLP gpappas@cov.com

Adam L Perlman Latham & Watkins LLP adam.perlman@lw.com

Richard L Rainey Covington & Burling LLP rrainey@cov.com

Anand K Sharma

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP anand.sharma@finnegan.com

Kenneth Sheehan BakerHostetler ksheehan@bakerlaw.com

Sturgis Sobin Covington & Burling LLP ssobin@cov.com

Robert Greene Sterne* Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC rsterne@sternekessler.com

Robert L Stoll Faegre Drinker Robert.Stoll@dbr.com

Florida

Brian R Gilchrist

Allen Dyer Doppelt & Gilchrist PA bgilchrist@addmg.com

Georgia

William H Boice

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP bboice@kilpatricktownsend.com

James L Ewing IV Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP jewing@kilpatricktownsend.com

Andrew T Meunier

Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC dmeunier@mcciplaw.com

Mitchell G Stockwell Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP mstockwell@kilpatricktownsend.com

Illinois

Kenneth R Adamo*

Law Office of KRAdamo kenneth@kradamo.com

Paul H Berghoff

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP berghoff@mbhb.com

David K Callahan PC

Latham & Watkins LLP david.callahan@lw.com

Richard A Cederoth

Sidley Austin LLP rcederoth@sidley.com

William H Frankel Crowell & Moring LLP wfrankel@crowell.com

Herbert D Hart III

McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd hhart@mcandrews-ip.com

James F Hurst Kirkland & Ellis LLP james.hurst@kirkland.com

Bradford P Lyerla

Jenner & Block LLP blyerla@jenner.com

Edward A Mas II

McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd emas@mcandrews-ip.com

Paul J Molino

Rakoczy Molino Mazzochi Siwik LLP paul@rmmslegal.com

David T Pritikin

Sidley Austin LLP dpritikin@sidley.com

Harry J Roper Jenner & Block LLP hroper@jenner.com Massachusetts

John Englander

Goodwin

jenglander@goodwinprocter.com

William F Lee WilmerHale william.lee@wilmerhale.com

Eric J Marandett

Choate Hall & Stewart emarandett@choate.com

Leslie A McDonell

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP

leslie.mcdonell@finnegan.com Frank Porcelli Fish & Richardson PC porcelli@fr.com

Frank E Scherkenbach Fish & Richardson PC scherkenbach@fr.com Philip Swain Foley Hoag LLP pswain@foleyhoag.com

Michigan

Robert M Siminski

Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC rsiminski@hdp.com

Minnesota

Bradley Forrest

Schwegman Lundberg Woessner bforrest@slwip.com

James Hallenbeck Schwegman Lundberg Woessner jhallenbeck@slwip.com

New York

Peter J Armenio PC White & Case LLP peter.armenio@whitecase.com

Gregory S Arovas PC Kirkland & Ellis LLP greg.arovas@kirkland.com

David Barr Arnold & Porter david.barr@arnoldporter.com

David B Bassett

WilmerHale david.bassett@wilmerhale.com

Brian P Biddinger

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP brianbiddinger@quinnemanuel.com

Scott J Bornstein

Greenberg Traurig LLP bornsteins@gtlaw.com

Joseph A Calvaruso Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP jcalvaruso@orrick.com

F Dominic Cerrito

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP nickcerrito@quinnemanuel.com

Steven Cherny

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP stevencherny@quinnemanuel.com

Evan R Chesler

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP echesler@cravath.com

Kenneth K Cho Santomassimo Davis LLP kcho@wiggin.com

Trevor Cook WilmerHale trevor.cook@wilmerhale.com

Kevin J Culligan Maynard Cooper & Gale kculligan@maynardcooper.com

Pablo D. Hendler Jones Day phendler@jonesday.com

Sona De Sidley Austin LLP sde@sidley.com

Edward J DeFranco Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP eddefranco@quinnemanuel.com

John M Desmarais Desmarais LLP jdesmarais@desmaraisllp.com

Daniel DiNapoli Arnold & Porter ddinapoli@arnoldporter.com

Gregory L Diskant

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP gldiskant@pbwt.com

Bindu Donovan Desmarais LLP bdonovan@desmaraisllp.com

Dimitrios T Drivas White & Case LLP ddrivas@whitecase.com

Lisa M Ferri Mayer Brown LLP lferri@mayerbrown.com

Ching-Lee Fukuda Sidley Austin LLP clfukuda@sidley.com

Melvin C Garner Leason Ellis LLP garner@leasonellis.com

Nicholas Groombridge Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP ngroombridge@paulweiss.com

James F Haley Jr Haley Guiliano LLP james.haley@hglaw.com

Christopher J Harnett Maynard Cooper & Gale charnett@maynardcooper.com

David Hashmall Goodwin dhashmall@goodwinprocter.com

Edgar H Haug Haug Partners LLP ehaug@haugpartners.com

John M Hintz Maynard Cooper & Gale jhintz@maynardcooper.com

Elizabeth Holland Goodwin eholland@goodwinprocter.com

Eric Huang Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP erichuang@quinnemanuel.com

Keith R Hummel

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP khummel@cravath.com

Charlotte Jacobsen Ropes & Gray LLP charlotte.jacobsen@ropesgray.com

Jesse J Jenner Ropes & Gray LLP jesse.jenner@ropesgray.com

David J Kappos

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP dkappos@cravath.com

Paul Keller

Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP paul.keller@nortonrosefulbright.com

Josh Krevitt

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP jkrevitt@gibsondunn.com

Gene W Lee Perkins Coie LLP glee@perkinscoie.com

Steven J Lee Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP slee@huntonak.com

David Leichtman Robins Kaplan LLP dleichtman@robinskaplan.com

Ira Levy Goodwin ilevy@goodwinlaw.com

Jeffrey I D Lewis Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP jeffrey.lewis@nortonrosefulbright.com

S Peter Ludwig Fish & Richardson PC ludwig@fr.com

David Marriott Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP dmarriott@cravath.com

William J McCabe Perkins Coie LLP wmccabe@perkinscoie.com Thomas J Meloro Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP tmeloro@willkie.com

John J Normile Jones Day jjnormile@jonesday.com

Catherine Nyarady Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP cnyarady@paulweiss.com

John B Pegram

Fish & Richardson PC pegram@fr.com

Robert Perry King & Spalding LLP rperry@kslaw.com

Filko Prugo Ropes & Gray LLP filko.prugo@ropesgray.com

Gerald Sobel Arnold & Porter gsobel@arnoldporter.com

Errol B Taylor Milbank LLP etaylor@milbank.com Bruce M Wexler Paul Hastings LLP brucewexler@paulhastings.com

Oregon

Scott E Davis Klarquist Sparkman LLP scott.davis@klarquist.com

Stacey C Slater

Klarquist Sparkman LLP stacey.slater@klarquist.com

John D Vandenberg

Klarquist Sparkman LLP john.vandenberg@klarquist.com

Pennsylvania

Martin J. Black

Dechert LLP martin.black@dechert.com

Dianne B Elderkin Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP delderkin@akingump.com

Texas

Samuel F Baxter

McKool Smith PC sbaxter@mckoolsmith.com

Margaret (Meg) A Boulware Boulware & Valoir mboulware@boulwarevaloir.com

Doug Cawley McKool Smith PC dcawley@mckoolsmith.com

Hilda C Galvan

Jones Day hcgalvan@jonesday.com

William L LaFuze McKool Smith PC wlafuze@mckoolsmith.com

David L McCombs Haynes and Boone LLP david.mccombs@haynesboone.com

Thomas M Melsheimer Winston & Strawn LLP tmelsheimer@winston.com

Scott F Partridge Baker Botts LLP scott.partridge@bakerbotts.com

Gale R (Pete) Peterson Law Offices of Gale R. Peterson pete.peterson4812@gmail.com

Bart Showalter Baker Botts LLP bart.showalter@bakerbotts.com

Bruce S Sostek Thompson & Knight LLP bruce.sostek@tklaw.com

Theodore Stevenson III Alston & Bird LLP ted.stevenson@alston.com

Virginia

Bruce H Bernstein* Greenblum & Bernstein PLC bbernstein@gbpatent.com

Charles E Lipsey

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP charles.lipsey@finnegan.com

Craig C Reilly

The Law Office of Craig C Reilly craig.reilly@ccreillylaw.com

Vietnam

Son Doan IPMAX Law Firm sdoan@ipmax.vn

PATENT AGENTS & ATTORNEYS

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS | Patent Agents & Attorneys

In this year’s research we highlight 326 stellar practitioners recognised for their excellent practice coordinating IP litigations, strategic developments and portfolio management on behalf of corporates ranging from biotech and phar maceuticals to software and engineering.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: IP - PATENT AGENTS & ATTORNEYS 2022

Thorsten Bausch

Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB Munich

Hugh Goodfellow

Carpmaels

& Ransford London

Gwilym Roberts

Kilburn & Strode LLP London

LEADING FIRMS

Kilburn & Strode

Kristina Cornish is “a fabulous attorney who is always up-to-date with the latest tech nology and is very commercially astute”. One peer adds, “She is the top life sciences patent attorney.”

Gwilym Roberts is “a tremendously expe rienced practitioner” who “everyone knows,” with sources adding “he is very clever and excellent with clients large or small.”

Nick Bassil garners praise from peers for his top-tier assistance to biotech and phar maceutical companies through EPO proceed ings and SPC applications.

Richard Howson impresses peers with his deep expertise in automotive and aerospace engineering licensing agree ments, patent prosecutions and portfolio management.

Jim Miller is “a joy to work with”, according to market commentators who laud his broad practice in mechanical engineering patents.

EMEA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Koen Bijvank Brinkhof NV Amsterdam

Hans-Rainer Jaenichen

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB Munich

Matthias

Rößler

karo IP Patentanwälte Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels PartG mbB Düsseldorf

Kristina Cornish Kilburn & Strode London

Cameron Marshall Carpmaels & Ransford London

Ravi Srinivasan J A Kemp London

D Young & Co

Kirk Gallagher excels at EPO hearings and disputes, with sources finding him “shrewd, thorough and well prepared.”

Simon O’Brien secures plaudits for his “notable activity on the life sciences side” and wealth of experience handling patent prose cutions, validity and infringement matters.

Charles Harding is renowned in the market and possesses three decades of experience representing clients in a wide range of patent matters.

Carpmaels & Ransford

Hugh Goodfellow maintains a sterling repu tation and is seen regularly engaged in highstake patent filings and prosecutions, SPC applications and EPO oppositions.

Cameron Marshall is “an excellent prac titioner who thinks two moves further into the game than his opponents”, hail sources.

Harvey Adams is “a very thorough practi tioner” who “sits at the top end of the market” thanks to his “strong defence practice in EPO contentious proceedings”.

Edward Oates stands out as a leading lawyer across the gamut of patent lifecycles, prosecutions and appeal proceedings.

Mewburn Ellis

Sean Walton is a well-respected patent specialist widely endorsed by sources for his agile handling of complex medical and biotechnology patents.

Robert Watson is highly sought after by a wide spectrum of corporations for his profound expertise in global IP litigations, prosecutions and portfolio management.

Rachel Oxley comes widely recom mended for her top-drawer practice assisting mechanical and aeronautical companies in highly technical, multijurisdictional IP disputes.

Simon Kremer is held in high regard by sources as a “consistent top performer” when managing intricate IP regulatory oppo sitions and disputes across a multitude of industries.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Austria

Andreas Wildhack from Wildhack & Jellinek is widely endorsed for his encyclopaedic patent knowledge, with sources noting, “He has done some standout work on SPCs.”

Andreas Gehring with Puchberger & Partner is heralded as a go-to attorney for complex patent oppositions, cancellations and infringement proceedings.

Denmark

Jakob Pade Frederiksen with Inspicos garners praise from peers thanks to his firstrate defence and advisory work in energy, medical and tech-related patent litigations.

Ulla Klinge is deemed a standout prac titioner lauded for her expert handling of pan-European regulatory oppositions, appeals, SPCs and prosecutions.

The “impressive” Steen Wadskov-Hansen of Budde Schou is “great to work with” in high value patent proceedings encompassing the life sciences and healthcare sectors.

England

Ravi Srinivasan at J A Kemp secures wide spread endorsements as an IP specialist who “everyone knows on the life sciences side”.

Arnie Clarke from Gill Jennings & Every is “a solid opponent” who is hailed by respondents for his “deep understanding of technology and practical approach to solutions”. One source adds, “His strategic planning for IP protection is fantastic.”

Craig Turner of A A Thornton & Co receives substantial praise for his prestigious patent practice spanning the agricultural, natural resources and medical sectors.

Richard Bassett with Potter Clarkson is a “leading light in the patent space”, with one peer adding, “He is an excellent and highly persuasive defence advocate in EPO conten tious proceedings.”

France

From PLASSERAUD IP, Cyra Nargolwalla is highly acclaimed by respondents, who high light her 20-plus years of experience in phar maceutical patents.

Germany

The “excellent” Matthias Rößler at karo IP delivers “deep technical understanding and precise implementation” of patent strate gies, as well as “a clear comprehension of the client’s needs”.

Hoffmann Eitle’s Thorsten Bausch receive resounding accolades for his “very analytical

mind” and excels at coordinating crossborder and domestic patent matters.

Hans-Rainer Jaenichen from Vossius & Partner ranks highly among market observers as “among the best patent attor neys”, thanks to his prodigious practice in complex regulatory issues.

H Ulrich Dörries with df-mp is renowned for his seasoned practice in patent disputes, where he is experienced in an enforcement and defence capacity.

Ireland

Cathal Lane of Tomkins & Co is a longstanding player for complex patent filings and patent application prosecutions in the UK and across Europe.

FRKelly’s Paul Keane excels at managing international IP portfolios and impresses respondents with his proficient handling of patent infringement and enforcement.

Israel

Kfir Luzzatto of Luzzatto & Luzzatto Patent Attorneys possesses “vast experience in various types of patents, as well as familiarity with each country’s unique requirements”. His “very responsive, fair and professional” approach is received with further aplomb.

NORTH AMERICA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Gal Ehrlich from Ehrlich & Fenster draws abundant praise from peers thanks to his wide-ranging practice, which sees him advising clients on patent prosecutions, busi ness strategies and design patent law.

Netherlands

Brinkhof’s Koen Bijvank is “a truly excel lent opponent and is all over the case law”, according to respondents who revere his practice as “the ideal synthesis between prosecution and litigation skills”.

Spain

Juan Arias from ABG Intellectual Property is “highly reputed” in patent disputes, thanks to his three decades’ experience advising clients on EPO oppositions, freedom-to-op erate opinions and litigation strategy support.

Sweden

Kransell & Wennborg’s Johan Wennborg is well versed in domestic and pan-Euro pean patent law, offering “clear and concise drafting and a strong prosecution practice”.

Switzerland

Christoph Müller of Hepp Wenger Ryffel is vaunted by commentators for his dextrous handling of patent infringement and revoca tion actions.

LEADING FIRMS

Smart & Biggar

Matthew Zischka enjoys a stellar reputation in the IP arena, thanks to his expansive expe rience counselling multinationals and inves tors on IT-related, electrical and mechanical patent matters.

John Knox cuts a distinguished figure in the North American market, excelling at patent drafting, prosecution and litigation support.

Stephan Georgiev is highly sought after by innovators and business owners for his first-class advice on design patent law, patent protection and brand management.

Aird & McBurney

Kimberly McManus showcases her excep tional knowledge across a wide range of IP matters, including prosecutions, patent eligi bility and portfolio management.

Lola Bartoszewicz impresses a broad base of clients with her wealth of experience handling complex patent agreements, pros ecutions and validity options.

Kitt Sinden is highly esteemed for his profound expertise in pharmaceuticals, medical devices and oil & gas patent matters.

Micheline Gravelle Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto

Stephen Perry PCK Toronto

Kimberly McManus Aird & McBurney Toronto

Matthew Zischka

Smart & Biggar LLP Toronto

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Canada

Stephen Perry from PCK IP is widely acclaimed by peers as a reference for inter national IP law, with one source adding, “I recommend him to clients who need high tech patents drafted.”

Micheline Gravelle with Bereskin & Parr runs a stellar practice advising pharmaceu tical, chemical and biotech companies on patentability, patent infringement and port folio management.

CPST Intellectual Property’s Brett Slaney leaves sources impressed as he shrewdly

strategises licensing agreements, patent portfolio and standard essential patents.

Constance Too of Gowling WLG has decades of experience planning and coordinating complex IP litigation, enforcement and prosecution.

USA

Gary Speier of Schwegman Lundberg Woessner is held in high esteem by medical and technology corporates for his shrewd IP infringement, valuation and litigation support.

David Gass with Marshall Gerstein & Borun is revered for his stellar advice on a wide spec trum of life sciences IP matters, including patentability, prosecution and protection.

Dan Altman from Knobbe Martens is heralded by sources as “a professional, effi cient and trusted advisor” as he perceptively protects clients’ lucrative products with diverse IP strategies.

At Evan Law Group, Paul Rauch is an eminent IP specialist with a breadth of experience counselling clients on patent prosecutions and portfolio management.

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

LEADING FIRMS

Marks & Clerk

Michael Lin demonstrates deep expertise on pan-Asian life sciences patents, where he excels at drafting patents, opinion work and due diligence.

Chris Hemingway is strongly endorsed by interviewees for skilfully steering highvalue IP transactions, regulatory disputes and applications.

Gianfranco Matteucci possesses “a strong technical background and a thorough knowledge of the law in multiple Southeast

Asian jurisdictions”. One peer adds, “He is my go-to attorney in Singapore.”

Upasana Patel is heralded as “a highly qualified IP lawyer who excels at handling medical technology patents”. Sources high light, “Her key strengths include the ability to translate the technical information and jargons into easily digestible material.”

FB Rice

Jenny Petering is “the real deal” for multi national biotech developers for her profound

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Mark Roberts from Davies Collison Cave Law is “a valuable asset” in patent prosecution, eligibility, infringement and regulatory audits.

Michael Caine is “a great patent attorney” distinguished by his superb provision of IP advice on patent infringements, validity options and adversarial disputes.

Amanda Stark at Griffith Hack Lawyers is a prominent name in the market who clients rely on for her deep expertise in interna tional IP strategy, patent management and prosecution.

China

Xia Zheng with AFD China is seen regularly engaged in complex IP proceedings involving key life sciences corporates.

expertise in patent assessment, strategy and infringement.

Steve Gledhill garners glowing praise from sources for his “top-rated practice”, encompassing patent oppositions, due dili gence and opinion work.

Brett Lunn is touted for his encyclo paedic knowledge of IP strategies for trans national corporates, start-ups and research organisations.

Hong Kong

Jaqueline Liu of Eagle IP has built an impres sive practice advising private and public sector clients in international patent pros ecution, technology transfer, due diligence and enforcement matters.

Jeffrey McLean with Deacons is recognised for his dynamic IP practice, where he excels at handling a wide range of intricate matters

Frank Callus Henry Hughes IP Wellington

Chong Yee Khoo Cantab IP Pte Ltd Singapore

Yoshiyuki Inaba TMI Associates Tokyo Jenny Petering FB Rice Sydney

for clients in the biochemistry, computer and mechanical sectors.

India

Lex Orbis’ Manisha Singh is renowned for efficiently coordinating domestic and crossborder IP claims and disputes .

Japan

Yoshiyuki Inaba from TMI Associates is fêted by peers for his decades of experience skilfully steering complex anti-counterfeit, patent application and valuation matters.

Yasuhiko Murayama of Shiga International Patent Office enjoys “a great reputation” for his top-tier opinion work on a wide range of IP matters, spanning the electrical engineering, electronics and software fields.

Clients find revered IP specialist Masaki Morishima with Saegusa & Partners “a joy to work with,” as they unreservedly commend his “excellent knowledge and very helpful lingual fluency.”

Soei Patent & Law Firm’s Yoshinori Shimizu brings in-depth understanding and applica tion of patent law to a multitude of industries, including material sciences, biotech to retail goods.

New Zealand

Frank Callus at Henry Hughes IP is a leading figure in the market with vast international patent experience and over four decades of patent work behind him.

Wes Jones from AJ Park has a coveted track record counselling clients on design patent law, technology transfer and dispute support.

Singapore

Cantab IP’s Chong Yee Khoo possesses “great expertise in biotech patents”, including drafting, product lifecycle and litigation.

Michael McLaughlin of McLaughlin IP “provides excellent advice” on engineer ing-related IP matters and is considered as a “go-to” for client referrals.

Taiwan

TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law’s H G Chen comes highly recommended by clients for astutely handling IP disputes, competition and licensing matters on behalf of domestic and international corporations.

Masaki Morishima Saegusa & Partners

Masaki, a partner at Saegusa & Partners, a 75-year-old IP firm, is the head of Saegusa’s inter national client department, and the co-head of Saegusa’s chemical and biotech department. He works with a diverse array of clients from various chemistry and biotech fields, including specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals, fibres, foods, personal care products, diagnostics, enzymes and stem cells.

Masaki obtained an MS degree in applied life science from the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. Prior to joining Saegusa in 2008, he gained valuable work experience in the chem ical industry as a corporate researcher for Lion Corporation, one of Japan’s leading personal care product companies, and then served for over five years as the IP department head of an Osaka University spin-off company that focused on regen erative medicine.

He is highly experienced in drafting and pros ecuting patent applications. Additionally, having represented clients on many occasions, Masaki is also experienced in oppositions and nullity proceedings before the JPO, as well as appeals before the IP High Court. He frequently provides infringement and validity opinions.

To study EPO practice in depth, Masaki completed a year of intensive on-the-job training at IP firms based in Munich (Vossius & Partner, Hoffmann Eitle) and London (Marks & Clerk). Additionally, to assist Japanese clients doing busi ness overseas, he frequently attends oral proceed ings before both the opposition divisions and the boards of appeal of the EPO. This experience enables Masaki to provide European clients with advice on Japanese IP matters, while ensuring better under standing and satisfaction by doing so from the European practitioner’s perspective, particularly in view of the differences between the two regions.

Kitahama Konishi Building 7-1, Dosho-machi 1-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi Osaka, 541-0045

Tel: m-morishima@saegusa-pat.co.jp www.saegusa-pat.co.jp

WWL says: Clients find revered IP specialist Masaki Morishima “a joy to work with,” as they unreservedly commend his “excellent knowledge and very helpful lingual fluency.”

Philipp Rüfenacht

Keller Schneider Patent- und Markenanwälte AG

Dr. Philipp Rüfenacht is a partner with Keller Schneider Patent and Trademark Attorneys and located in their Bern office. He has a background in theoretical physics and handles patent cases in a variety of fields including software, ICT, medical devices, robotics, mechanical engineering and railway technology. Philipp Rüfenacht’s activities include patent prosecution as well as litigation-re lated work, oppositions and freedom-to-operate assessments. Philipp Rüfenacht has a particular interest in the intersection of technical IP with trademarks, designs and further measures for the protection of intellectual property.

Philipp Rüfenacht represents a variety of clients on an international level, including global companies, innovative SMEs as well as start-up companies.

Philipp Rüfenacht is lecturing at several universities in Switzerland and has been appointed as a part-time judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court in 2010.

Eric K Steffe

Eric K. Steffe is a director in Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox’s biotechnology & chemical prac tice group. Eric’s practice involves providing strategic counsel to his clients in various areas of patent law, with special emphasis on therapeutic antibodies, gene therapies, CRISPR, vaccines, diagnostics, anti sense technologies, personalized medicine, and cell culturing/bioprocessing methods.

Eric has extensive expertise in inter partes review proceedings, patent reexaminations, managing complicated multi-family patent portfo lios protecting pipeline and FDA-approved biotech products, preserving freedom-to-operate, inter ferences, and the IP issues arising out of industry collaborations and ongoing research. Additionally, his practice includes providing strategic advice to numerous companies seeking to launch products. Eric has published and lectured extensively in the field, and testified before Congress as a legal expert regarding the Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act.

Eric has been recognized in the Who’s Who Legal guide for patents since 2016 and in the IAM Patent 1000 for patent prosecution since 2014. The Legal 500 recognized Eric as a “Leading Lawyer” in the U.S. for his patent prosecution work for several years – a distinction awarded to only ten other attorneys in the entire country. He was awarded the LMG Life Sciences “Patent Strategy & Management Attorney of the Year – District of Columbia” award in 2018 and has been an LMG Life Sciences Star since 2017.

Eric was previously the chairperson of the firm’s patent prosecution practice and developed the concept for the firm’s popular publication the “Patent Prosecution Toolkit,” for which he was the inaugural editor and author of several chapters.

Eric received his J.D. from George Mason University School of Law and his M.S. in molecular genetics and B.S. in physics from the University of Georgia.

Eigerstrasse 2, Postfach 3000 Bern 14

Tel: +41 31 310 80 80 p.ruefenacht@kellerschneider.com www.kellerschneider.com

WWL says: Philipp Rüfenacht impresses market commentators thanks to his tech nical expertise, particularly on engineering and IT matters, as well as his extensive experience in patent disputes.

1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600 Washington, 20005 Tel: +1 202 772 8625 esteffe@sternekessler.com www.sternekessler.com

WWL says: With three decades of experi ence behind him, Eric Steffe is held in high regard for his strong experience providing advice to biotech and and pharmaceutical clients.

Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC

DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Australia

Marcus Caulfield

FB Rice mcaulfield@fbrice.com.au

John Landells

FB Rice jlandells@fbrice.com.au

Jenny Petering

FB Rice jpetering@fbrice.com.au

Eddie Walker

FB Rice ewalker@fbrice.com.au

Michael Caine

Davies Collison Cave Law mcaine@davies.com.au

Edward Genocchio Spruson & Ferguson Intellectual Property edward.genocchio@spruson.com

Steve Gledhill

FB Rice sgledhill@fbrice.com.au

Rachel Hooke

FB Rice rhooke@fbrice.com.au

Brett Lunn

FB Rice blunn@fbrice.com.au

Mark Roberts

Davies Collison Cave Law mroberts@davies.com.au

Andrea Ruhrmann

FB Rice aruhrmann@fbrice.com.au

Amanda Stark Griffith Hack Lawyers amanda.stark@griffithhack.com.au

Austria

Daniel Alge

SONN & PARTNER Patentanwälte alge@sonn.at Rainer Beetz SONN & PARTNER Patentanwälte beetz@sonn.at

Andreas Gehring

Puchberger & Partner Patentanwälte a.gehring@puchberger.at Herwig Margotti Schwarz & Partner margotti@kopas.at Harald Nemec Schwarz & Partner nemec@kopas.at Peter Pawloy SONN & PARTNER Patentanwälte pawloy@sonn.at

Andreas Wildhack Wildhack & Jellinek office@wildhack.at

Brazil

Clovis Silveira C&S InterPatents int@interpatents.com.br

Canada

Alberta

Roseann Caldwell Bennett Jones LLP caldwellr@bennettjones.com D Doak Horne Gowling WLG doak.horne@gowlingwlg.com Kirsten M Oates Parlee McLaws LLP koates@parlee.com

British Columbia

John Knox

Smart & Biggar LLP jwknox@smartbiggar.ca Konrad A Sechley Gowling WLG konrad.sechley@gowlingwlg.com

Ontario

Lola A Bartoszewicz Aird & McBurney LP lbartoszewicz@airdmcburney.com

Santosh Chari

CPST Intellectual Property santosh.chari@cpstip.com

Mitchell B Charness Ridout & Maybee LLP mcharness@ridoutmaybee.com

Robert Feutlinske Kirby IP Canada rfeut@kirbyip.com

Micheline Gravelle Bereskin & Parr LLP mgravelle@bereskinparr.com

David Johnson PCK Perry + Currier Inc (PCK IP) johnson@pckip.com

Daphne Lainson

Smart & Biggar LLP dclainson@smartbiggar.ca

James E Longwell Gowling WLG james.longwell@gowlingwlg.com

Kimberly McManus Aird & McBurney LP kmcmanus@airdmcburney.com

Omar A Nassif Gowling WLG omar.nassif@gowlingwlg.com

Trevor Newton Gowling WLG trevor.newton@gowlingwlg.com

Stephen Perry PCK Perry + Currier Inc (PCK IP) perry@pckip.com

David Schwartz Smart & Biggar LLP deschwartz@smartbiggar.ca

Kitt Sinden

Aird & McBurney LP ksinden@airdmcburney.com

Brett Slaney

CPST Intellectual Property brett.slaney@cpstip.com

Oliver Stone

Smart & Biggar LLP aostone@smartbiggar.ca Constance Too Gowling WLG connie.too@gowlingwlg.com

Matthew Zischka Smart & Biggar LLP mzischka@smartbiggar.ca

Quebec

Stephan Georgiev

Smart & Biggar LLP spgeorgiev@smartbiggar.ca

Michel Sofia Benoît & Côté Inc michel@benoit-cote.com

Robert B Storey Bereskin & Parr LLP rstorey@bereskinparr.com

China

James Cleeve

Marks & Clerk China jcleeve@marks-clerk.com Jenny Wang China Patent Agent HK jwang@cpahkltd.com Tang Xiaofeng Beijing Geach Intellectual Property Law Office tang@geach.com.cn Guoxu Yang CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office yanggx@ccpit-patent.com.cn Xia Zheng AFD China zhengxia@afdip.com

Denmark

Mikkel Bender

COPA: Copenhagen Patents mb@copenhagenpatents.com Jakob Pade Frederiksen Inspicos jpf@inspicos.com Peter Hertling Inspicos peh@inspicos.com Susanne Høiberg HØIBERG shg@hoiberg.com Marianne Johansen Chas.Hude mj@chashude.com Ulla Klinge Inspicos uk@inspicos.com Peter Koefoed Inspicos pko@inspicos.com

Lars Pallisgaard Olsen Guardian IP Consulting IS lpo@gipc.eu Jens Jørgen Schmidt Zacco Intellectual Property jens.jorgen.schmidt@zacco.com Holm Schwarze Guardian IP Consulting IS hsc@gipc.eu Peter Sørensen Plougmann Vingtoft psn@pv.eu Steen Wadskov-Hansen Budde Schou sh@buddeschou.dk

Kim Wagner

Plougmann Vingtoft kiw@pv.eu

Gerard van Walstijn Nordic Patent Service gw@nordic-patent.dk

England

Harvey Adams

Carpmaels & Ransford Harvey.Adams@carpmaels.com

Will Arends Marks & Clerk LLP warends@marks-clerk.com

Richard Bassett Potter Clarkson LLP richard.bassett@potterclarkson.com

Nick Bassil Kilburn & Strode LLP nbassil@kilburnstrode.com

Richard Bizley Avidity IP richard.bizley@avidity-ip.com

Jon Broughton

Patent Boutique LLP info@patent.boutique

John Brunner

Carpmaels & Ransford john.brunner@carpmaels.com

Alison Care Kilburn & Strode LLP acare@kilburnstrode.com

Julie Carlisle Mewburn Ellis LLP julie.carlisle@mewburn.com

Stephen Carter

The Intellectual Property Works contact@theintellectualpropertyworks.co.uk

Andrew Clark

J A Kemp LLP aclark@jakemp.com

Arnie Clarke

Gill Jennings & Every LLP arnie.clarke@gje.com

Zöe Clyde-Watson D Young & Co zcw@dyoung.com

Kristina Cornish Kilburn & Strode LLP kcornish@kilburnstrode.com

Julian Crump Abel & Imray julian.crump@abelimray.com

Kathryn Eldridge Kilburn & Strode LLP kformanuik@kilburnstrode.com

Angus Fairbairn Marks & Clerk LLP afairbairn@marks-clerk.com

Alice Findlay

Reddie & Grose alice.findlay@reddie.co.uk

Peter Finnie

Potter Clarkson LLP Peter.Finnie@potterclarkson.com

Kirk Gallagher D Young & Co kjg@dyoung.com

Richard Gillard Elkington and Fife LLP richard.gillard@elkfife.com

Hugh Goodfellow Carpmaels & Ransford hugh.goodfellow@carpmaels.com

Kirsteen Gordon Marks & Clerk LLP kgordon@marks-clerk.com

Charles Harding D Young & Co cth@dyoung.com

Richard Howson Kilburn & Strode LLP mail@kilburnstrode.com

John Jappy Gill Jennings & Every LLP john.jappy@gje.com

Saiful Khan Potter Clarkson LLP saiful.khan@potterclarkson.com

Simon Kiddle Mewburn Ellis LLP simon.kiddle@mewburn.com

Alexander Korenberg Kilburn & Strode LLP akorenberg@kilburnstrode.com

Simon Kremer Mewburn Ellis LLP simon.kremer@mewburn.com

Nick Lee Kilburn & Strode LLP nlee@kilburnstrode.com

Ian Loveless Reddie & Grose ian.loveless@reddie.co.uk

Cameron Marshall Carpmaels & Ransford cameron.marshall@carpmaels.com

David Miller Mathys & Squire djmiller@mathys-squire.com

Jim Miller Kilburn & Strode LLP jmiller@kilburnstrode.com

Colm Murphy Cooley (UK) LLP cmurphy@cooley.com

Simon O’Brien D Young & Co swo@dyoung.com

Edward Oates Carpmaels & Ransford edward.oates@carpmaels.com

Rachel Oxley Mewburn Ellis LLP rachel.oxley@mewburn.com

Stephanie Pilkington

Potter Clarkson LLP stephanie.pilkington@potterclarkson.com

Pawel Piotrowicz

Venner Shipley ppiotrowicz@vennershipley.co.uk

Timothy Powell

Potter Clarkson LLP timothy.powell@potterclarkson.com

Michelle Pratt Boult Wade Tennant mpratt@boult.com

Nick Reeve Reddie & Grose nick.reeve@reddie.co.uk

Gwilym Roberts Kilburn & Strode LLP groberts@kilburnstrode.com

Michael Roberts Reddie & Grose michael.roberts@reddie.co.uk

Sarah Roques J A Kemp LLP sroques@jakemp.com

Ed Round Marks & Clerk LLP eround@marks-clerk.com

Lucy Samuels Gill Jennings & Every LLP lucy.samuels@gje.com Rohan Setna Boult Wade Tennant rsetna@boult.com

Robert Skone James Gill Jennings & Every LLP robert.skonejames@gje.com

Darren Smyth EIP Europe LLP darren.smyth@eip.com

Jerome Spaargaren EIP Europe LLP mail@eip.com

Ravi Srinivasan J A Kemp LLP rsrinivasan@jakemp.com

Robert Stephen CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP robert.stephen@cms-cmno.com

Neil Thomson Boult Wade Tennant nthomson@boult.com

Craig Turner A A Thornton & Co crt@aathornton.com

Rhiannon Turner Greaves Brewster LLP rhiannonturner@greavesbrewster.co.uk

Jan Vleck Reddie & Grose jan.vleck@reddie.co.uk

Nick Wallin Withers & Rogers

Rachel Wallis Greaves Brewster LLP rachelwallis@greavesbrewster.co.uk

Sean Walton Mewburn Ellis LLP sean.walton@mewburn.com

James Warner Carpmaels & Ransford james.warner@carpmaels.com

Robert Watson Mewburn Ellis LLP robert.watson@mewburn.com

Philip Webber Dehns pwebber@dehns.com

Nina White Boult Wade Tennant nwhite@boult.com

Kit Wong D Young & Co kyw@dyoung.com

Finland

Sami Aromaa Kolster Oy Ab sami.aromaa@kolster.fi

Kim Finnilä Berggren Oy Ab kim.finnila@berggren.fi Jukka Jaala Berggren Oy Ab jukka.jaala@berggren.fi Folke Johansson Papula-Nevinpat folke.johansson@papula-nevinpat.com

Anu Keinänen

Boco IP anu.keinanen@bocoip.com

France

Philippe Ahner Brevalex philippe.ahner@brevalex.com

Pierre Balesta Cabinet Beau de Loménie pbalesta@bdl-ip.com Didier Boulinguiez PLASSERAUD IP boulinguiez@plass.com Gérald Brunelli Marks & Clerk France gerald.brunelli@fr.marks-clerk.com Thierry Caen Santarelli thierry.caen@santarelli.com Jean-Robert Callon de Lamarck REGIMBEAU callon@regimbeau.eu Jérôme Collin REGIMBEAU collin@regimbeau.eu François Delumeau Cabinet Beau de Loménie fdelumeau@bdl-ip.com Anne Desaix PLASSERAUD IP desaix@plass.com Bertrand Domenego LAVOIX bdomenego@lavoix.eu Pierre-Louis Désormière Cabinet Beau de Loménie pldesormiere@bdl-ip.com Frederic Gaillarde FGPI contact@fgpi.biz Didier Intès Cabinet Beau de Loménie dintes@bdl-ip.com Cyra Nargolwalla PLASSERAUD IP nargolwalla@plass.com Laurent Nuss Cabinet Nuss contact@nuss.fr Stéphane Palix Laurent Charras stephane.palix@laurentcharras.com

François Pochart August & Debouzy fpochart@augdeb.com Luc Santarelli Santarelli luc.santarelli@santarelli.com Hélène Stankoff Santarelli helene.stankoff@santarelli.com

Philippe Verriest Germain & Maureau philippe.verriest@germainmaureau.com

Germany

Bernd Aechter Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner aechter@termeer.de

Michael Alt Bird & Bird LLP michael.alt@twobirds.com

Thorsten Bausch Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB tbausch@hoffmanneitle.com

Bastian Best BESTPATENT bastian@bestpatent.eu

Alexander Bulling Dreiss Patentanwälte PartG mbB email@dreiss.de

H Ulrich Dörries df-mp ulrich.doerries@df-mp.com

Alexander Esslinger Betten & Resch a.esslinger@bettenpat.com

Morten Garberg Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB mgarberg@hoffmanneitle.com

Heinz Goddar Boehmert & Boehmert goddar@boehmert.de

Martin Grund Grund Intellectual Property Group grund@grundipg.com

Jochen Höhfeld Klunker IP hohfeld@klunker-ip.com Hans-Rainer Jaenichen Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

jaenichen@vossiusandpartner.com Axel Katérle Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff katerle@wuesthoff.de

Daniela Kinkeldey Bird & Bird LLP daniela.kinkeldey@twobirds.com

Peter Klusmann Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB pklusmann@hoffmanneitle.com

Marc Kraushaar

Zimmerman & Partners marc.kraushaar@zimpat.com

Justus Kreuels karo IP Patentanwälte Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels PartG mbB kreuels@karo-ip.de Fritz Lahrtz

Patentanwälte Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler PartG mbB

lahrtz@ib-patent.de Johannes Lang Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB johannes.lang@bardehle.de Wolfgang Lippich Samson & Partner lippich@samson-partner.de

Jürgen Meier

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

meier@vossiusandpartner.com David Molnia df-mp david.molnia@df-mp.com

Tilman Müller-Stoy Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB mueller-stoy@bardehle.de Sandra Pohlman df-mp sandra.pohlman@df-mp.com Leo Polz Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB lpolz@hoffmanneitle.com

Matthias Rößler

karo IP Patentanwälte Kahlhöfer Rößler Kreuels PartG mbB roessler@karo-ip.de Thomas Schuster Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte schuster@grunecker.de Joseph P Taormino Hoffmann Eitle PartmbB jtaormino@hoffmanneitle.com Bernhard Thum Thum & Partner thum@thum-ip.de Hendrik Wichmann Wuesthoff & Wuesthoff wichmann@wuesthoff.de FR von Samson-Himmelstjerna Samson & Partner samson@samson-partner.de

Hong Kong

Ewan Bewley inCompass IP ewan.bewley@incompassip.com Eric Lam Marks & Clerk LLP elam@marks-clerk.com Michael Lin Marks & Clerk LLP mlin@marks-clerk.com Jaqueline Liu Eagle IP Ltd eip@eipgroup.asia Jeffrey McLean Deacons jeffrey.mclean@deacons.com Philip McMillan Marks & Clerk LLP pmcmillan@marks-clerk.com

Hungary

Sophia Kacsuk Kacsukpatent kacsuk@kacsukpatent.hu Marcell Kereszty Gödölle Kékes Mészáros & Szabó Patent and Trademark Attorneys kereszty@godollepat.hu Zoltán Kovári Kovari Patent z.kovari@kovaripatent.hu Daisy Machytka-Frank Gödölle Kékes Mészáros & Szabó Patent and Trademark Attorneys daisy@godollepat.hu Árpád Pethő Danubia Patent & Law Office LLC petho@danubia.hu

Iceland

Karl Einar Fridriksson Arnason Factor ekf@arnasonfaktor.is

India

Manisha Singh Lex Orbis manisha@lexorbis.com

Indonesia

Kusno Hadi Kuncoro Batavia Patentservis Asia (formerly Batavia Patent Agent) info@bataviapatent.com

Ireland

Philip Coyle

FRKelly p.coyle@frkelly.com

Christina Gates Tomkins & Co cgates@tomkins.com

Naoise Gordon PurdyLucey naoise@purdylucey.com

Paul Keane FRKelly p.keane@frkelly.com Cathal Lane Tomkins & Co clane@tomkins.com

Michael Lucey PurdyLucey michael@purdylucey.com

Denis McCarthy MacLachlan & Donaldson denis.mccarthy@maclachlan.ie

Barry Moore Hanna, Moore & Curley bmoore@hmc-ip.com

Maura O’Connell FRKelly m.oconnell@frkelly.com

Barry Purdy PurdyLucey barry@purdylucey.com

Israel

Ilan Cohn

Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co ilanc@cds-ip.co.il

Sanford T Colb

Sanford T Colb & Co stcdesk@stc.co.il

Gal Ehrlich

Ehrlich & Fenster gal@ipatent.co.il

Maier Fenster Ehrlich & Fenster maier@ipatent.co.il

Paul Fenster

Ehrlich & Fenster paulf@ipatent.co.il

Ehud Hausman Reinhold Cohn Group ehhausman@rcip.co.il

Kfir Luzzatto Luzzatto & Luzzatto Patent Attorneys kfirl@luzzatto.co.il

Mosh Pyernik Pyernik Rutman pr@pr-patents.co.il

Edith Sokol

Cohn, de Vries, Stadler & Co ediths@cds-ip.co.il

Cynthia A Webb Webb & Co mail@wbpatents.com

Italy

Cristina Biggi Bugnion SpA biggi@bugnion.it

Simone Bongiovanni Studio Torta Turino bongiovanni@studiotorta.it

Luciano Bosotti Buzzi Notaro & Antonielli d’Oulx l.bosotti@bnaturin.com

Mario Botti Botti Ferrari mario@botti-ferrari.com

Franco Buzzi Buzzi Notaro & Antonielli d’Oulx f.buzzi@bnaturin.com

Rinaldo Ferreccio Botti Ferrari rinaldo@botti-ferrari.com

Claudio Germinario Società Italiana Brevetti roma@sib.it

Silvia Mati Thinx S.r.l. s.mati@thinx.expert

Fabrizio Minoja Bianchetti Bracco Minoja fminoja@scb.it

Micaela N Modiano Modiano info@modiano.com

Elisabetta Papa Società Italiana Brevetti elisabetta.papa@sib.it

Andrea Scilletta IP Sextant a.scilletta@ipsestante.eu

Japan

Kei Iida Nakamura & Partners K_iieda@nakapat.gr.jp Yoshiyuki Inaba TMI Associates yinaba@tmi.gr.jp Masatoshi Kurata Suzuye & Suzuye info@s-sogo.jp

Yoshiki Kuroki SOEI PATENT & LAW FIRM Masaki Morishima* Saegusa & Partners m-morishima@saegusa-pat.co.jp Yasuhiko Murayama Shiga International Patent Office Takeshi Sekine KYOWA Patent and Law Office sekine-takeshi@kyowapatent.co.jp Yoshinori Shimizu SOEI PATENT & LAW FIRM

Malaysia

Chris Hemingway Marks & Clerk Malaysia chemingway@marks-clerk.com.my Suaran Sidhu LAW Partnership suaransidhu@law-partnership.com

Dave A Wyatt Henry Goh & Co dave@henrygoh.com

Netherlands

Koen Bijvank Brinkhof NV koen.bijvank@brinkhof.com Hendrik-Jan Brookhuis EP&C - Intellectual Property Experts newton@epc.nl

Paul Clarkson NLO clarkson@nlo.eu

Peter Dorna AOMB p.dorna@aomb.nl

Hans Hutter NLO hutter@nlo.eu

Cees Jansen V.O. Patents & Trademarks c.jansen@vo.eu

Bernard Ledeboer V.O. Patents & Trademarks b.ledeboer@vo.eu

David Owen HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER david.owen@hoyngrokh.com

Christopher Pierce HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER piercec@hoyngmonegier.com

Hans Prins

Arnold + Siedsma hprins@arnold-siedsma.com

René J Raggers

AOMB Intellectual Property r.raggers@aomb.nl

Bart Swinkels NLO swinkels@nlo.nl

Erik Visscher De Vries & Metman e.visscher@dvme.nl

Jeroen den Hartog HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER jeroen.denhartog@hoyngrokh.com

Ferry van Looijengoed De Vries & Metman f.vanlooijengoed@dvme.nl

Hein van den Heuvel Patentwerk BV h.van.den.heuvel@patentwerk.nl Harm van der Heijden NLO vanderheijden@nlo.eu

New Zealand

Michael Brown AJ Park michael.brown@ajpark.com

Frank Callus

Henry Hughes IP frankcallus@henryhughes.com Matt Devine AJ Park matt.devine@ajpark.com

Mike Flint James & Wells mike.flint@jamesandwells.com Wes Jones AJ Park wes.jones@ajpark.com

Narly Kalupahana

Potter IP narlyk@potterip.com

Fiona Pringle AJ Park fiona.pringle@ajpark.com

John Terry Ellis Terry john.terry@ellisterry.com

Norway Kari Simonsen

Onsagers AS kari.simonsen@onsagers.no

Arild Tofting Protector IP AS at@protector.eu

Philippines

Bienvenido Somera Jr Villaraza & Angangco Law Offices bi.somera@thefirmva.com

Poland

Alicja Piotrowicz Kulikowska & Kulikowski apiotrowicz@kulikowski.pl Iwona Sierzputowska Sulima, Grabowska, Sierzputowska Patent and Trademark Attorneys sulima@sulima-patent.pl Rafal Witek

WTS Patent Attorneys wroclaw@wtspatent.pl

Singapore

Chong Yee Khoo

Cantab IP Pte Ltd mail@cantab-ip.com Gianfranco Matteucci Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP gmatteucci@marks-clerk.com.sg

Michael McLaughlin McLaughlin IP michael@mclaughlinip.com Magdelene Ong Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP mong@marks-clerk.com.sg

Upasana Patel Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP upatel@marks-clerk.com.sg

Daniel Poh

Marks & Clerk Singapore LLP dpoh@marks-clerk.com.sg

Kristian Robinson Spruson & Ferguson Pte Ltd kristian.robinson@spruson.com

Spain

Juan Arias

ABG Intellectual Property jarias@abg-ip.com Luis-Alfonso Duran Moya Durán-Corretjer info@duran.es

Fernando Prieto ABG Intellectual Property fprieto@abg-ip.com Dario Mohammadian Santander Kukati Patents patents@kukati.com

Sweden

Martin Holmberg-Schwindt

Kransell & Wennborg martin.holmberg@kw.se

Peter Jacobsson Bergenstråhle & Partners peter.jacobsson@bergenstrahle.se Mathias Loqvist Groth & Co mathias.loqvist@groth.eu Johan Wennborg Kransell & Wennborg johan.wennborg@kw.se Joakim Wihlsson Brann AB joakim.wihlsson@brann.se

Anders Wirén Kransell & Wennborg anders.wiren@kw.se

Switzerland

Berne

Philipp Rüfenacht* Keller Schneider Patent- und Markenanwälte AG p.ruefenacht@kellerschneider.com

Neuchâtel

Giovanni Gervasio P&TS Intellectual Property gervasio@patentattorneys.ch

Christophe Saam P&TS Intellectual Property saam@patentattorneys.ch

St Gallen

Christoph Müller Hepp Wenger Ryffel AG christoph.mueller@hepp.ch

Martin Wilming Hepp Wenger Ryffel AG martin.wilming@hepp.ch

Ticino

Marco Zardi M Zardi & Co mzardi@zardi.ch

Zurich

Alfred Köpf Rentsch Partner AG koepf@copyright.ch

Regula Ruedi E Blum & Co AG rruedi@eblum.ch

Kurt Sutter E Blum & Co AG ksutter@eblum.ch

Taiwan

H G Chen esq

Taiwan International Patent and Law Office (aka TIPLO Attorneys-at-Law) tiplo@tiplo.com.tw

Henry Hong Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office mailroom@top-team.com.tw

Julia Liu

Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office law@top-team.com.tw

Turkey

Pinar Arikan Gün + Partners pinar.arikan@gun.av.tr

USA California

Dan Altman Knobbe Martens daltman@kmob.com

Edward Baba Bozicevic Field & Francis LLP baba@bozpat.com

Peter Yim Dentons peter.yim@dentons.com

Connecticut

Michael A Cantor Cantor Colburn LLP mcantor@cantorcolburn.com

Leah Reimer Cantor Colburn LLP lreimer@cantorcolburn.com

District of Columbia

John Bird Sughrue Mion PLLC jbird@sughrue.com

Susan E McBee McBee Moore Woodward & Vanik IP LLC smcbee@mmwvlaw.com

Eric K Steffe* Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC esteffe@sternekessler.com

Michael Tuscan Cooley LLP mtuscan@cooley.com

Illinois

David Gass Marshall Gerstein & Borun dgass@marshallip.com Jeremy Protas Marshall Gerstein & Borun

Paul Rauch Evan Law Group paul.rauch@evanlawgroup.com

Massachusetts

Jenny Chen

Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC ychen@wolfgreenfield.com

Minnesota

John Parzych Fredrikson & Byron PA jparzych@fredlaw.com Gary Speier Schwegman Lundberg Woessner gspeier@carlsoncaspers.com

Ohio

Holly D Kozlowski Porter Wright hkozlowski@porterwright.com

Texas

Jeffery Whittle Hogan Lovells US LLP jeffrey.whittle@hoganlovells.com

Virginia

Erika Harmon Arner Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP erika.arner@finnegan.com

Vietnam

Viet Thang Nguyen Trung Thuc admin@patentattorney.vn

TRADEMARKS

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS | Trademarks

This year we highlight 1305 outstanding lawyers who demonstrate significant experience in advising and representing clients across the globe on the spectrum of trademark-related issues.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: IP - TRADEMARKS 2022

Laura Alonso HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER Madrid

Maximilian Kinkeldey

Grünecker Patent und Rechtsanwälte Munich

Simonne Moodie Von Seidels Cape Town

Verena von Bomhard Bomhard IP Alicante

LEADING FIRMS

Bird & Bird

Manon Rieger-Jansen is a notable practi tioner who comes highly recommended by peers for her outstanding multinational work in complex contentious trademark matters.

“Excellent lawyer” Richard Dissman sits among the foremost trademark lawyers in our research, due to his extensive expertise in strategic trademark issues advising both local and international clients.

Frederik Thiering is an accomplished expert in trademark law providing strategic advice on all aspects of litigation, trademark and competition law.

Allan Poulter has built up an extraordi nary practice with vast expertise in trademark portfolio management, brand protection and handling multinational disputes.

Morag Macdonald has wide-ranging experience advising international and domestic clients on cross-border strategies relating to litigation and transaction matters.

Observers note that Mark Holah is “amazing to work with” and provides clients with “great advice” on trademark portfolio management, brand protection and strategy.

Uwe Lüken is held in high esteem for his immense knowledge and strategic advice on all aspects of the trademark brand cycle.

Peter Brownlow holds more than two decades of experience in solving a range of non-contentious trademark-related matter and IP disputes.

Katharine Stephens focuses her firstrate practice in all aspects of IP law, solving complex problems associated with patent litigation, trademarks, designing and protec tion-related matters.

EMEA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Ronit Barzik-Soffer Reinhold Cohn Group Tel Aviv

Åsa Krook

Waselius & Wist Helsinki

Nicolás Schmitz

Grünecker Patent und Rechtsanwälte Munich

Alexander von Mühlendahl BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Partnerschaft mbB Munich

Tobias Cohen Jehoram De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV Amsterdam

Roland Mallinson Taylor Wessing LLP London

David Stone Allen & Overy LLP London

Gregor Vos Brinkhof NV Amsterdam

The “fantastic” Massimiliano Mostardini receives widespread acclaim for this experi ence in the full remit of Italian and pan-Eu ropean IP litigation, trademark portfolio management and non-contentious IP-related matters.

CMS

Carsten Menebröcker is a highly respected practitioner with a long-standing IP practice specialising in trademarks and competition law.

Clients are consistently impressed by Helen Newman’s practice, as she constantly advises clients on complicated cross-border litigation and a range of contentious matters.

Tom Scourfield excels at handling commercial IP assets, providing clients with strategic advice on litigation and dispute resolution.

Market sources commend Louise Gellman for her work providing strategic advice on issues relating to the protection, exploitation, and enforcement of trademark rights, particularly in retail and fashion.

IP specialist Gordian Hasselblatt is highly regarded for his encyclopaedic knowledge and handling of trademark-related matters, from trademark clearance and portfolio management to cross-border litigation.

María González Gordon is a highly regarded practitioner with impeccable knowl edge of IP and trademark matters, particu larly in litigation and dispute resolution.

Egon Engin-Deniz garners recognition for his exceptional IP practice, which covers contentious and non-contentious trademark matters.

Fieldfisher

Alexandra von Bismarck is an impressive practitioner who comes highly recommended by peers for her outstanding work in complex trademark and design law issues relating to trademark portfolio management.

Leighton Cassidy is deemed a top-tier practitioner due to his first-rate IP practice advising multinational companies on a broad range of trademark design and litigation issues.

The “outstanding” Harriet Seymour earns substantial recognition from market sources as “highly diligent and passionate” in her representation of clients on brand protec tion strategies and portfolio management.

Christopher Benson focuses his firstrate practice on all aspects of trademark matters ranging from brand protection and clearance searches to trademark disputes.

Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte

Maximilian Kinkeldey is a distinguished practitioner with unmatched expertise in the domain name and unfair competition litiga tion in the trademark sphere.

Nicolás Schmitz continues to be a leading figure in the market thanks to his extensive expertise and adept handling of trademark and unfair competition matters.

Holger Gauss is a “very knowledge able and versatile lawyer” with a focus on trademark, design and unfair competition disputes.

Anja Franke is a highly respected figure in the trademark field with an encyclopaedic knowledge of litigation and trademark prosecution.

Hogan Lovells

Erhard Keller draws high praise for skilfully advising clients on trademark litigation and unfair competition law issues.

Burkhart Goebel receives widespread endorsements as a “stellar” practitioner advising clients in diverse cross-border liti gation matters.

With more than 25 years of experience, Leopold von Gerlach focuses his top-tier practice on a wide range of trademark

matters, ranging from litigation and arbitra tion to dispute resolution.

Susanne Karow is a skilled practitioner with a well-developed practice in portfolio management, trademark and unfair compe tition law.

The “outstanding” Constanze Schulte stands out in the Spanish market by repre senting multinational companies on complex trademark disputes, portfolio management and trademark filing strategy.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Austria

Georg Schönherr at Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte is a standout figure in the trademark field thanks to his highly regarded practice advising high-profile clients on diverse trademark portfolio management, cancellation and opposition proceedings.

At Geistwert Rechtsanwälte, Constantin Kletzer is a favourite among peers for his excellent and all-encompassing IP practice.

Christian Schumacher of Schoenherr Attorneys at Law is an accomplished expert in IP law and unfair competition issues.

Belgium

Paul Maeyaert at Fencer is an “excellent strategic and analytical thinker” with a highly sophisticated trademark practice.

Tanguy de Haan of NautaDutilh is celebrated for his unmatched expertise in advising clients on cross-border disputes as well as trademark and design litigation.

Wiggin’s Carina Gommers is highlighted for her superb work in IP rights litigation and trademark portfolio management, assisting clients from a range of different sectors. She is widely recognised as a market leader in the field.

Denmark

Susie Arnesen at Arnesen IP is well versed in advising domestic and international clients on trademark law and is “very experienced in filing matters”, say sources.

Nina Ringen from Lundgrens is deemed “one of Denmark’s top trademark lawyers” and a “highly skilled practitioner who is easy to work with.”

Knud Wallberg at Zacco Intellectual Property is highly experienced in handling all aspects or trademark matters.

“Stand-out lawyer” Claus Barrett Christiansen at Bech-Bruun achieves wide spread acclaim as a trademark specialist advising regional and international clients in this space.

England

Taylor Wessing’s Roland Mallinson is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience in all aspects of IP law, specifi cally in advisory work and trademark portfolio management.

Arty Rajendra from Osborne Clarke impresses market commentators with her vast expertise in complex IP rights matters and litigation.

David Stone at Allen & Overy is a top name, recommended for his first-rate practice and skilful handling of complex IP projects.

Peers commend David Rose with Mishcon de Reya as “very impressive and hardworking” in the trademarks arena.

The well-established Mary Bagnall at Charles Russell Speechlys is a distinguished practitioner holding great experience in the protection and enforcement of IP rights.

John Olsen from Locke Lord is a well-known name thanks to his three decades of expe rience and strategic approach to solving complex trademark problems in the IP sphere.

Jeremy Dickerson at Burges Salmon is extensively experienced and provides “great advice” on a range of trademark issues.

Finland

Markku Tuominen at Roschier Attorneys advises domestic and international clients on issues pertaining to trademarks and portfolio management among others.

Mikael Segercrantz is highly regarded by market sources for his excellent and

Andreas Bothe is widely recognised by peers for his dedicated IP practice with more than 25 years’ experience as a litigator in trademark cases.

Andreas Renck has built up a remark able trademark practice spanning an array of international litigation and advisory work. He has expertise across a wide range of sectors from automotive to pharmaceuticals and telecommunications.

methodical work in the trademark arena.

“Experienced and easy to work with” IP specialist Åsa Krook from Waselius & Wist receives widespread acclaim for her respon siveness and high-quality advice on both contentious and non-contentious IP matters.

Sakari Salonen with Castrén & Snellman Attorneys draws high praise for skilfully advising clients on trademark and unfair competition law issues.

Henrik af Ursin at Merilampi Attorneys comes strongly recommended by peers for his excellent IP advisory work in portfolio management, brand protection, and dispute resolution.

France

Casalonga’s Caroline Casalonga holds more than three decades of experience in advising French and international clients on all aspects of IP law.

Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte is held in high esteem for her vast experience in all aspects of IP law, specialising in developing and managing trademark and design portfolios.

Valérie Dorey at Tmark Conseils is a “very experienced lawyer” with unparalleled exper tise on a range of contentious and non-con tentious IP matters.

Patrice de Candé from Candé-BlanchardDucamp is lauded by market sources for his unmatched expertise in all aspects of IP law.

Germany

Claus Eckhartt at BARDEHLE PAGENBERG Partnerschaft is a leading figure in the IP sphere thanks to his highly regarded work handling the prosecution and enforcement of trademarks among others.

Alexander von Mühlendahl is singled out by peers as the “mastermind of European trademarks”.

Lubberger Lehment’s Andreas Lubberger is a “very experienced lawyer, who has achieved a number of IP landmark decisions”.

Axel Nordemann at Nordemann is a highly respected figure for his impressive expe rience advising German and international clients on a wide range of trademark-related issues

Stefan Völker from Gleiss Lutz is a standout figure in the field thanks to his outstanding work providing strategic advice to clients on all aspects of trademark law.

Michael Fammler from Baker McKenzie holds a strong track record in the broad spectrum of trademark matters and holds vast knowledge in portfolio management and litigation.

Nicolás Schmitz at Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte is an “outstanding” trademark practitioner and a well-recognised figure in the German and international trademark space.

Ireland

Alistair Payne at Acuatus receives high praise from peers crediting him as an “excellent IP lawyer who is responsive and a pleasure to work with”.

“Longstanding trademark practitioner,” Patricia McGovern from DFMG Solicitors is a highly skilled practitioner with significant expertise in IP and information technology law.

Maureen Daly at Beauchamps has a firstrate IP practice advising domestic and multinational companies on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious issues.

Mason Hayes & Curran’s Gerard Kelly is a leading figure in the IP sphere thanks to his highly regarded work handling high-profile and complex IP matters.

Israel

Ronit Barzik-Soffer at Reinhold Cohn Group is a leader in the field and provides strategic advice on trademark litigation, portfolio management and related IP rights.

With more than four decades of experience, Shlomo Cohen from Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co is highlighted for his superb work in trademark and patent litigation.

Neil Wilkof at Dr Eyal Bressler & Co ranks highly among peers for his skilful handling

of licensing issues and the full spectrum of trademark-related matters.

Soroker Agmon Nordman Advocates & Patent Attorneys’ Eran Soroker is a highly respected figure in the IP field, thanks to his encyclo paedic knowledge of litigation, trademarks, and copyright.

Italy

Luca Trevisan at Trevisan & Cuonzo holds a strong track record with over three decades of experience and expertise handling multi national trademark and patent disputes.

Gabriel Cuonzo is an impressive prac titioner who comes highly recommended by peers for his outstanding work advising clients on the broad spectrum of IP law.

The “excellent” Giovanni Guglielmetti at BonelliErede earns recognition for as an “experienced and competent” IP practitioner, focusing on trademark-related matters as well as other IP related matters such as patent, copyright and competition law.

Cesare Galli from IP Law Galli is a renowned IP specialist whose practice involves a wide variety of international and cross-border matters involving strategic advice and litigation.

Senior founding partner Fabrizio Jacobacci at Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience managing contentious and non-contentious IP matters, including complex patent and trademark disputes.

Netherlands

Tobias Cohen Jehoram at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is deemed “one of the best” in cross-border IP litigation, providing strategic advice on complex M&A transactions.

The “great litigator” Gregor Vos from Brinkhof NV is noted for his dedicated IP practice which sees him regularly advising clients on issues related to trademarks, designs, and advertising.

Willem Leppink at Ploum is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience in all aspects of IP law, specifically involved in litigation, counterfeiting and other infringe ment matters.

Huib Berendschot from AKD is “a brilliant attorney who brings with him many years of trademark experience”.

Norway

Felix Reimers with GjessingReimers wins high praise for being “an experienced trade mark and unfair competition litigator” who skilfully advises domestic and international clients on a range of matters.

Christoffer Vedal at Protector IP’s is singled out for his vast experience and expertise in multi-jurisdiction trademark applications.

Bryn Aarflot‘s Trine Greaker Herzog brings more than two decades of experience providing strategic advice on the full spec trum of trademark-related matters.

Poland

Anna Gołębiowska at Gołębiowska Krawczyk

Roszkowski & Partners is a “seasoned trade mark litigator” advising domestic and inter national clients on IP law, unfair competition and litigation matters.

The respected Ewa Tefelska-Skrzydło of Sotłysiński Kawecki Śzlęzak holds “profound knowledge and expertise” in all aspects of IP law, including disputes and unfair competi tion matters.

Scotland

Colin Hulme at Burness Paull is held in high esteem for his extensive knowledge on a range of contentious IP matters.

South Africa

The fantastic Simonne Moodie at Von Seidels focuses her first-rate practice on domestic and international trademark and copyright issues.

Steven Yeates at Adams & Adams has built up a notable trademark practice, and has earned a strong reputation for his portfolio manage ment and handling of disputes.

Gérard du Plessis is an experienced prac titioner with a wealth of knowledge in trade mark litigation and portfolio management.

Bouwers’s Deon Bouwer holds more than 25 years of experience advising international and South African clients on the full remit of trademark matters.

Spain

Verena von Bomhard at Bomhard IP is an “excellent attorney” with encyclopaedic knowledge on all matters relating to trade mark and design.

Carolina Pina from Garrigues collects wide spread recognition for her impressive expe rience and wide-ranging expertise in image

and media rights-related issues.

Ignacio Temiño Ceniceros from Abril Abogados focuses his first-rate practice on trademarks and IP litigation matters.

Pedro Merino Baylos at Baylos Abogados offers extensive experience advising inter national and domestic clients on IP and unfair competition matters.

Laura Alonso at HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER is considered by peers to be a “very responsive” practitioner. One peer comments, “I trust Laura’s litigation advice.”

Michael Hawkins at Noerr Alicante IP is a “very good, smart and responsive” trademark attorney.

Sweden

Henrik Wistam at Westerberg & Partners is a standout figure in the field thanks to his outstanding work providing strategic advice on IP litigation and related matters.

Advokatfirman Vinge’s Håkan Borgenhäll is widely recognised as ”an excellent IP litiga tion expert” by peers.

Switzerland

“Great negotiator” Gregor Wild at Rentsch Partner is well respected in the trademark space for continuously representing and advising domestic and international clients in the global arena.

The “excellent” Markus Frick from Walder Wyss receives praise from market sources for his “outstanding litigation skills.”

THE AMERICAS

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Roberto Arochi

Arochi & Lindner SC Mexico City

Donald Schnyder at Wild Schnyder holds more than two decades of experience advising Swiss and international clients on the full remit of IP law.

Michael Noth from Times Attorneys is a top-tier lawyer with extensive experience in IP-related litigation and arbitration.

The “highly respected” Lara Dorigo at Pestalozzi receives praise from market sources as being “a star for trademarks”.

Christoph Gasser from BianchiSchwald is an “exceptionally knowledgeable” trademark practitioner.

David H Bernstein Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York

Daniel S Drapeau

DrapeauxLex Inc. Montreal

Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete Kasznar Leonardos Advogados São Paulo

Gabriel Francisco Leonardos Kasznar Leonardos Advogados Rio de Janeiro

Iris V Quadrio

Marval O’Farrell Mairal Buenos Aires

LEADING FIRMS

Bereskin & Parr

Daniel Bereskin QC has long-standing expe rience representing Canadian and interna tional clients on a wide variety of IP matters from strategic planning to business advice and trademark portfolio management.

Scott MacKendrick ranks highly among peers for his top-tier handling of complex projects and in-depth understanding of trademark portfolio management and dispute strategies.

Philippe Bhering Bhering Advogados São Paulo

Mark Evans Smart & Biggar LLP Toronto

David M Kelly Kelly IP Washington

Héctor Palacio Palacio & Asociados Buenos Aires

Howard J Shire Troutman Pepper LLP New York

With three decades of experience, Susan Keri advises on all aspects of trademark law, from clearance and prosecution to domain name issues and licencing.

Mark Robbins stands out for his astute handling across the gamut of trademark protection and enforcement issues.

“Highly experienced trademark lawyer” François Larose receives wide-ranging endorsements for his extensive proficiency and coverage across in trademark law and

Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto

Antonella Carminatti

BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão Rio de Janeiro

Nadine H Jacobson Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC New York

Philip Lapin Smart & Biggar LLP Ottawa

Lisa Pearson Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP New York

related regulatory issues.

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman

William Borchard is well versed in all aspects of trademark law, in which he provides "stra tegic and practical advice with complete understanding of the client’s business".

Kieran Doyle is highly recommended for his expert handling of the trademark life cycle, from clearance and prosecution, to licensing and protection.

Sally M Abel Fenwick & West LLP Mountain View

Daniel R Bereskin QC

The "brilliant" Joel Karni Schmidt is one of the leading trademark lawyers who "provides strategic advice on how to tackle complicated problems".

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu

With over 25 years of experience and exper tise, Nadine Jacobson is highly recom mended for her “excellent international trademark work”.

Carlos Cucurella is a widely recognised IP lawyer who is well versed in brand protec tion and trademark portfolio management.

Lydia Temesgien Gobena earns plaudits from peers for her knowledge and clientfriendly approach across a swathe of trade mark and IP-related issues.

Peers describe David Donahue as a “first-rate trademark litigator” who provides clients with “strategic and commercial advice through difficult issues”.

“Brilliant strategist” Allison Strickland Ricketts ranks highly among peers for handling complex projects and her in-depth understanding of trademark law matters.

Janet Hoffman is recognised for her broad-based expertise in trademark, copy right, and unfair competition law, including notable experience in Eastern Europe.

Cara Boyle garners recognition for her exceptional international practice, managing trademark portfolios and negoti ating commercial agreements, among other matters.

The “excellent” Lawrence Eli Apolzon is deemed a “brilliant strategist” thanks to his in-depth knowledge and expertise in trade mark-related issues.

James Weinberger is extensively expe rienced in advising clients from a range of sectors from apparel and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals on trademark law-related issues.

Gowling WLG

Kelly Gill is a highly experienced practitioner with noteworthy expertise in trademarks and unfair competition.

Monique Couture has been lauded for her sophisticated trademark practice in handling contentious and non-contentious matters for multinational brands.

Shelagh Carnegie is a distinguished practitioner with a wealth of experience managing trademark litigation, prosecution, and enforcement.

Eric Macramalla is described by market sources as a “clear communicator who always gets to the point and seeks the most efficient result for clients”.

Ronald Dimock is noted for his dedicated IP practice, which sees him regularly advising clients on patent, trademark, and copyright matters.

Kasznar Leonardos Advogados

Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is an expe rienced figure in the Brazilian market who

stands out for his astute handling of an array of trademark matters.

Well-known trademarks lawyer Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete is highlighted for her superb work advising clients on the full spectrum of related issues.

Smart & Biggar

Philip Lapin is an impressive practitioner who comes highly recommended by peers for his outstanding trademark practice, providing strategic advice on trademark registration and prosecution, and portfolio management.

Market sources praise Christian Bolduc as “one of the leading trademark lawyers in Canada” thanks to his experience in portfolio management, licensing and related matters.

Mark Evans comes highly recommended for his top-tier trademark protection and management practice. He predominantly advises multinational brand owners.

Olivares y Compania

Alejandro Luna is lauded by market sources as an “active and well-respected litigator” in the Mexican trademark space.

Sergio Olivares is recognised by peers for his “outstanding practice” in Mexico’s trademark field.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Argentina

Peers commend Palacio & Asociados’s Héctor Palacio as a “very experienced and responsive trademark lawyer”.

With over 25 years of experience, Diego Bouché Ocampo from Ferrer Reyes Tellechea & Bouche excels at providing strategic advice on all aspects of trademark law, including managing large portfolios and projects.

Fernando Noetinger at Noetinger & Armando earns commendations as an IP specialist who advises clients on complex issues including trademark litigation and licencing among others.

Iris Quadrio from Marval O’Farrell Mairal is a long-standing fixture in the Argentinian market advising domestic and international clients on IP rights clearance, management of trademark portfolios and disputes.

Gustavo Giay is a highly regarded

practitioner with impeccable knowl edge of trademark contract and licensing agreements.

Jorge Otamendi at G Breuer is “a very wellknown attorney” in the Argentinian trade mark space.

Brazil

Market commentators note that Rodrigo de Ouro Preto Santos from Ouro Preto Advogados is “one of the best lawyers in the IP field, specifically in the trademark area where he provides consistent assistance to all his clients”.

“Excellent attorney” Antonella Carminatti at BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão is a standout figure in the trademark field thanks to her highly regarded work managing large trademark portfolios, licensing, and litigation.

Philippe Bhering at Bhering Advogados enjoys a stellar reputation, thanks to his outstanding track record advising clients on all aspects of patent and trademark matters.

Luiz Henrique do Amaral from Dannemann Siemsen is renowned as a long-standing figure in the IP sphere with extensive exper tise in handling trademark disputes.

Peter Eduardo Siemsen is a well-re spected figure in the Brazilian trademark market across a diverse range of IP and trademark related-matters.

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello’s Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta brings more than three decades of experi ence to bear when advising Brazilian and international clients. He focuses on complex IP matters including domain name and patent disputes.

Canada

Laurent Carrière from Robic is a respected IP lawyer who comes highly recommended for his vast experience and expertise in trade mark and copyright matters.

With over two decades of experience, Daniel Drapeau at DrapeauLex is able to adeptly advise major companies and individuals on issues pertaining to IP rights and litigation.

Chile

Juan Pablo Silva Dorado at Silva is regarded as the “go-to trademark attorney in Chile”. They add, “He always gets the job done and is very easy to work with.”

Colombia

Monica Wolf at Wolf Mendez Abogados Asociados is a well-regarded practitioner with impeccable knowledge of trademark-re lated matters.

Jorge Chávarro from Cavelier Abogados is lauded for his top-tier practice assisting multinational clients in trademark-related portfolio management.

Alicia Lloreda at Lloreda Camacho & Co garners recognition for her exceptional IP practice advising clients on the protection of trademarks, dispute resolution and unfair competition.

Costa Rica

“Extraordinary trademark attorney” María del Pilar López at Arias earns recognition for her superb understanding of trademark regulation, which she uses to advise major companies in the protection of their trade mark portfolios and compliance strategies.

Dominican Republic

Urko Ochoa from Miniño Abogados sits among the Dominican Republic’s most distin guished IP practitioners. His wealth of experi ence spans trademark and patent protection and cross-border litigation.

Arlene Herrera receives glowing praise for her exceptional track record managing trademark portfolios and advising regional

clients on the complete trademark brand cycle.

Pellerano & Messina’s Ana Isabel Messina is considered “one of the pioneers in the field” thanks to her vast experience in trademark registration, renewals, and cancellation actions.

Ecuador

Maria Cecilia Romoleroux from CorralRosales is praised by market sources for her “knowledge and good advice” as well as her “comprehensive strategies”.

Mexico

Roberto Arochi at Arochi & Lindner holds over 25 years of IP law experience and is known as a “very knowledgeable top litigator and a leader in the Mexican market”.

“Knowledgeable attorney” Marcela Bolland Gonzalez from Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff receives praise from peers as a “great trade mark practitioner who handles big portfolios and is trusted by clients.”

Eduardo Kleinberg at Basham Ringe y Correaranks highly among peers for his skilful handling of the full spectrum of trade mark matters from licensing and contracts to registering and cancelling domain names. Top Mexican practitioner Martín Michaus “has been a key player in the market for the last thirty years”, note peers.

Laura Collada at Dumont is “really active in the trademark practice and has a deep knowledge of the clients’ needs”.

Panama

Ramon Benedetti at Estudio Benedetti is an “outstanding” practitioner and a well-re spected figure within Panama’s trademark space.

Audrey Williams is commended by peers for her “great advice in many IP issues”.

Puerto Rico

Eugenio Torres from Ferriauoli offers substantial experience in the IP and trade mark arena. He is considered one of Puerto Rico’s leading trademark lawyers.

USA

“Excellent trademark litigator” David Bernstein at Debevoise & Plimpton is a leader in the field and provides high-quality strategic advice on trademark infringement and related IP rights.

Lisa Pearson at Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton is “an experienced trademark liti gator” advising clients from a broad spec trum of industries on trademarks, copyright, and unfair competition.

Dale Cendali from Kirkland & Ellis International earns recognition from market sources as “one of the best trademark litiga tors in the US”.

With more than 35 years of experience, Kelly IP’s David Kelly has built up a notable trade mark practice and reputation, with a focus on contentious matters in industries including pharmaceuticals and retail.

Howard Shire from Troutman Pepper garners praise from peers as “highly knowledge able and tenacious in protecting his client’s interests”.

Sally Abel at Fenwick & West focuses her top-tier practice on managing multinational trademark portfolios and rights-related matters.

Robert Horowitz at BakerHostetler has “a wealth of knowledge and experience” on trademark matters.

Venezuela

Ricardo Alberto Antequera H from Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodriguez is one of Venezuela’s “most experienced practi tioners”. He understands “the need for swift action and implements processes in a timely fashion”.

Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co Hong Kong

John Glengarry Buddle Findlay Auckland

Nick Holmes Davis Collison Cave Law Melbourne

Lisa Ritson Ashurst Sydney

LEADING FIRMS

Allens

Tim Golder is “an outstanding practitioner in the IP arena” offering “practical and strategic advice” on matters relating to the protection of trademarks, designs, and domain names.

Andrew Wiseman has wide-ranging experience advising high-profile clients on a variety of trademark and franchising issues in the healthcare, food and beverage, and entertainment industries.

Miriam Stiel is highly regarded for her excellent practice, which features deep court room experience in domain name and trade mark disputes.

Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Stephen Stern has extensive experience advising clients in the luxury goods, tele communications and electronics sectors on trademark protection-related issues.

With more than two decades of experi ence, Odette Gourley is an impressive prac titioner who comes highly recommended by

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Spring Chang Chang Tsi & Partners Beijing

Tim Golder Allens Melbourne

Ai-Leen Lim AWA Asia Beijing

Jo-Ann See Amica Law LLC Singapore

peers for her depth of understanding and strategic advice on trademark and patent law litigation.

Jürgen Bebber is highlighted for his superb work advising Australian and interna tional clients on all aspects of trademark law and IT-related matters such as cyber fraud.

Davies Collison Cave Peers describe Michael Wolnizer as an “amazing strategic lawyer who provides great advice” on trademark infringement related issues.

Adam Sears is a highly experienced prac titioner with noteworthy expertise advising domestic and international clients on trade mark prosecution, dispute resolution and customer protection breeches.

Nick Holmes is a leader in the New Zealand trademark market, regularly providing strategic advice to small local busi nesses and large multinational corporations.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Ashurst’s Lisa Ritson is a sterling trademark lawyer who is well versed in the implemen tation of complex trademark licensing and portfolio management.

Frances Drummond at Norton Rose Fulbright ranks highly among peers for her top-tier handling of complex trademark projects and in-depth understanding of IP law.

Bill Ladas from King & Wood Mallesons is a distinguished practitioner lauded for his

substantial experience in a variety of matters from portfolio management to trademark enforcement.

Gilbert + Tobin’s Lisa Lennon has built up an impressive trademark law practice advising online market-leading brands on brand protection and enforcement issues.

China

Founding partner Spring Chang at Chang Tsi & Partners is an accomplished lawyer with “profound knowledge” and well-developed

Srijoy Das G&W Legal New Delhi

Marion Heathcote Davies Collison Cave Law Sydney

Samta

Mehra Remfry & Sagar Gurgaon

Stephen Stern

Corrs Chambers Westgarth Melbourne

Marion Heathcote is noted for her dedi cated trademark practice, which sees her regularly advising clients on the full array of trademark portfolio management and protection issues.

Rouse

Nick Redfearn is celebrated for his broad experience and expertise advising clients on cross border disputes, trademark recovery, IP M&A and financing.

Rachel Li-Mei Tan “offers a client-fo cused and business-oriented approach” when advising clients on the trademark brand cycle, including portfolio creation and management, registering trademarks and brand protection.

Adelaide Yu is a notable practitioner who comes highly recommended by peers for her outstanding domestic work in complex contentious and non-contentious trademark issues.

trademark practice in the Chinese market.

Ai-Leen Lim from AWA Asia is held in high esteem for her excellent practice in providing strategic advice on trademark portfolio management and is regarded as “a trade mark veteran in Asia”.

Elliot Papageorgiou from Gowling WLG is a prominent name in the trademark market, where he advises international clients on the gamut of associated matters.

Hong Kong

Vivien Chan at Vivien Chan & Co is an excep tionally well-known name thanks to her 40 years of experience and practical approach to solving complex problems in the trademarks sphere.

Patsy Lau from Deacons is a prominent lawyer with a stellar reputation advising clients on the protection of large trade mark portfolios. Her impressive roster of clients spans domestic and multinational companies.

Gallant’s IP specialist Rebecca Lo receives widespread acclaim for being “highly expe rienced and well regarded in the market”.

Ella Cheong from ELLALAN is a widely recog nised practitioner with an impeccable knowl edge of cross-Asia IP law, advising clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters.

India

“Excellent attorney” Samta Mehra at Remfry & Sagar is hailed as a highly respected prac titioner in the Indian market. She focuses her first-rate practice on advising domestic and international companies in the protection and enforcement of trademark rights.

Srijoy Das from G&W Legal draws high praise from market sources for “providing timely and cost-effective advice, taking the time to understand the client’s needs and providing strategic support”.

New Zealand

Buddle Findlay’s John Glengarry is a distin guished name among peers in New Zealand’s IP market. He is sought after for his expe rience with managing trademark portfo lios for domestic and cross-border based businesses.

Penny Catley from AJ Park ranks among New Zealand’s foremost IP lawyers and brings over 30 years of IP experience advising on trademarks, patents and copyright.

Ironside McDonald Intellectual Property’s Sue Irwin Ironside excels at handling all aspects of trademarks and branding.

Singapore

With more than three decades of experi ence, Jo-Ann See at Amica Lawis a highly respected figure in the IP field, thanks to her encyclopaedic knowledge of trademark protection and portfolio management.

Francine Tan from Francine Tan Law Corporation comes highly regarded by market sources for her superb expertise in handling trademark portfolios.

Allen & Gledhill’s Pei Lin Low focuses her first-rate practice on domestic and interna tional trademark, patent, and design issues.

Lorraine Tay at Bird & Bird ATMD holds a strong track record with over two decades of experience and expertise handling domestic and multinational commercialisation and brand management issues.

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa Denis Borges Barbosa Advogados

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa is the main partner of DBBA Law Firm. Besides his attorney’s activi ties, Dr Barbosa is a PhD professor of IP, civil and commercial law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), an arbitrator, author of four law books and of more than 40 papers and book chapters on civil, IP and commercial law. Notwithstanding his Post-PhD in Civil Law and his PhD in Commercial Law (both at the University of São Paulo - USP), his master’s in Civil Law (State University of Rio de Janeiro - UERJ), and his LLM on IP law (PUC-Rio), Brazilian Courts such as the State Court of São Paulo and the Superior Court of Justice have quoted Dr Barbosa’s books and papers as dictum to case law. With experiences lecturing at the WTO and WIPO, Dr Barbosa is the leader of the firm’s litigation, consultancy and prosecution practices concerning trademarks, patents, patent variety protection, unfair competition and other IPR’s.

Liu Shanghai Pacific Legal

With 20 years of experience, Frank Liu is a senior IP lawyer who heads the Intellectual Property practice of Shanghai Pacific Legal.

Frank has worked in an intermediate level Chinese Court for five years since 1996 prior to his private practice in 2002. Frank specializes in offering a full range of services to clients including IPR registration, protection, management, and dealing with infringement issues as well as working with clients on creating an end-to-end IP strategy. Frank advised many MNC on IPR protec tion strategy design, including but not limited to the appropriate business pattern for IPR license and franchise issues; combined trademark, copy right, design, domain name, and unfair competi tion strategy to establish a three-dimensional IPR protection strategy for the clients; cooperated with law firms in other countries and districts to provide one-stop legal services to cater to the needs of international clients.

His clients include a significant number of Fortune 500 companies, multinational corporates as well as domestic PRC corporations from a wide range of sectors. He has acted for the clients in over a hundred litigation and arbitration cases in China, many of which secured favorable awards.

in opposing a trademark application filed by a third party in the goods of eye classes; acted as lead counsel and appeared before the Nanjing Intermediate People’s Court representing the claimant against 43 distributors of a prestigious joint venture beverage company on the issue of utility model infringement; and acted for the client to file an unfair competition lawsuit against the infringer’s business name squatting. After in-depth research on the background and analysis of the previous lawsuits, team summarized the major difficult points and made breakthroughs, which led a favourable decisions from the Court.

Rua da Assembleia 92 15th Andar Rio de Janeiro, 20011-000 Tel: +55 21 3970 7700 pedromarcos@dbba.com.br www.dbba.com.br

WWL says: Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa is “a great trademark professional” who impresses market sources with his “deep knowledge and commercially strategic thinking”.

A selection of representative experience includes: acted for one of the U.S. apparel brands in a trademark license disputes; as one of few New York arbitral awards to be recognized and enforced in China. (Reported by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) and the Global Arbitration Review; the Model Cases by Legal 500); acted for Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC in a complicated trademark infringement and unfair competition case against a domestic company in Jiangsu Province. (Deal of the Year 2013 by China Business Law Journal); in an unfair competition case in Xiamen, acted for client Best Buy fighting against a Xiamen Local Company since the adverse party use “百思买” (Best Buy in Chinese, Bai-Si-Mai) as its trade name. (Top 10 typical cases of Xiamen Intermediate People’s Court in 2011); represented Lenovo (Beijing) Limited in an administrative litigation against the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board (“TRAB”) decision

Awards & recognitions: China Top 15 IP Lawyers – Asia Legal Business (ALB) China, 2020; China IP Experts – Asia IP China, 2020-2021; The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – World Trademark Review (WTR 1000), 2020-2021; World’s Leading Trademark Lawyers – Who’s Who Legal, 2017, 2018 and 2020-2021; China’s Top100 Lawyers – China Business Law Journal, 2016-2019; Leading Lawyers of China on Dispute Resolution, Litigation, and Intellectual Property –AsiaLaw Profiles, 20132018; recognised as Leading Lawyer: IP and short listed as Rising Star: IP – China Law & Practice, 2014; and recognised IP lawyer – Legal 500 China, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP) and Global Arbitration Review.

Room 2709, Plaza 66 II 1266 Nanjing Road West Jing An District Shanghai, 200040 Tel: +86 21 6086 0100

frank.liu@shanghaipacificlegal.com www.shanghaipacificlegal.com

Frank

WWL says: Frank Liu is well-known for his dedicated IP practice which sees him regularly advising clients on the full trademark brand cycle from development and registration to protection.

Elliot Papageorgiou Gowling WLG

Elliot Papageorgiou advises international brand owners on contentious and non-contentious IP issues, with a particular focus on developing and implementing strategies for business-centric IP portfolio development, enforcement, and strategic and cross-border IP enforcement and litigation in China and the Asia Pacific region. He has managed a range of strategic trademark, patent and copy right matters for regional and multinational clients. His recent client briefs include developing China IP entry strategies for one of Europe’s leading office, education and leisure product brands, devising innovative ways of using trademarks for protecting the China supply chains for a global engineering and manufacturing conglomerate, defending (both at court and against administrative enforcement actions) numerous European ‘hidden champions’ against attacks from bad-faith trademark regis trants, as well as enforcing trademarks and acting against ‘look-alikes’ for some of Europe’s bestknown FMCG, luxury, and jewellery brands.

Mr Papageorgiou routinely wins recognition for his service to clients in the China IP field, including being: recommended in the Legal 500’s China IP category; ranked in the WTR 1000 (2011-2022); ranked as a leader in his field by Chambers Global (2013, 2015-2022) and Chambers Asia-Pacific (2012-2021); ranked in the IAM Patent 1000 (20122022); ranked as one of the world’s leading IP strategists by IAM Strategy 300 (2012-2022); named one of Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars (2014-2017, 2020-22); and ranked in Who’s Who Legal: Patents (2014-2022) and Who’s Who Legal: Trademarks (2012-13, 2015-2022).

Mr Papageorgiou is a solicitor (England and Wales), an attorney at law (New York), a barrister and solicitor (Victoria, Australia), and a registered foreign lawyer (Hong Kong), and has been practising IP law since 1995. He holds bachelor’s degrees in commerce and economics from Murdoch University (Western Australia) and read law at Monash University (Melbourne) before reading for the bach elor of civil law at St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford. Mr Papageorgiou frequently lectures at various universities and co-chaired the St Gallen University – Fudan University Master of Business Law’s China Module.

Rahul Chaudhry

Rahul Chaudhry & Partners

Mr. Rahul Chaudhry is one of the most pre-eminent names in IP law in India and managing partner of the leading law firm Rahul Chaudhry & Partners. He has carved a niche for himself by becoming a leader in the practice of IP in India, due to his strong grasp of law and ability to provide innovative solu tions in line with legal realities.

Mr. Chaudhry completed his law in 2002 and was enrolled at the Bar in September 2002. He joined LLS in January 2004 and has been at the helm of the firm’s entire practice since July 2007. He acquired 100 per cent ownership rights in LLS on 31 March 2013. Under his leadership, the expansion of the firm has been all-encompassing, covering a tremendous increase in the client base, revenues and profits, as well as the size of the firm.

Today, the firm has developed an enviable legal practice with decades of experience and a team consisting of the most eminent legal practitioners with specialist IP, corporate, commercial and trans actional expertise. As a result of his efforts, the firm has grown from a handful of attorneys and family ownership to over 68 professional attorneys, which includes 15 partners and a support staff of over 110. The firm also operates out of two state-of-the-art offices, in New Delhi and Gurugram.

Mr. Chaudhry assist his clients to manage their domestic and foreign trademark portfolios, and has experience in trademark policing and enforcement actions, including opposition and cancellation prac tice and domain name issues.

611, JingGuang Centre Office Building, 1 Chaoyangmenwai Avenue, Beijing, 100020 Tel: +86 21 6035 6120

elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com www.gowlingwlg.com

His comprehensive repertoire in management and enforcement of IP rights, extensive experience in assessing strategic innovation and legal impli cations enables him to advise his clients (based in India and overseas) on a range of issues and transactions relating to IP prosecution; enforce ment; litigation strategies; portfolio audits; due diligence for acquisitions/divestitures; enforcing, copyright; unfair competition; investigations; nego tiations concerning prior third party rights; global filing strategies and corporate IP transactional agreements.

WWL says: Elliot Papageorgiou is a top-quality IP practitioner with outstanding global experience who “knows the market, the environment and the law very well”, say sources.

He considers business sensitivities and goals while crafting comprehensive IP protection and enforcement strategies, both short and longterm, so that clients can secure and maximise the value of their critical IP assets. This has earned him immense trust among global industry giants who have relied on his assistance in protecting and furthering their business goals.

Mr. Chaudhry is a member of the Indian Law Institute; the Campus Law Centre of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi; the International Trademark Association (INTA); the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). He is recognised as a leading Patent professional in Prosecution under the India chapter by IAM Patent 2021, and ranked under Individuals: Prosecution and Strategy table in the India chapter under WTR 1000: 2022. He is also recognised in WTR Global Leaders 2022.

Tia Malik Lall & Sethi

Tia Malik, Managing Partner at the firm, is an advocate registered with the bar council of India since 2007. With an experience of around 15 years, Tia has responsibility for IP portfolios of multina tionals, Fortune 500 companies, including the bestknown tech brands, media & telecommunications, fashion, pharmaceuticals, banking & financial services, luxury and hospitality, universities and start-ups, to name a few and helps them develop worldwide branding strategies, including helping clients select, develop, expand and protect their valuable IP assets. She advises her clients on intel lectual property law protection and enforcement, due diligence, and licensing. Tia’s practice also comprises of advising on compliances, exploita tion of IP, advertising laws, entertainment laws and related regulatory codes.

Tia is a member of International Trade Marks Association (INTA) and has been actively working and participating in INTA committees. Tia has served in the Trade mark offices committee, INTA’s Brands & Innovation Committee and now continues to be an active part of the Law Firms committee. Tia is also an active member of the Intellectual Property Attorneys Association (IPAA) in India which works towards serving the community of IP practitioners and the various participants in the IP regime of the country, from rights holders, to government officials; from attorneys and agents to policy makers.

Puerto Rico

RCY House, C-235 Defence Colony New Delhi, 110024 Tel: +91 11 435 000 00 rahul@rahulchaudhry.com www.rahulchaudhry.com

WWL says: Rahul Chaudhry possesses deep trademark expertise and regularly advises domestic and international clients in port folio management, domain name issues and licensing.

D-17, South Extension – II, New Delhi, 110 049 Tel: +91 956 019 7773

tmalik@indiaip.com www.indiaip.com

WWL says: Tia Malik is well versed in skil fully advising domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of trademark related matters with notable experience in the entertainment industry.

Eugenio J Torres-Oyola Ferraiuoli LLC

Eugenio J. Torres-Oyola is a capital member, managing partner of the firm and the chair of its intellectual property practice group. He concen trates his practice on intellectual property and technology, and entertainment law.

Since 2001, Eugenio has been an adjunct professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law where he has taught elective courses in patent law practice, cyber law, and international patent law practice. he is currently teaching an intellectual property and entrepreneurship clinic course that is certified by the USPTO under its law school pilot program for patents and trademarks.

Eugenio has published multiple articles relating to intellectual property and/or internet law and is a frequent and prominent speaker at events and seminars relating to intellectual prop erty, technology, and internet law. As a result of his widely recognized knowledge and experience in intellectual property and technology law, he is actively involved in leadership positions in several associations or groups promoting the development of the technology industry in Puerto Rico. He is a founding member and a member of the board of directors of EO Puerto Rico Chapter and he is also a member of YPO’s Puerto Rico Chapter.

Eugenio is an active promoter of high impact entrepreneurship and angel investing in Puerto Rico. He has collaborated for many years with Grupo Guayacán and other non-profit entities such as the Puerto Rico Science and Technology Trust, Small Business Technology Development Center, Puerto Rico Entrepreneurship Ecosystem, and others in furthering entrepreneurship on the island.

221 Ponce de León Avenue 5th Floor Hato Rey, 00917

Tel: +1 787 766 7000 etorres@ferraiuoli.com www.ferraiuoli.com

WWL says: Eugenio Torres-Oyola is an “effi cient and knowledgeable” expert who stands out for his astute handling of the gamut of trademark-related matters.

Stefano Codoni Walder Wyss Ltd

Stefano Codoni is a partner at Walder Wyss and heads its Lugano office. His practice focuses mainly on intellectual property, life sciences and technolo gy-related transactions (including licensing, tech nology transfer and M&A) and litigation. He often represents and advises clients from various indus tries in complex multi-jurisdictional trademark and unfair competition disputes, taking responsibility for designing the overall litigation strategy. Other areas of work are corporate and commercial law. Stefano also regularly acts as counsel in interna tional commercial arbitration disputes.

Stefano Codoni was born in 1967 and was educated at the University of Zurich (lic iur, 1991) and at the University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield College (LLM 1995). He was admitted to the Zurich Bar in 1994. Prior to his joining Walder Wyss in 2013, he held positions as a district court law clerk; foreign associate in a leading London law firm; and associate and (for 12 years) partner in Zurich and Lugano law firms.

He is fluent in Italian, German, English and French. He is registered with the Ticino Bar Registry and admitted to practise throughout Switzerland.

With around 240 legal experts, Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest-growing Swiss commercial law firms, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano. The firm specialises in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution, and tax law. Clients include national and international compa nies, publicly held corporations, family businesses, public law institutions and private clients.

Nicola Benz MLL Legal

Nicola Benz’s practice focuses on technology and IP transactions. She assists companies of all sizes, from start-ups to established players, as well as investors, suppliers and customers across a broad range of industries and sectors.

Ms Benz’s expertise – gathered both as an external counsel and through in-house second ments – covers licensing, joint ventures and collaborations, outsourcing, assignments and associated IP issues. She advises on franchising, sponsorship and trademark exploitation, the sale and purchase of trademark portfolios, and the protection and defence of brand rights on the internet and elsewhere. She also has consider able experience advising on all types of commercial contract, competition and regulatory issues and data protection.

Ms Benz is recognised as a leading trademark, patent and technology licensing lawyer in profes sional publications and listings such as WTR1000 and Chambers Europe, the most recent edition of which praises her “intelligence, responsiveness, pragmatism and ability to turn around very detailed comments quickly”.

Born in Scotland, Ms Benz obtained her law degree from the University of Edinburgh (LLB Hons) in 1997. She joined Froriep as associate in 2002 and became a partner in 2010.

Her working languages are English and German.

Ms Benz is a member of the Zurich and Swiss bar associations, the International Trademark Association, the Licensing Executives Society and the International Technology Law Association.

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer Schellenberg Wittmer

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer (dual-qualified in both Switzerland and in England and Wales), is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Intellectual Property and Life Sciences teams. She specializes in intellectual property, data and data protection law, unfair competition and contract law and has profound knowledge in complex, cross-border matters relating to product development, licensing, trade and distribution of technology, therapeutic, health and food products. Lorenza is very active in disputes, covering patent infringement and injunction proceedings, as well as trade secrets cases. Lorenza has also broad experience in media (including social media), advertising, marketing and sponsoring matters.

Lorenza has a strong expertise in structuring and negotiating intellectual property rights-related agreements, including R&D, transfer and licensing, and distribution agreements across a multitude of sectors.

Lorenza regularly lectures and publishes in the fields of international licensing and technology transfer, and in several areas of unfair competi tion and intellectual property law. She is a presi dent-elect of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). She practices in German, English, French and Italian.

Prior to joining Schellenberg Wittmer, Lorenza was partner at another major Swiss business law firm, where she was head of its IP & TMT Group and co-head of its Life Sciences Group.

Via F Pelli 12, PO Box 5162 Lugano, 6904 Tel: +41 58 658 44 01 stefano.codoni@walderwyss.com www.walderwyss.com

WWL says: Stefano Codoni is a highly respected figure in the trademark field with an encyclopaedic knowledge of litigation and trademark transactions.

Schiffbaustrasse 2, PO Box Zurich, 8031 Tel: +41 44 386 6000 nicola.benz@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: Nicola Benz possesses deep trademark expertise and regularly advises clients on portfolio management, licensing and transactional matters.

Löwenstrasse 19 Zurich, 8021 Tel: +41 44 217 92 57 lorenza.ferrarihofer@swlegal.ch www.swlegal.ch

WWL says: Lorenza Ferrari Hofer is a highly regarded practitioner with an impeccable knowledge of IP and trademark matters particularly in litigation and transactions.

Markus Frick Walder Wyss Ltd

Markus Frick is a partner in the information tech nology, intellectual property and competition team. He is specialised in all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular focus on trademark, patent and unfair competition law. Other areas of expertise include media law, as well as food and drugs regulations. He regularly represents clients in complex and cross-border litigations before courts and administrative bodies. He advises clients on the development and management of IP rights, related contracts and transactions.

Born in 1970, Markus was educated at the University of Zurich (lic iur, 1995; Dr iur, 2000) and New York University School of Law (LLM, 2001). He is registered with the Zurich and New York Bar and admitted to practise in all Switzerland.

Markus is listed in international rankings as a leader in his field and praised as “bright, quick at responding to our needs, and also brilliant in court” (Chambers Europe) and “truly interested in the success of his clients and always eager to learn and fully understand their business needs, he is brilliant, creative and successful” (WTR1000).

The Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal and Legal Experts also list Markus among the leading individuals in Switzerland for intellectual property.

With around 240 legal experts, Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest growing Swiss commercial law firms, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano. The firm specialises in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Clients include national and international companies, publicly held corporations and family businesses as well as public law institutions and private clients.

Christoph Gasser (Dr iur (Bern); LLM (Michigan)) is a partner in the Zurich office of BianchiSchwald LLC and the head of the firm’s IP department. His practice includes litigation and advice in all fields of intellectual property, including the prosecution and enforcement of trademark, design, copyright, domain name and unfair competition matters and the enforcement of patents, in particular in the mechanical and pharmaceutical areas.

Mr Gasser has acted as trial counsel and has otherwise litigated IP cases before numerous cantonal courts and arbitration panels, including UDRP, the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, the Swiss Federal Patent Court and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.

Clients include international corporations, such as leading providers of medical devices and pharmaceuticals, toy manufacturers, companies doing business in the railway, furniture and building industries, as well as multinational manufacturers and service providers active in healthcare, security, electronics, telecommunications, and tourism. He advises and represents advertising agencies and major producers and retailers in the food, clothing and consumer electronics sectors.

Mr Gasser is the executive secretary of INGRES, the Swiss IP association, which organises several major IP conferences on Swiss and European law every year. INGRES publishes a monthly periodical on IP. Mr Gasser has published substantial contri butions to leading Swiss and international treatises on trademark, patent, copyright, and design law.

Mr Gasser is an adjunct judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court. He has lectured on trade mark and copyright law at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, teaches IP at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Bern, and serves as an expert examiner for the Swiss patent Bar examination.

Simon Holzer MLL Legal

Simon Holzer is a member of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal’s IP team, which is consistently ranked as one of the top Swiss IP teams by peers and clients, and heads the firm’s patent and life sciences team. He has extensive experience in all areas of IP law, with a focus on patents, trademarks, geographical indications and unfair competition.

Simon Holzer is also a trusted adviser in the field of pharmaceutical regulatory law, an experi enced IP litigator and has substantial experience in both advising and representing clients in complex national and international disputes extending across a wide range of industries and technolo gies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, telecommunications (including standard-essential patents and FRAND issues), software, cosmetics and foodstuffs.

In 2010, the Swiss Parliament appointed Simon Holzer as an adjunct judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court. This court has jurisdiction over patent disputes throughout Switzerland.

Simon Holzer is praised by clients and peers as a “skilled and driven individual” and “a leader in the contentious sphere” who is “top-ranked by peers” within the “excellent” and “high-flying” IP team of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal. According to clients, Simon Holzer is particularly well versed in the areas of patents and pharma and clients highlight his “in-depth technical understanding”. Other sources describe Simon Holzer as “delightful” and someone who “executes geographical indication mandates with precision, and has the communication skills to convey his highly valued advice in a clear and meaningful way to lawyers across the pond”.

Seefeldstrasse 123, PO Box Zurich, 8034 Tel: +41 58 658 56 27 markus.frick@walderwyss.com www.walderwyss.com

WWL says: The “excellent” Markus Frick from Walder Wyss receives praise from market sources for his “outstanding litiga tion skills.”

St. Annagasse 9 PO Box 1162 Zurich, CH-8021 Tel: +41 58 220 37 00 christoph.gasser@bianchischwald.ch www.bianchischwald.ch

WWL says: Christoph Gasser ranks highly among peers for his skillful handling of Swiss IP matters, including litigation and trademark prosecution.

Schiffbaustrasse 2, PO Box Zurich, 8031 Tel: +41 44 396 91 91 simon.holzer@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: Simon Holzer is an impres sive practitioner who comes highly recom mended by peers for his outstanding work in complex trademark and patent law issues.

Christoph Gasser BianchiSchwald LLC

Michael Ritscher MLL Legal

Michael Ritscher is recognised as one of the most experienced and esteemed IP litigators and arbi trators in Switzerland and beyond. Michael Ritscher heads Meyerlustenberger Lachenal’s IP group. He has extensive practice in advising and representing clients from a broad variety of sectors, including life sciences, luxury goods and retail.

Michael Ritscher is often at the forefront of precedent-setting cases. He is a reference for companies which regularly seek his support to handle their cross-border contentious affairs involving Swiss, EU and international law.

Michael Ritscher appears as an opinion leader in his field in client and peer feedback ratings.

Roger Staub Walder Wyss Ltd

Roger Staub is a partner in the information tech nology, intellectual property and competition team. He represents national and international compa nies from various industries, such as luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, food, financial services, fashion, medical devices and media. He specialises in liti gating complex cases before state courts and arbi tration tribunals. In addition, he advises clients in negotiating IP and technology-related contracts and in developing IP strategies. He also works as an arbitrator in international arbitration tribunals.

After studying law at the universities of Munich and Zurich (lic iur, 1992), Roger Staub became a member of the Bar in Zurich in 1995 and received his doctorate at the University of Zurich in 2000 with a dissertation on copyright contract law. Before joining Walder Wyss, he was a partner in a law firm in Zurich and employed in a London law firm. He is the author of various publications, in particular the co-editor of a commentary on design law and co-author of a commentary on trademark protec tion law. Roger Staub is an active member in various organisations in the field of intellectual prop erty. In past years he has been both a committee chairperson and a member of the Global Europe Advisory Council in the International Trademark Administration (INTA).

Roger Staub has for years regularly enjoyed outstanding ratings in the field of intellectual prop erty in international rankings such as Chambers Europe, The Legal 500 (“a great strategist with a no-nonsense approach”), WWL: Trademarks (“exceptional client-oriented counsel”), IAMPatent1000 and WTR1000 (“immensely skilled litigator”).

Roger Staub’s working languages are German, English, Spanish and French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry.

With around 240 legal experts, Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest growing Swiss commercial law firms, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano. The firm specialises in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Clients include national and international companies, publicly held corporations and family businesses as well as public law institutions and private clients.

Schiffbaustrasse 2, PO Box Zurich, 8031 Tel: +41 44 396 91 91 michael.ritscher@mll-legal.com www.mll-legal.com

WWL says: The “excellent lawyer” Michael Ritscher is a first-rate IP specialist advising clients on trademark and patent litigation.

Seefeldstrasse 123, PO Box Zurich, 8034 Tel: +41 58 658 52 89 roger.staub@walderwyss.com www.walderwyss.com

WWL says: Roger Staub is a distinguished practitioner with unmatched expertise in contracts and negotiations in the trademark sphere.

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Wang

Bär & Karrer Ltd

Markus Wang heads the intellectual property team and co-heads the life sciences group at Bär & Karrer. He is based in Zurich and has been a partner of the firm since 2002.

His practice covers a wide range of conten tious and non-contentious patent, trademark and other IP-related issues, in particular in the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sector. He further specialises in regulatory matters in the fields of life sciences and healthcare. Recent assignments include the successful representation of a phar maceutical company in Swissmedic proceedings regarding the promotion of medical products and the successful defense of an early market entry by a generic against a major pharmaceutical company in proceedings at the Swiss Federal Patent Court.

Markus Wang lectures on intellectual property law at the University of Fribourg. He has written two books on design protection and contributed chap ters to the latest commentary on Swiss trademark law and to several books on other IP, IT and life sciences topics. Further, he has published several articles for periodicals, and is also a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences in the IP and life sciences fields.

Markus Wang holds a Dr iur from the University of St Gallen and a LLM from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. He is a member of the Zurich and the Swiss Bar Association. He speaks German and English.

Markus Wang is recognised as a leading prac titioner in the fields of intellectual property and life sciences in publications and listings such as Who’s Who Legal, Chambers Europe, The Legal 500, European Legal Experts, WTR 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals and IAM Patent 1000.

Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 170 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug. Its core business is advising clients on innovative and complex transactions and repre senting them in litigation, arbitration and regu latory proceedings. The firm’s clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world.

Bär & Karrer has been repeatedly awarded Switzerland’s “Law Firm of the Year” by the most prestigious international legal ranking agencies.

Monica Riva Talley

Monica Riva Talley is a director and heads Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox’s trademark & brand protection practice. For more than 25 years, she has specialized in strategic trademark counseling and portfolio enhancement, developing anti-coun terfeiting solutions and strategies, and resolving trademark disputes. Monica is particularly sought after for her expertise in enforcing brand rights against infringers and counterfeiters seeking to profit from her clients’ well-known brands. In addition to managing her robust practice, she is an adjunct professor teaching trademark law at The George Washington University Law School.

Ranked as one of the leading trademark pros ecution and strategy attorneys in Washington, DC, Monica is also noted for her global brand protection and commercialization strategies and is lauded by clients as someone who “protects clients’ brands like they’re her own and is brilliant on strategy and communication” and “runs an impressive team that can handle a large workflow without ever letting matters drop. Monica listens carefully to her clients, understands their concerns, and is excel lent at calibrating her tone with – and approach to – third parties appropriately,” as reported by the editors of World Trademark Review in the 2022 and 2020 editions of WTR 1000, respectively. Monica has been consecutively ranked in the prestigious WTR 1000 since 2012. In addition, Monica was named the U.S. National Practitioner of the Year for Trademark Prosecution at the 2022 Managing IP Americas Awards. Managing IP has named her an “IP Star” 2013 and has recognized her as one of the magazine’s “Top 250 Women in IP.” Monica is also ranked among the “leading IP practitioners in the world” by the World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) in their 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 “WIPR Leaders” publication.

Brandschenkestrasse 90 Zurich, 8002 Tel: +41 58 261 55 10 markus.wang@baerkarrer.ch www.baerkarrer.ch

WWL says: Markus Wang earns substantive recommendations as a trademark law specialist. He advises clients on complex regulatory matters in the healthcare sector.

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Monica is also well-versed in prosecuting and defending opposition and cancellation proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She handles a wide range of Internet trademark and domain name disputes; files arbitration complaints under ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy; nego tiates resolutions to disputes; drafts advantageous settlement and coexistence agreements; and is skilled at negotiating and drafting license agree ments. Sterne Kessler is an Official Agent for the Trademark Clearinghouse, and Monica assists brand owners with navigating the changing land scape of ICANN’s evolving gTLD system.

Having worked in advertising and marketing prior to her entry into the field of law, Monica is particularly known for providing clients with crea tive and practical solutions that work within both business and legal parameters. In addition to being sought after for her business acumen, Monica is well-known for her ability to foster strong, mutually rewarding client relationships. In recognition of her excellent client service and the quality of her work, Monica received the 2021 Lexology Client Choice Award in the Intellectual Property: Trademarks category within the District of Columbia.

Monica serves a broad base of international clients in the consumer products, apparel, food and beverage, manufacturing, telecom, music, biotechnology, information technology, media, and entertainment fields. She also represents numerous associations and non-profits, and works with clients in registering and enforcing certifica tion marks.

Monica frequently speaks and writes on trade mark issues to a variety of public and private audi ences. She has been active in leading intellectual property organizations for many years, including the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Intellectual Property Owner’s Association (IPO). She is the vice chair of IPO’s anti-counter feiting committee and co-chair of AIPLA’s cannabis tech subcommittee, serves on INTA’s brands and innovation committee, and served as an editor for The Trademark Reporter for four years. Monica has penned extensive content for Sterne Kessler’s well-read “MarkIt to Market” newsletter and other leading publications. She authored the trademark chapter of the Thomson Reuters Westlaw book, “Patent Office Litigation -- Second Edition”, and JD Supra recognized her with a “Reader’s Choice Award,” for excellence in writing and thought lead ership in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

While attending law school at George Mason University School of Law, Monica worked as a trademark attorney assistant at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She earned her B.S.B.A. in marketing and management from the University of Richmond.

Ben Natter Haug Partners LLP

Ben Natter is a partner in the New York office of Haug Partners LLP.

Ben’s practice focuses on all aspects of global trademark strategy, procurement, management and enforcement. On any given day, Ben’s work will see him enforcing clients’ rights in jurisdictions spanning the globe in conjunction with local author ities, courts and a cultivated team of local counsel.

Ben draws upon years of experience devel oping and implementing strategies for the protection and management of global intellec tual property portfolios, and creating and effectu ating tailored anti-counterfeiting programmes for numerous famous brands. He is frequently called on to represent clients in high-profile international brand disputes.

Ben’s specialties also include intellectual property transactions and related aspects of mergers and acquisitions; licensing; copyright prosecution and enforcement; global online marketplace infringement matters and anti-coun terfeiting; domain name disputes; and social media infringement.

Protection of intellectual property rights in complex regions is one of Ben’s sub-specialties, and he has achieved considerable success and recognition for his work in Latin America and China.

Ben represents domestic and international clients, including world-famous brands and market leaders, from a broad range of industries with a large client base from the technology, fashion, retail, consumer goods, software, hospitality, enter tainment and media fields.

Ben is regularly recognised for his novel and effective strategies and has received awards from numerous international publications in the field of intellectual property.

Additionally, Ben’s high-profile infringe ment cases have been considered newsworthy and reported by domestic and international news outlets.

1100 New York Avenue NW Suite 600

Washington, 20005

Tel: +1 202 772 8688

mtalley@sternekessler.com www.sternekessler.com

745 Fifth Avenue New York, 10151 Tel: +1 212 588 0800

bnatter@haugpartners.com www.haugpartners.com

WWL says: Ben Natter earns commenda tions from market sources for “his quality of work, excellent relationship and tailored assistance to the client” on the full spectrum of trademark-related issues.

WWL says: Monica Riva Talley is a highly experienced trademark lawyer who excels at advising high-profile clients on trademark dispute resolution and portfolio management.

Monica Riva Talley

William M Borchard Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Bill is Counsel to the firm and formerly was its chairperson. He advises on domestic and inter national trademark and copyright matters at the highest level. His experience, spanning more than 50 years, consists of counseling clients and handling domestic and international trademark and copyright matters including clearance, registration, proper use, licensing, contested administrative proceedings and infringement claims.

He has assisted clients in structuring the intellectual property aspects of complex mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and securitizations; split trademark ownership transactions; international transfer pricing structures; and intellectual prop erty holding company transactions. He also deals with Internet and domain name issues.

He has advised and represented diverse clients such as The Actors Fund of America (now known as the Entertainment Community Fund), The Salvador Dali Museum in St. Petersburg Florida, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, Columbia University, the Empire State Realty Trust (owner of the world-fa mous Empire State Building and many other major properties in the greater New York area), Sotheby’s, major fashion companies including The Donna Karan Company, J. Crew, Ann Taylor, and London Fog, and various smaller companies.

He is the author of the annual editions of A Trademark is Not a Copyright or a Patent and many other blog posts and articles. He was the editorin-chief of INTA’s The Trademark Reporter, and continues to be an active member of its editorial board.

Bill has been named in the New York Super Lawyers and Best Lawyers in America lists for many years. He continues to be named in The Legal 500 leading lawyers and hall of fame lists for trademarks, and in the WTR 1000 luminaries and global leaders lists.

Bill received his BA from Princeton University, and his JD from Columbia Law School, where he was an editor of the Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

He was an associate and a partner at Kaye Scholer Fierman Hays & Handler (now Arnold & Porter) for 19 years, and he has been with Cowan Liebowitz & Latman for almost 40 years.

Kieran G Doyle

Kieran is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He is a partner with over 20 years of experience in IP law and litigation. He counsels clients regarding trademark and copyright clear ance, registration, prosecution, licensing and protection. He also defends against ADA noncom pliance claims, and litigates complex trademark, product labeling and copyright matters in federal and state courts, and before the TTAB and the Federal Circuit.

His experience extends to a wide range of industries including fashion, footwear, home care, hair care and skin care companies, publishing, professional sports marketing and merchandising, restaurants, food and beverage, as well as busi nesses in the marijuana industry.

Among the clients he has represented are QVC, Inc., HSN, Inc., Major League Baseball, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (Jehovah’s Witnesses), High Times Magazine (the world’s leading cannabis magazine), Twenty-Six Designs, LLC (Bogg Bags),Vogue International, Iconix Brand Group, Inc., Wicked Fashion (Southpole for clothing and accessories), Hudson Outerwear, Maxima Apparel, various shoe manu facturers (including three who were sued by Converse for trade dress infringement in shoe and sneaker designs), FullBeauty Brands (sued by Crocs for trade dress infringement in shoe and sneaker designs), Faryl Robin LLC (sued by Vans for trade dress infringement in shoe and sneaker designs), and a cosmetics manufacturer sued for using allegedly misleading trademarks.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9290 wmb@cll.com www.cll.com

The widespread legalization of cannabis in various states of the US in the face of its illegality on a federal level has created trademark chal lenges, and Kieran guides clients such as MM Enterprises USA, LLC d.b.a. MedMen (a medical marijuana distributor in New York) through these challenges with novel strategies and arguments. Kieran also has responsibility for QVC’s entire international trademark portfolio as well as its contested proceedings and trademark litigations in the US and abroad.

WWL says: William Borchard is well versed in all aspects of trademark law, in which he provides “strategic and practical advice with complete understanding of the client’s business”.

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For several years, Kieran taught trademark law at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and for about 15 years he has been co-chair of the Practicing Law Institute’s advanced seminar in trademark law. He continues to be named by New York Super Lawyers for intel lectual property law, WTR 1000 for trademark law, The Legal 500, and Euromoney’s Expert Guides for trademarks.

Kieran received his BA from Fordham University, and his JD from Fordham University School of Law, where he was associate editor of the Law Review.

He was an associate at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

BakerHostetler

Robert (“Red”) B.G. Horowitz is a Chambers-rated Intellectual Property lawyer with broad experience in trademark (counseling, prosecution and litiga tion), copyright and trade secret issues, as well as patent infringement matters for hedge funds. Known for fully understanding his clients’ needs, he delivers quick service to resolve problems which enables clients to confidently make well-informed decisions.

He brought the first U.S. case where a patent owner of perfume bottle designs asserted design patents to stop the importation of “grey goods.” Due to structuring of the patent ownership, he defeated a motion for summary judgment based on first sale abroad by a foreign trademark owner.

Red Advocated on behalf of a U.S. cheese producer against a litigation brought by a party funded by the Italian government asserting infringement of the allegedly protectable terms “Parmigiano-Reggiano,” “Parmigiano” and “Reggiano.” The matter was successfully settled due in great part to weaknesses demonstrated in the plaintiff’s case.

He invoked the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) against a Vietnamese concern that copied the entire online database of a client. The infringer disputed the DMCA claim, resulting in a successful copyright infringement lawsuit despite the lack of an existing copyright registration.

Red has authored articles about, inter alia, the adoption of the U.S. Defend Trade Secrets Act, the creation and life cycle of and licensing concerns about character marks in today’s world of cancel culture, and issues involving the auctioning of newly-filed trademark applications for famous abandoned trademarks.

Additionally, Red has lectured about intel lectual property law issues in Europe, Japan and Korea, and has taught an online continuing legal education course about trademarks.

Mary L Kevlin

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Mary is a partner with over 35 years of experi ence handling hundreds of US Trademark Office proceedings, court cases, and extensive filing programs. This includes a large volume of US Trademark Office proceedings for clients notably including Major League Baseball (MLB) and the 30 Major League Baseball clubs it represents, as well as Minor League Baseball (MiLB) and its numerous individual leagues and clubs. She also registers and maintains their trademarks in the US for use on a wide variety of merchandise and services. Other litigation clients have included The Brink’s Companies, Ryder System Inc., Sandvik AB, Promotion in Motion d.b.a. PIM Brands (known for its Welch’s Fruit Snacks), and Endurance International Group.

She continues to supervise an international clearance and filing program for PIM Brands, which has encountered contested proceedings in Europe and South America. Additionally, she oversees the international portfolios of Newfold Digital (owner of various website housing and web hosting and domain name brands), Ithaka Harbors, Endurance International Group, and Ryder System, Inc., among others.

Mary is the co-author of a well-established and highly regarded casebook Trademark and Unfair Competition Law, the seventh edition of which has been published. She also is the author of the Trial Procedures chapter in four editions of the American Bar Association’s publication Trademark Trial and Appeal Practice, and has been the author and now co-author of the New York State chapter of the International Trademark Association’s State Trademark and Unfair Competition Law.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9261

kgd@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: Kieran Doyle is highly recommended for his expert handling of the trademark life cycle, from clearance and prosecution, to licensing and protection.

45 Rockefeller Plaza New York, 10111-0100 Tel: +1 212.589.4240 rhorowitz@bakerlaw.com www.bakerlaw.com

WWL says: Robert Horowitz is renowned for his “wealth of knowledge and substantial experience” advising clients on trademark prosecution and litigation.

She was an adjunct professor at New York University Law School for 19 years. Among her numerous awards, she was named as lawyer of the year for trademark law in New York City in the 2014 Best Lawyers list. For many years she has been and continues to be recognized by WTR 1000, Best Lawyers, IP Stars, WWL-IP, and New York Super Lawyers, which featured her in a profile published in late 2019 entitled Protecting the Plate and continues to name her in its top women in intel lectual property list.

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Mary received her BA with distinction from Smith College, where she was Phi Beta Kappa; her MPhil from Oxford University; and her JD magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she was in the Order of the Coif and associate editor of the Law Review.

She served as a law clerk to Hon. Dolores Sloviter on the United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9216 mlk@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: Mary Kevlin is “an extraordi nary trademark practitioner with an ency clopaedic knowledge of all aspects of US trademark law”.

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Licciardi Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Maryann is a partner who focuses on domestic and international trademark and copyright matters, including trademark prosecution, contested proceedings, litigation, TTAB practice, domain name disputes, and counseling of corporate and individual clients.

She represents clients in many industries, including sports and entertainment, banking and financial, apparel, food, lifestyles, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, veterinary products, publishing and printing, toys and sporting goods, and household products.

Maryann assists with managing the US trade mark portfolio and contested proceedings for Major League Baseball, including the 30 Major League Baseball Clubs. She also handles US contested proceedings for J. Crew, as well as the US and foreign trademark portfolios of a number of finan cial services companies, including Barclays, global financial services provider MSCI Inc. and its affil iated companies, global proprietary trading firm Jane Street, and Institutional Shareholder Services. Other important portfolios managed by Maryann include the US and international portfolios of Epoch Everlasting Play, Qosina, Quadlogic, Printers’ Service and Bracco Diagnostics.

Maryann has been and continues to be named by Best Lawyers in America, New York Super Lawyers as a rising star in intellectual property, WTR 1000 for enforcement, litigation, prosecution, and strategy, and IP Stars as a trade mark star both nationally and for New York.

She received her BA magna cum laude from Pace University, where she was in the honors program and had a number of achievements including the business management depart mental award, dean’s list every semester, a Beta Gamma Sigma, Alpha Chi, and National Honor Society. She received her JD cum laude from St. John’s University School of Law, where she received the CALI Award for Excellence in Achievement in Contracts, was accepted to the Law Review, and was on the Dean’s List.

Mary was a law clerk in the US Department of Justice, International Trade Field Office, Commercial Litigation Branch before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9218 mel@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: Maryann Licciardi has built up a prolific trademark practice and is praised for her sterling handling of domain name disputes, trademark litigation and prosecution.

Meichelle R MacGregor

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Meichelle is a member of the firm’s executive committee. She is a partner with more than 25 years of experience working with start-ups and established companies in the fashion, finance, consumer products, textile, manufacturing, sports, food and beverage industries and the burgeoning cannabis industry. She counsels and litigates on a wide range of intellectual property matters including trademarks, trade dress, copy rights, licensing, domain names and e-commerce matters. She has extensive experience in both state and federal courts and the TTAB.

She handles global trademark prosecution and enforcement for H. Best (2(x)ist), Starr Companies, Ultrafabrics, E-Z Weld Group, Wicked Fashions, New Deal, Innophos, Conair, House of Skye, Hanky Panky, Golden Blossom Honey, Rockwell Family Properties (Norman Rockwell), and Leopard Solutions, and has handled global clearance and protection for several large companies in connec tion with rebrandings in the chemical and manu facturing fields. In addition, Meichelle heads the Amazon IP Accelerator program for the firm, one of only 11 US firms selected by Amazon as approved for filings in connection with early entry to the Amazon Brand Registry.

For several years, Meichelle was an adjunct professor at New York University, School of Continuing and Professional Studies, where she taught international intellectual property law. She was named in the WTR 1000 for prosecution and strategy.

Meichelle received her BA from State University of New York at Binghamton, and her JD magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School, where she was an editor of the Brooklyn Journal of International Law.

She was a law clerk for Hon. Bernard J. Fried, Acting Supreme Court Justice, New York County before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9259 mrm@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: Meichelle MacGregor earns plaudits as “a skilled negotiator” who “understands the client’s needs and finds practical and business-oriented solutions” in the trademarks arena.

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Richard heads the firm’s litigation group. He is partner with more than 35 years of experience handling complex trademark and copyright cases as well as cases of unfair competition, false advertising, licensing disputes, right of publicity claims, trade secrets, domain names and other Internet issues in the federal courts nationwide, opposition and cancellation actions before the TTAB and the Federal Circuit, and arbitrations. He also serves as an arbitrator on the American Arbitration Association’s commercial panel, and as a court-appointed mediator in the federal court for the Southern District of NY.

He represents a diverse group of clients, including Universal Music Group, Sony Pictures, Major League Baseball, S&P Global Inc, and Promotion in Motion d.b.a. PIM Brands (known for its Welch’s Fruit Snacks). His trademark cases have included the marks S&P, Fruit is Our 1st Ingredient, Jumanji, Ghostbusters and a variety of Major League Baseball marks. His copyright cases have included the successful infringement suit, and the Second Circuit appeal, against ReDigi Inc., which had attempted to establish independent resale rights for copyrighted digital sound recordings.

Richard has been and continues to be recog nized in The Best Lawyers in America for intellec tual property litigation, Euromoney’s Expert Guides for trademarks, The Legal 500 for intellectual property: trademarks and litigation, IP Stars as a trademark star, WTR 1000 for enforcement and liti gation, and New York Super Lawyers for intellectual property litigation.

Richard received his BA summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from New York University, and his JD from New York University School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review and Order of the Coif.

He was an associate at Weil, Gotshal & Manges before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9291 rsm@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: Richard Mandel possesses over three decades of experience and is commended as “a masterful negotiator” with “a strategic and thoughtful approach”.

Joel is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He is a partner with over 20 years of experience in the field of trademarks and copyrights. He has extensive experience representing and counseling an array of multi-national companies, start-ups, disruptors, and non-profit organizations in a wide range of industries with respect to trademark clearance, protection, and enforcement in the US and internationally.

He advises lifestyle and fashion companies, retailers, hotels and restaurants, wine and food companies, publishing and media companies, financial and professional services firms, and pharmaceutical companies. Clients he repre sents include, J. Crew, Madewell, Warby Parker, Hyatt Hotels Corporation (Thompson Hotels), Sixty Hotels, Lark Hotels, FullBeauty Brands, Ahava, Central European Media Enterprises, Novomatic (Europe’s largest gaming group), Epic Games, Mondi Worldwide, Fragomen Global Immigration Services, Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, Share A Splash Wine Co. (Cannonball and Angels & Cowboys), Lola (feminine hygiene products), EnergyFruits, Whitehorse Liquidity Partners, Mul-T-Lock, the Me Too Movement, Black Star Film Festival, Magen David Adom (the Israeli Red Cross), UJA Federation of NY, and The Forward newspaper. In past years, he has handled matters for Sotheby’s, Major League Baseball, Columbia University, Iconix Brand Group, and London Fog.

Joel often speaks, writes, and organ izes programs on emerging IP issues, such as those relating to social media, user-generated content, hashtags and emojis, and blogs. He is an active member of the International Trademark Association’s brands and innovation committee, and previously was an active member of INTA’s internet committee for two terms. He is fluent in Hebrew and proficient in Spanish.

Joel was a law clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel. He has been ranked in the silver band nationally and gold band in New York, and recog nized by WTR 1000, IP Stars, The Legal 500, New York Super Lawyers, and other publications.

Richard S Mandel

Joel Karni Schmidt Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

He received his BA from University of Colorado at Boulder, his MSc in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science, and his JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.

He interned for the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of NY, was a law clerk for Justice Dorit Beinisch on The Supreme Court of Israel, and was an associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

Eric J Shimanoff Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Eric is a member of the firm’s executive committee. He is a partner with almost 20 years of experience in trademark and copyright matters. He does liti gation, prosecution, and counseling, and deals with social media, websites, NFTs, virtual internet trade marks, domain names, and false identifications.

He has a broad range of experience in many industries including music, fashion, sports, phar maceutical, cosmetics, hair and personal care, product development, financial and insurance services, healthcare, software, retail, video game, publishing, entertainment, candy and confections, apparel, automotive, scientific research, art, and various consumer products. He represents clients including Car-Freshner Corporation (Little Trees air fresheners), Barclays PLC (Lehman Brothers), Empire State Realty Trust (Empire State Building), Morgan Stanley, Blackstone Inc., and Columbia University.

He has extensive experience in both state and federal courts, in contested proceedings before the TTAB, Federal Circuit, and in UDRP domain name dispute proceedings. His numerous cases have included a successful claim against a company and its founder who used the client’s company name and its founder’s name as keywords to trigger a competitor’s sponsored ads in search engines. He also persuaded the TTAB to find that the Empire State Building’s image is a famous mark, and has successfully continued to protect the Lehman Brothers mark despite its notorious bankruptcy years ago. Eric also conducts clearances and pros ecutes applications for trademarks worldwide.

He has been a speaker at programs held by Cardozo Law School and by the Association of Corporate Counsel about how to protect and leverage brands in relation to the new gTLDs. Eric has been and continues to be recognized by The Legal 500 and WTR 1000.

Eric received his BA cum laude from State University of New York at Binghamton, his MM from New England Conservatory of Music, and his JD summa cum laude from New York Law School, where he was awarded a Victor Herbert copyright scholarship, was notes and comments editor of the Law Review, won first place in the ASCAP Nathan Burkan memorial writing competition, won the Otto L. Walter distinguished writing Award, and won the Garland Award for excellence in subjects relating to civil procedure.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Eric taught music and musical theatre at a performing arts high school in Manhattan and directed several musicals in New York and Boston. He was an asso ciate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP before joining Cowan Liebowitz & Latman.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9244 jks@cll.com www.cll.com

WWL says: The “brilliant” Joel Karni Schmidt is lauded as a leading trademark lawyer who “provides strategic advice on how to tackle complicated problems”.

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9244 ejs@cll.com www.cll.com

says: Eric Shimanoff draws high praise for skillfully advising clients on trademark litigation, domain names and licensing issues.

WWL

Deborah K Squiers

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC

Deborah heads the firm’s trademark group. She is a partner with more than 28 years of experience handling trademark and copyright litigation and counseling for clients in the financial, entertain ment, sports, beverage, food, and restaurant indus tries, among others.

She has been involved with several complex litigations about concurrent use claims relating to restaurants in different geographic locations, including a significant victory before the TTAB (affirmed by the Federal Circuit) representing Chef Emeril Lagasse in a concurrent use dispute over the Delmonico restaurant mark. She has world wide responsibility for the marks of S&P Global Inc. and Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, which operate one of the most famous stock indices in the world and has more than 2500 trademark registrations and applications. Deborah manages numerous contested trademark proceedings pending around the world for S&P with many general enforcement actions as well. Deborah also handles contested trademark proceedings for Sony Pictures and Columbia Pictures worldwide.

Some other notable clients include the Estate of George Carlin, Chef Emeril Lagasse and his restaurants, Trebco (Wubbanub pacifiers), Mario Badescu Skin Care, Alicart Restaurant Group (Carmine’s and Virgil’s restaurants), the Wetson Restaurant Group (Dallas BBQ and Tony’s Di Napoli restaurants), Destileria Serralles (Don Q rum), National Audubon Society, The New York Racing Association, Maserati, and Glanbia Nutritionals/ The Isopure Company (Isopure and Nature’s Best nutritional supplements).

For multiple years, Deborah has been and continues to be the chair and a featured speaker on TTAB practice at the Practicing Law Institute’s annual seminar Fundamentals of Trademarks in the Global Marketplace. She has been recog nized in WTR 1000, IP Stars as a trademark star, Super Lawyers New York for intellectual property, The Legal 500 for trademark prosecution, and Euromoney’s Expert Guides for trademarks and for women in business.

Deborah received her BA from St. Lawrence University, and her JD from Fordham University School of Law. She was a reporter for the New York Law Journal before joining Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman.

DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Argentina

Juan Berton Moreno Berton Moreno IP Law jbm@bertonojam.com.ar Alberto L R Berton Moreno Sr Berton Moreno IP Law abmjr@bertonmoreno.com.ar Alberto R Berton-Moreno Jr Berton Moreno IP Law abmjr@bertonojam.com.ar

Diego Bouché Ocampo Ferrer Reyes Tellechea & Bouche dbouche@frtb.com.ar

Alejandro M Breuer-Moreno G Breuer abm@gbreuer.com.ar Mercedes Durlach Palacio & Asociados mdurlach@palacio.com.ar Sergio M Ellmann Marval O’Farrell Mairal sergiomellman@marval.com.ar

Gustavo Giay Marval O’Farrell Mairal gpg@marval.com

Fernando Noetinger Noetinger & Armando fnoetinger@noetar.com.ar Santiago R O’Conor O’Conor & Power/Abogados Propiedad Industrial ocp@oconorpower.com.ar

Miguel B O’Farrell Marval O’Farrell Mairal mbof@marval.com Nicolás O’Farrell Apellaniz & O’Farrell nofarrell@deapellaniz.com.ar

Juan Carlos Ojam Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum jcojam@ojambf.com

Jorge Otamendi G Breuer joo@gbreuer.com.ar Héctor Palacio Palacio & Asociados hector@palacio.com.ar

114 West 47th Street New York, 10036-1525

Tel: +1 212 790 9211 dks@cll.com www.cll.com

Pablo Palazzi Allende & Brea ppalazzi@allende.com

Graciela Claudia Perez de Inzaurraga Hausheer Belgrano & Fernandez gcperez@hbf.com.ar

Iván A Poli Marval O’Farrell Mairal ipoli@marval.com

Iris V Quadrio Marval O’Farrell Mairal ivq@marval.com.ar

WWL says: Deborah Squiers excels at advising domestic and international clients on a broad range of complex trademark matters pertaining to litigation, enforcement and portfolio management.

Ricardo Richelet

Richelet & Richelet info@richelet.com.ar

Armenia

Sarkis E Knyazyan

Knyazyan & Partners IP Law Firm sarkis@knyazyanlaw.com

Australia

Joanne Martin

FB Rice jmartin@fbrice.com.au

Robert A Arnold Baker McKenzie robert.arnold@bakermckenzie.com

Jürgen Bebber

Corrs Chambers Westgarth jurgen.bebber@corrs.com.au

Wayne Condon Biopharmalex wayne.condon@biopharmalex.com.au

Brett Doyle

Clayton Utz

brettdoyle@claytonutz.com

Ian Drew Davies Collison Cave Law idrew@davies.com.au

Frances Drummond

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia frances.drummond@nortonrosefulbright.com

Brian Elkington Adams Pluck brian.elkington@adamspluck.com.au

John Fairbairn MinterEllison john.fairbairn@minterellison.com

Jonathan Feder

K&L Gates LLP jonathan.feder@klgates.com

Grant Fisher

Corrs Chambers Westgarth grant.fisher@corrs.com.au

Sally Foreman

Davies Collison Cave Law sforeman@davies.com.au

Sue Gilchrist

Herbert Smith Freehills sue.gilchrist@hsf.com

Tim Golder Allens tim.golder@allens.com.au

Jeremy Goldman KCL Law jgoldman@kcllaw.com.au

Odette Gourley

Corrs Chambers Westgarth odette.gourley@corrs.com.au

Kate Hay

King & Wood Mallesons kate.hay@au.kwm.com

Karen Anne Hayne Addisons karen.hayne@addisons.com

Marion Heathcote

Davies Collison Cave Pty Ltd mheathcote@davies.com.au

Natalie Hickey

Emmerson Chambers njhickey@vicbar.com.au

Nick Holmes

Davies Collison Cave Law nholmes@davies.com.au

Chris Jordan

Davies Collison Cave Law cjordan@davies.com.au

Philip Kerr

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan philipkerr@quinnemanuel.com

Khajaque Kortian Spruson & Ferguson Intellectual Property khajaque.kortian@spruson.com

Bill Ladas

King & Wood Mallesons bill.ladas@au.kwm.com

Lisa Lennon

Gilbert + Tobin llennon@gtlaw.com.au

Anne Makrigiorgos

Griffith Hack Lawyers anne.mak@griffithhack.com

Chris McLeod

Clayton Utz cmcleod@claytonutz.com

Shaun McVicar

Herbert Smith Freehills shaun.mcvicar@hsf.com

Jackie O’Brien

Norton Rose Fulbright Australia jackie.obrien@nortonrosefulbright.com

Lisa Ritson

Ashurst lisa.ritson@ashurst.com

Nicola Scheepers

Griffith Hack Lawyers nicola.scheepers@griffithhack.com.au

Adam Sears

Davies Collison Cave Law asears@davies.com.au

Donna Short Addisons donna.short@addisons.com

Kristin Stammer

Herbert Smith Freehills kristin.stammer@hsf.com

Stephen Stern Corrs Chambers Westgarth stephen.stern@corrs.com.au

Miriam Stiel

Allens miriam.stiel@allens.com.au

Mary Still

Clayton Utz mstill@claytonutz.com

Matthew Swinn

King & Wood Mallesons matthew.swinn@au.kwm.com

John Swinson

The University of Queensland j.swinson@uq.edu.au

Melinda Upton

DLA Piper Australia melinda.upton@dlapiper.com

Michael Williams Gilbert + Tobin mwilliams@gtlaw.com.au

Andrew Wiseman

Allens andrew.wiseman@allens.com.au

Michael Wolnizer

Davies Collison Cave Law mwolnizer@davies.com.au

Austria

Alexander Cizek

CIZEK | IP alexander.cizek@cizek-ip.at

Egon Engin-Deniz

CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH egon.engin-deniz@cms-rrh.com

Christian Gassauer-Fleissner Gassauer-Fleissner Rechtsanwälte GmbH c.gassauer@gassauer.com

Markus Grötschl

Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte KG groetschl@schwarz-schoenherr.com

Michael Horak

BINDER GRÖSSWANG Rechtsanwälte GmbH horak@bindergroesswang.at Constantin Kletzer Geistwert Rechtsanwälte constantin.kletzer@geistwert.at

Barbara Kuchar

KWR Karasek Wietrzyk Rechtsanwälte GmbH barbara.kuchar@kwr.at

Guido Kucsko

Schoenherr Attorneys At Law g.kucsko@schoenherr.eu

David Plasser

Wiltschek Plasser Rechtsanwälte plasser@wiip.at

Christof Pöchhacker

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP christof.poechhacker@freshfields.com Martin Reinisch

Brauneis Klauser Prändl Rechtsanwälte GmbH m.reinisch@bkp.at Sascha Daniel Salomonowitz Salomonowitz Rechtsanwälte Attorneys at Law office@salomonowitz.at Katharina Schmid schmid-ip office@schmid-ip.at Christian Schumacher Schoenherr Attorneys At Law ch.schumacher@schoenherr.eu Georg Schönherr

Schwarz Schönherr Rechtsanwälte KG schoenherr@schwarz-schoenherr.com Lothar Wiltschek Wiltschek Plasser Rechtsanwälte wiltschek@wiip.at

Belgium

Emmanuel Cornu

Simont Braun emmanuel.cornu@simontbraun.eu Eric De Gryse Simont Braun eric.degryse@simontbraun.eu Carl De Meyer Wiggin LLP carl.demeyer@wiggin.eu Stijn Debaene Fieldfisher

stijn.debaene@fieldfisher.com Dieter Delarue Van Innis & Delarue dieter@vaninnis-delarue.be Geert Glas Allen & Overy LLP geert.glas@allenovery.com

Carina Gommers Wiggin LLP carina.gommers@wiggin.eu

Tom Heremans CMS DeBacker tom.heremans@cms-db.com Paul Maeyaert Fencer paul.maeyaert@fencerlaw.eu

Annick Mottet Haugaard Lydian annick.mottet@lydian.be Jeroen Muyldermans Fencer jeroen.muyldermans@fencerlaw.eu

Philippe Péters NautaDutilh philippe.peters@nautadutilh.com Jean-Christophe Troussel Bird & Bird

jean-christophe.troussel@twobirds.com Pieter Van Den Broecke Linklaters LLP pieter.van_den_broecke@linklaters.com

Florence Verhoestraete NautaDutilh florence.verhoestraete@nautadutilh.com

Olivier Vrins ALTIUS olivier.vrins@altius.com Tanguy de Haan NautaDutilh tanguy.dehaan@nautadutilh.com Thierry van Innis Van Innis & Delarue thierry@vaninnis-delarue.be

Bolivia

Pablo Kyllmann DAK Intellectual Property pablo@dak.com.bo

Marcos Mercado Delgadillo Guevara & Gutierrez SC mmercado@gg-lex.com

Juan Ignacio Zapata Bolet & Terrero jizapata@boletyterrero.com

Brazil

Patrícia Aragão Lusoli Luiz Leonardos & Advogados plusoli@llip.com

Pedro Marcos Nunes Barbosa* Denis Borges Barbosa Advogados pedromarcos@dbba.com.br

Pedro Bhering Bhering Advogados bhe@bheringadvogados.com.br

Philippe Bhering Bhering Advogados bhe-sp@bheringadvogados.com.br

Filipe Fonteles Cabral Dannemann Siemsen filipe@dannemann.com.br

Tatiana Campello Demarest Advogados tcampello@demarest.com.br

Antonella Carminatti BMA - Barbosa Müssnich Aragão antonella.carminatti@bmapi.com.br

Clarissa Castro Jaegger Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello clarissa@montaury.com.br

Luís Fernando Matos Jr Matos & Associados Lawyers luis.matos@matos.com.br

Marcio Junqueira Leite Pinheiro Neto Advogados mjunqueira@pn.com.br

Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete Kasznar Leonardos Advogados elisabeth.kasznar@kasznarleonardos.com

Jacques Labrunie Gusmão & Labrunie jlabrunie@glpi.com.br

Gabriel Francisco Leonardos Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property gabriel.leonardos@kasznarleonardos.com

Gustavo Starling Leonardos Luiz Leonardos & Advogados gleonardos@llip.com

Luiz Leonardos Luiz Leonardos & Advogados lleonardos@llip.com

Eduardo Magalhăes Machado Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello eduardo@montaury.com.br

Nathalia Mazzonetto Müller Mazzonetto nathalia@mommalaw.com

Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello luiz@montaury.com.br

Antonio Murta Filho

Murta Goyanes Advogados antonio.murta@murtagoyanes.com.br

Marcelo de Oliveira Müller Ouro Preto Advogados marcelo@ouropreto.adv.br

Walter Palmer

Pinheiro Palmer Advogados walter@pinheiro-palmer.adv.br

Paulo Parente Marques Mendes Di Blasi Parente & Advogados Associados paulo.parente@diblasi.com.br

José Eduardo Pieri

Palma Guedes Advogados ontato@palmaguedes.com.br

Cristina Pinheiro Palmer Pinheiro Palmer Advogados cristina@pinheiro-palmer.adv.br

Ricardo Pinho

Luiz Leonardos & Advogados rpinho@llip.com

Leticia Provedel Souto Correa Advogados leticia.provedel@soutocorrea.com.br Antônio Ferro Ricci Ricci & Associados antonio@riccipi.com.br

Valdir de Oliveira Rocha Filho Veirano Advogados valdir.rocha@veirano.com.br

Henry Knox Sherrill Martinez & Associados mail@mklaw.com.br

Peter Dirk Siemsen Dannemann Siemsen psiemsen@dannemann.com.br

Peter Eduardo Siemsen Dannemann Siemsen peter@dannemann.com.br

Mario Augusto Soerensen Garcia Soerensen Garcia Advogados Associados msgarcia@soerensengarcia.com.br

José Carlos Vaz e Dias Vaz e Dias Advogados & Associados jose.dias@vdav.com.br

Joana de Mattos Siqueira Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello joana@montaury.com.br

Rodrigo de Ouro Preto Santos Ouro Preto Advogados rodrigo@ouropreto.adv.br

Ana Lúcia de Sousa Borda Dannemann Siemsen edge@dannemann.com.br

Luiz Henrique O do Amaral Dannemann Siemsen amaral@dannemann.com.br

Bulgaria

Bilyana Angelova

Dimitrov Petrov & Co bilyana.angelova@dpc.bg

Elena Miller

Bojinov & Bojinov Patent & Trademark Bureau eb@ptmbojinov.com Ekaterina Popova Dr. Emil Benatov & Partners office.sofia@benatov.biz Olga Sirakova Interius olga.sirakova@interius.bg Kalina S Tchakarova

Djingov Gouginski Kyutchukov & Velichkov kalina.tchakarova@dgkv.com

Canada Ontario

Daniel R Bereskin QC Bereskin & Parr LLP dbereskin@bereskinparr.com Amalia Berg Goodmans LLP aberg@goodmans.ca James Buchan Gowling WLG james.buchan@gowlings.com Donald M Cameron Bereskin & Parr LLP dcameron@bereskinparr.com Shelagh Carnegie Gowling WLG shelagh.carnegie@gowlingwlg.com Jeliah Y Chan Bennett Jones LLP chanj@bennettjones.com Marijo Coates Deeth Williams Wall LLP mcoates@dww.com Monique M Couture Gowling WLG monique.couture@gowlingwlg.com Gary T Daniel Deeth Williams Wall LLP gdaniel@dww.com Ronald E Dimock Gowling WLG ron.dimock@gowlingwlg.com Mark Evans Smart & Biggar LLP mkevans@smartbiggar.ca

Peter Giddens

McMillan LLP peter.giddens@mcmillan.ca Kelly Gill Gowling WLG kelly.gill@gowlings.com

Christopher C Hale Chris Hale IP Law chris@chaleiplaw.com

Shane Hardy Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP shardy@casselsbrock.com

Dominique T Hussey Bennett Jones LLP husseyd@bennettjones.com Andrew K Jarzyna Moffat & Co andy.jarzyna@moffatco.com

R Scott Jolliffe

Gowling WLG scott.jolliffe@gowlingwlg.com

Susan J Keri

Bereskin & Parr LLP skeri@bereskinparr.com

Philip Lapin Smart & Biggar LLP plapin@smartbiggar.ca

Catherine (Cat) Lovrics Marks & Clerk Canada | Marks & Clerk Law LLP clovrics@marks-clerk.ca

Henry Lue Wilson Lue LLP henry.lue@wilsonlue.com

R Scott MacKendrick

Bereskin & Parr LLP smackendrick@bereskinparr.com

John S Macera

Macera & Jarzyna john.macera@macerajarzyna.com

Eric Macramalla

Gowling WLG eric.macramalla@gowlingwlg.com

Kenneth D McKay

Marks & Clerk Canada kmckay@marks-clerk.ca

Jennifer McKenzie

Bereskin & Parr LLP jmckenzie@bereskinparr.com

Coleen Morrison

Perley-Robertson Hill & McDougall LLP/srl cmorrison@perlaw.ca

Anthony M Prenol

CPST Intellectual Property anthony.prenol@cpstip.com

Mark L Robbins

Bereskin & Parr LLP mrobbins@bereskinparr.com

Andrea Rush

Blaney McMurtry LLP arush@blaney.com

Kohji Suzuki Smart & Biggar LLP ksuzuki@smartbiggar.ca Sanjukta Tole Dickinson Wright LLP tole@dickinsonwright.com

Antonio Turco

CPST Intellectual Property antonio.turco@cpstip.com

Gervas W Wall

Deeth Williams Wall LLP gwall@dww.com

Michelle Wassenaar

Method Law Professional Corporation michelle@methodlaw.ca

Donna G White

Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP dwhite@osler.com

Justine Wiebe

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP jwiebe@blg.com

Quebec

Jonathan Auerbach

Stikeman Elliott LLP jauerbach@stikeman.com

Catherine Bergeron Robic LLP cbergeron@robic.com Geneviéve Bergeron

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP gbergeron@blg.com

Christian Bolduc Smart & Biggar LLP cbolduc@smartbiggar.ca

Laurent Carrière Robic LLP carriere@robic.com

Chantal Desjardins Lavery de Billy LLP cdesjardins@lavery.ca

Daniel S Drapeau DrapeauLex Inc daniel@drapeaulex.com

François Guay Smart & Biggar LLP fguay@smartbiggar.ca

Isabelle Jomphe Lavery de Billy LLP ijomphe@ggd.com

François Larose Bereskin & Parr LLP flarose@bereskinparr.com

Ian MacPhee St Lawrence Law Firm imacphee@stlawrence-mtl.com

Bob H Sotiriadis Robic LLP sotiriadis@robic.com Saskatchewan

Cory J Furman Furman IP Law & Strategy PC cfurman@furmanip.com

Chile

Ariela Agosin Albagli Zaliasnik aagosin@az.cl

Sergio Amenábar V Villaseca Abogados samenabar@villaseca.cl

Guillermo Carey Carey gcareyc@carey.cl

Felipe Claro S Claro y Cia felipe@claro.cl

Marcelo Correa Porzio Ríos García mcorrea@porzio.cl

Christopher Doxrud Johansson & Langlois cdoxrud@jl.cl

Juan Pablo Egaña Sargent & Krahn jpegana@sargent.cl

Andrés Melossi Jiménez Beuchat Barros & Pfenniger amelossi@bbp.cl

Alfredo Montaner Sargent & Krahn amontaner@sargent.cl

Max Montero Johansson & Langlois mmontero@jl.cl

Ricardo Montero Silva rmontero@silva.cl

Cristóbal Porzio Porzio Ríos & Asociados cporzio@porzio.cl

Marino Porzio Porzio Ríos García mporzio@porzio.cl

Juan Pablo Silva Dorado Silva jpsilva@silva.cl

Rodrigo Velasco S Alessandri rvelasco@alessandri.cl

Luis Felipe Vinagre Larraín Beuchat Barros & Pfenniger fvinagre@bbp.cl

China

Nick Beckett

CMS nick.beckett@cms-cmno.com George Chan Simmons & Simmons george.chan@simmons-simmons.com

Spring Chang Chang Tsi & Partners springchang@changtsi.com Hui Huang WAN HUI DA Law Firm huanghui@wanhuida.com

Jimmy Huang

Zhong Lun Law Firm jimmyhuang@zhonglun.com Ying Huang Unitalen ying.huang@unitalen.com

Edward E Lehman

Lehman Lee & Xu elehman@lehmanlaw.com

Bing Li Unitalen li.bing@unitalen.com Na Li

Zhongzi Law Office nali@zz-iplaw.com.cn Fei Liao

King & Wood Mallesons liaofei@cn.kwm.com Ai-Leen Lim AWA Asia ai-leen.lim@awapatent.com Jan Liu LexField Law Offices jan.liu@lexfieldlaw.com

Linda Liu Linda Liu & Partners linda@lindapatent.com

Frank Liu*

Shanghai Pacific Legal frank.liu@shanghaipacificlegal.com

James Luo Lawjay Partners james.luo@lawjay.com.cn

Emma Ma

Chang Tsi & Partners emmama@changtsi.com

Qiang Ma Haiwen & Partners maqiang@haiwen-law.com

Kenneth L Ng

Chang Tsi & Partners kennethng@changtsi.com

Elliot Papageorgiou*

Gowling WLG elliot.papageorgiou@gowlingwlg.com

Haiyan Ren

Wanhuida Peksung IP Group renhaiyan@wanhuida.com

Jay Sha Liu Shen & Associates jaysha@liu-shen.com Christopher (Chunxiang) Shen

NTD Intellectual Property Attorneys christopher.shen@chinantd.com

Coral Toh

Spruson & Ferguson coral.toh@spruson.com

Mingming Yang

Wanhuida Peksung IP Group yangmingming@wanhuida.com

Xiaoli Yang King & Wood Mallesons yangxiaoli@cn.kwm.com

August Zhang Rouse azhang@iprights.com Yan Zhang Beijing East IP LTD info@beijingeastip.com

Xinyan Zhou Unitalen xinyan.zhou@unitalen.com

Zhongqi Zhou

CCPIT Patent & Trademark Law Office zhouzhq@ccpit-patent.com.cn Liam Zhu Liam Zhu Liu & Partners mail@lzl-ip.com

Colombia

Luz Helena Adarve-Gomez

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas Abogados ladarve@cardenasycardenas.com

Juan Pablo Cadena Sarmiento Brigard Urrutia jcadena@bc.com.co Ximena Castellanos Castellanos & Co castellanos@castellanosyco.co Jorge Chávarro Cavelier Abogados jorgechavarro@cavelier.com

Juan Pablo Concha Delgado Baker McKenzie Colombia SA juan.concha@bakermckenzie.com Alicia Lloreda Lloreda Camacho & Co alloreda@lloredacamacho.com

Danilo Romero Raad Romero Raad Abogados info@romeroraad.com Martín Torres Brigard Urrutia mtorres@bc.com.co

Fernando Triana Triana Uribe & Michelsen fts@tumnet.com

Monica Wolf Wolf Mendez Abogados Asociados mwolf@wolfmendez.com

Costa Rica

Giselle Reuben BLP greuben@blplegal.com María del Pilar López Arias _pilar.lopez@ariaslaw.com

Croatia

Anamarija Stancic Petrovic PETOŠEVIĆ astancic@petosevic.com Mladen Vukmir Vukmir & Associates vukmir@vukmir.net

Cyprus

Roddy Kyriakides

Thelma Kyriakides Law Office Thelma Kyriakides Thelma Kyriakides Law Office Christos A Theodoulou

The Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou LLC

c.a.theodoulou@cytanet.com.cy Sozos-Christos Theodoulou The Law Offices of Dr. Christos A. Theodoulou LLC

patent.theodoulou@cytanet.com.cy

Czech Republic

Michal Havlík

Vsetecka Zeleny Svorcik and Partners office@sak-alo.cz

Petra Korejzová KOREJZOVA LEGAL legal@korejzova.cz

Robert Nešpůrek HAVEL & PARTNERS, Attorneys-at-law robert.nespurek@havelpartners.cz

Vladimir Rott

Rott Růžička & Guttmann vrott@rrg.cz Michal Růžička Rott Růžička & Guttmann mruzicka@rrg.cz Jiří Čermák Baker McKenzie jiri.cermak@bakermckenzie.com Karel Čermák Jr Cermak a spol intelprop@apk.cz

Denmark

Lisbet Andersen Aumento Advokatfirma lan@aumento.dk Susie P Arnesen Arnesen IP spa@ArnesenIP.dk Christian L Bardenfleth Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab chb@plesner.com

Nicolaj Bording Kromann Reumert nbo@kromannreumert.com

Ellen Breddam Plougmann Vingtoft elb@pv.eu

Jeppe Brinck-Jensen Bech-Bruun JBJN@bechbruun.com

Claus Barrett Christiansen Bech-Bruun clb@bechbruun.com

Jeppe Brogaard Clausen NJORD Law Firm jbc@njordlaw.com Annemette Ellermann DLA Piper Denmark Law Firm annemette.ellermann@dlapiper.com

Kasper Frahm Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab kfr@plesner.com

Janne Glæsel Nyborg & Rørdam Advokatfirma P/S jgl@nrlaw.dk

Jens Jakob Bugge Bugge Valentin Advokatpartnerselskab jjb@buggevalentin.com

Christian Kragelund Bugge Valentin Advokatpartnerselskab ckr@buggevalentin.com

Nicolai Lindgreen Kromann Reumert nl@kromannreumert.com

Johan Løje Løje IP jl@loje-ip.dk

Tanya Meedom Elmann Advokatpartnerselskab tme@elmann.dk

Jakob Krag Nielsen Horten jkn@horten.dk

Peter Gustav Olson NJORD Law Firm pgo@njordlaw.com

Peter-Ulrik Plesner Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab pup@plesner.com

Lone Prehn

Zacco Intellectual Property lone.prehn@zacco.com Anette Rasmussen AWA Denmark A/S anette.rasmussen@awa.com Søren Danelund Reipurth Lundgrens sdr@lundgrens.dk

Nina Ringen Lundgrens nri@lundgrens.dk Sture Rygaard Plesner Advokatpartnerselskab sry@plesner.com

Lars Segato Gorrissen Federspiel lse@gorrissenfederspiel.com

Anders Valentin Bugge Valentin Advokatpartnerselskab Ava@buggevalentin.com

Rasmus Vang Lundgrens rva@lundgrens.dk

Knud Wallberg Zacco Intellectual Property mail@wallberg.dk

Dominican Republic

Tania M Castillo Castillo & Castillo tm.castillo@castillo.com.do

María Josefina Félix Troncoso Troncoso y Caceres mjf@troncoso-caceres.com

Arlene Herrera

Miniño Abogados arlene.herrera@minino.com.do

Ana Isabel Messina Pellerano & Messina amessina@bmlip.com

Urko Ochoa Miniño Abogados urko.ochoa@ejminino.com Wallis Pons Cardi Angeles Pons wpons@angelespons.com María del Pilar Troncoso Troncoso Leroux mptroncoso@troncosoleroux.do

Ecuador

Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Rio

Falconi Puig Abogados carroyo@falconipuig.com

José Rafael Bustamante Espinosa Bustamante & Bustamante jrbustamante@bustamante.com.ec

Cecilia Falconi Pérez Falconi Puig Abogados cfalconi@falconipuig.com

Francisco Gallegos CorralRosales francisco@corralrosales.com

Sasha Mandakovic Falconi Falconi Puig Abogados smandakovic@falconipuig.com

Luis Marín-Tobar Lexvalor Abogados lmarin@lexvalor.com

María Cecilia Romoleroux CorralRosales maria@corralrosales.com

El Salvador

José Roberto Romero Romero Pineda & Asociados jose@romeropineda.com

England

Daniel Alexander QC 8 New Square daniel.alexander@8newsquare.co.uk

Sofia Arenal Mewburn Ellis LLP sofia.arenal@mewburn.com

Nick Aries Bird & Bird LLP nick.aries@twobirds.com

Arthur Artinian K&L Gates LLP arthur.artinian@klgates.com

Sara Ashby Wiggin LLP sara.ashby@wiggin.co.uk

Gary Assim Shoosmiths LLP gary.assim@shoosmiths.co.uk

Mary Bagnall

Charles Russell Speechlys LLP mary.bagnall@crsblaw.com

Nick Baker Sipara nbaker@sipara.com

Stuart Baran Three New Square baran@3newsquare.co.uk

Joel Barry barry.legal joel@barry.legal

Ian Bartlett

Beck Greener ibartlett@beckgreener.com

Simon Bennett Fox Williams LLP sbennett@foxwilliams.com

Christopher Benson Fieldfisher Chris.Benson@fieldfisher.com

Michael Bloch QC Blackstone Chambers mbloch@wilberforce.co.uk

Jeremy Blum Bristows LLP jeremy.blum@bristows.com

Nicholas CA Bolter

Morgan Lewis & Bockius UK LLP nick.bolter@morganlewis.com

Benet Brandreth QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Margaret Briffa Briffa info@briffa.com

Peter Brownlow Bird & Bird LLP peter.brownlow@twobirds.com

Taryn Byrne Page White & Farrer taryn.byrne@pagewhite.com

Louise Carey Burges Salmon LLP Louise.Carey@burges-salmon.com

Leighton Cassidy Fieldfisher leighton.cassidy@fieldfisher.com

Simon Chalkley Keystone Law simon.chalkley@keystonelaw.co.uk

Georgie Collins

Irwin Mitchell georgie.collins@irwinmitchell.com

Neville Cordell Allen & Overy LLP Neville.Cordell@allenovery.com

James Cornish Page White & Farrer james.cornish@pagewhite.com

David Cran RPC LLP david.cran@rpc.co.uk

Hugo Cuddigan QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Declan Cushley Browne Jacobson LLP declan.cushley@brownejacobson.com

Isabel Davies Isabel Davies IP isabeldaviesip@hotmail.co.uk

Rebecca Davis Kilburn & Strode LLP rdavis@kilburnstrode.com

Jonathan Day Carpmaels & Ransford jonathan.day@carpmaels.com

France Delord Taylor Wessing LLP france.delord@taylorwessing.com

Jeremy Dickerson Burges Salmon LLP jeremy.dickerson@burges-salmon.com

Jeremy Drew RPC LLP

jeremy.drew@rpc.co.uk

Anna Edwards-Stuart 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Karen Fong

Keystone Law karen.fong@keystonelaw.co.uk

Annette Freeman Freeman IP annette@freeman-ip.com

Robert Furneaux

Sipara rfurneaux@sipara.com

Louise Gellman CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP louise.gellman@cms-cmno.com

Hastings Guise Fieldfisher hastings.guise@fieldfisher.com

Robert Guthrie Osborne Clarke LLP robert.guthrie@osborneclarke.com

Rebecca Halford-Harrison Keystone Law rebecca.halford-harrison@keystonelaw.co.uk

Gordon Harris Gowling WLG gordon.harris@gowlingwlg.com

Paul A Harris

Venner Shipley pharris@vennershipley.co.uk

Jeremy Hertzog

Mishcon de Reya LLP jeremy.hertzog@mishcon.com

Michael Hicks Hogarth Chambers ibowie@hogarthchambers.com

Mark Hiddleston

Hiddleston Trademarks mark.hiddleston@hiddlestons.com

Emma Himsworth QC One Essex Court ehimsworth@oeclaw.co.uk

Geoffrey Hobbs QC One Essex Court teamb@oeclaw.co.uk

Mark Holah Bird & Bird LLP mark.holah@twobirds.com

Guy Hollingworth

One Essex Court ghollingworth@oeclaw.co.uk

Tamsin Holman

D Young & Co tph@dyoung.com

Rob Jacob Stephenson Harwood LLP rob.jacob@shlegal.com

Cerryg Jones Browne Jacobson LLP cerryg.jones@brownejacobson.com

Stephen F Jones Baker McKenzie stephen.jones@bakermckenzie.com

Paul Jordan Bristows LLP paul.jordan@bristows.com

Ian Karet Linklaters LLP ian.karet@linklaters.com

Rebecca Kaye Sipara rkaye@sipara.com

Ian Kirby

Carpmaels & Ransford imk@carpmaels.com

Lindsay Lane QC 8 New Square lindsay.lane@8newsquare.co.uk

Jessica Le Gros Baker McKenzie jessica.legros@bakermckenzie.com

John Linneker Fieldfisher john.linneker@fieldfisher.com

James Love Womble Bond Dickinson james.love@wbd-uk.com

Morag Macdonald Bird & Bird LLP morag.macdonald@twobirds.com

Roland Mallinson

Taylor Wessing LLP r.mallinson@taylorwessing.com

Simon Malynicz QC Three New Square clerks@3newsquare.co.uk

Vanessa Marsland Clifford Chance LLP vanessa.marsland@cliffordchance.com

Charlotte May QC 8 New Square charlotte.may@8newsquare.co.uk

Darren Meale Simmons & Simmons LLP darren.meale@simmons-simmons.com

Amanda Michaels Hogarth Chambers barristers@hogarthchambers.com

Luke Minford Rouse Legal lminford@rouse.com

Tom Moody-Stuart QC 8 New Square tom.moodystuart@8newsquare.co.uk

Jane Mutimear Bird & Bird LLP jane.mutimear@twobirds.com

Helen Newman

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP helen.newman@cms-cmno.com

John Olsen Locke Lord LLP john.olsen@lockelord.com

Dawn Osborne McCarthy Denning Limited dosborne@mccarthydenning.com

Mark Owen

Taylor Wessing LLP m.owen@taylorwessing.com

David Parrish

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP david.parrish@cms-cmno.com

Richard Penfold Withers richard.penfold@withersworldwide.com

Allan Poulter Bird & Bird LLP allan.poulter@twobirds.com

Iain Purvis QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Arty Rajendra Osborne Clarke LLP arty.rajendra@osborneclarke.com

Jason Rawkins

Taylor Wessing LLP j.rawkins@taylorwessing.com

Philip Roberts QC One Essex Court proberts@oeclaw.co.uk

David Rose

Mishcon de Reya LLP david.rose@mishcon.com

Nick Rose

Fieldfisher nick.rose@fieldfisher.com

Natalie Salter Lane IP nsalter@laneip.co.uk

Nicholas Saunders QC Brick Court Chambers nicholas.saunders@brickcourt.co.uk

Tom Scourfield

CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP tom.scourfield@cms-cmno.com

Harriet Seymour Fieldfisher harriet.seymour@fieldfisher.com

Mark R Shillito

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP mark.shillito@hsf.com

Michael Silverleaf QC 11 South Square clerks@11southsquare.com

Adrian Smith Simmons & Simmons LLP adrian.smith@simmons-simmons.com

Joel Smith

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP joel.smith@hsf.com

Ian Starr D Young & Co ics@dyoung.co.uk

Katharine Stephens Bird & Bird LLP katharine.stephens@twobirds.com

David Stone Allen & Overy LLP david.stone@allenovery.com

Christopher Stothers Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP christopher.stothers@freshfields.com

Kate Swaine Gowling WLG kate.swaine@gowlingwlg.com

Simon Tracey Bear & Wolf IP LLP simon@bearandwolf.com

James Tumbridge Venner Shipley jtumbridge@vennershipley.co.uk

Paul Walsh Bristows LLP paul.walsh@bristows.com Ian Wood Charles Russell Speechlys LLP ian.wood@charlesrussell.co.uk

Estonia

Indrek Eelmets Käosaar & Co indrek.eelmets@kaosaar.ee Urmas Kauler TURVAJA Patent Agency kauler@turvaja.ee Almar Sehver AAA Legal Services almar@aaa.ee

Finland

Hanna-Maija Elo

Properta Attorneys Ltd hanna-maija.elo@properta.fi

Petri Eskola Backström & Co petri.eskola@backstrom.fi Rainer Hilli Roschier, Attorneys Ltd rainer.hilli@roschier.com

Emilia Hodge Properta Attorneys Ltd emilia.hodge@properta.fi Petteri Häkkänen Eversheds Sutherland petteri.hakkanen@eversheds.fi Åsa Krook Waselius & Wist asa.krook@ww.fi Lasse Laaksonen Borenius Attorneys Ltd

lasse.laaksonen@borenius.com Nina Mikander Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd nina.mikander@castren.fi

Ben Rapinoja Borenius Attorneys Ltd ben.rapinoja@borenius.com Sakari Salonen Castrén & Snellman Attorneys Ltd sakari.salonen@castren.fi

Sarita Schröder Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd sarita.schroder@hannessnellman.com Mikael Segercrantz Roschier, Attorneys Ltd mikael.segercrantz@roschier.com Markku Tuominen Roschier, Attorneys Ltd markku.tuominen@roschier.com Henrik af Ursin Merilampi Attorneys Ltd henrik.afursin@merilampi.com

France

Sarah Bailey Simmons & Simmons sarah.bailey@simmons-simmons.com Sylvie Benoliel-Claux Benoliel Avocats sylvie.benoliel@benoliel-avocats.com Alain Berthet Promark contact@promark.fr Julien Blanchard Candé Blanchard Ducamp jblanchard@cbdavocat.com Vanessa Bouchara Cabinet Bouchara Avocats vb@cabinetbouchara.com

Caroline Casalonga Casalonga c.casalonga@casalonga.com Charles De Haas Guillot de Haas cdehaas@pgdh-avocats.com

Rebecca Delorey Bardehle Pagenberg delorey@bardehle.fr

Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte Casalonga k.dimidjian@casalonga.com

Valérie Dorey Tmark Conseils dorey@tmark.fr

Michel-Paul Escande Cabinet Escande escande@cabinet-escande.com

Eléonore Gaspar Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés gaspar@dtmvparis.com

Alexis Guillemin Guillemin Flichy ag@guilleminflichy.com Boriana Guimberteau FTPA

bguimberteau@ftpa.fr

Guylène Kiesel Le Cosquer PLASSERAUD IP kiesel@plass.com

Emmanuel Larere Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI larere@gide.com

Hélène Lecornu Santarelli helene.lecornu@santarelli.com

Pascal Lefort

Duclos Thorne Mollet-Viéville & associés lefort@dtmvparis.com

Isabelle Leroux Dentons isabelle.leroux@dentons.com

Guillaume Marchais Marchais & Associés guillaume.marchais@marchais.com

Catherine Mateu Armengaud Guerlain c.mateu@armengaud-guerlain.com

Arnaud Michel

Gide Loyrette Nouel AARPI michel@gide.com

Myriam Moatty Cousin & Associés m.moatty@cousin-associes.com

Denis Monégier du Sorbier HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER VÉRON denis.monegierdusorbier@hoyngrokh.com

Guillaume Mortreux IPSIDE g.mortreux@ipside.com

Alexandra Neri Herbert Smith Freehills LLP alexandra.neri@hsf.com

Franck Soutoul Inlex Conseil fsoutoul@inlex.com

David Taylor

Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP david.taylor@hoganlovells.com

Grégoire Triet Taliens triet@taliens.com

Patrice de Candé Candé-Blanchard-Ducamp pdecande@cbdavocat.com

Marie-Aimée de Dampierre Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP marie.aimee.dedampierre@hoganlovells.com

Georgia

Shalva Gvaramadze Gvaramadze Patent Bureau info@gvaramadze.com

Germany

Sascha Abrar Löffel Abrar abrar@loeffel-abrar.com

Carsten C Albrecht FPS Fritze Wicke Seelig PartG mbB albrecht@fps-law.de

Dorothee Altenburg SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte d.altenburg@skwschwarz.de

Martin Aufenanger Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte aufenanger@grunecker.de

Wiebke Baars

Taylor Wessing PartGmbB w.baars@taylorwessing.com Matthias Berger Fieldfisher matthias.berger@fieldfisher.com

Michael Best

BEST Rechtsanwälte michael.best@best-ip.eu

Dietrich Blumenröhr Lemcke Brommer & Partner blumenroehr@lbp-patent.de

Andreas Bothe Hogan Lovells International LLP andreas.bothe@hoganlovells.com

Christian Czychowski Nordemann christian.czychowski@nordemann.de

Henrik Dirksmeier Harmsen Utescher henrik.dirksmeier@harmsen.utescher.com

Richard Dissmann Bird & Bird LLP

richard.dissmann@twobirds.com

Andreas Ebert-Weidenfeller Eisenführ Speiser Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB

aebert-weidenfeller@eisenfuhr.com

Claus M Eckhartt

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB eckhartt@bardehle.de

Michael A Fammler

Baker McKenzie michael.fammler@bakermckenzie.com

Anja Franke

Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte franke@grunecker.de

Holger Gauss Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte gauss@grunecker.de

Franz Gerhnard Bird&Bird LLP franz.gernhardt@twobirds.com

Olaf Gillert TaylorWessing PartGmbB o.gillert@taylorwessing.com

Michael Goldmann

Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte m.goldmann@harte-bavendamm.de

Mascha Grundmann Bird & Bird LLP

mascha.grundmann@twobirds.com

Astrid Gérard

Preu Bohlig & Partner asg@preubohlig.de

Carl-Richard Haarmann Boehmert & Boehmert Ralf Hackbarth Klaka Rechtsanwälte rhackbarth@klaka.com

Henning Harte-Bavendamm Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte henning@harte-bavendamm.de

Henning Hartwig

Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB hartwig@bardehle.de

Gordian N Hasselblatt

CMS Germany gordian.hasselblatt@cms-hs.com

Norbert Hebeis

Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner norbert.hebeis@fgvw.de

Ulrich Hildebrandt

Hildebrandt hildebrandt@hildebrandt.legal

Magnus Hirsch

SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte m.hirsch@skwschwarz.de

Tanja Hogh Holub

Advant Beiten Burkhardt tanja.hoghholub@bblaw.com

Rocky E Ingerl

Lorenz Seidler Gossel info@lsg-law.de

Siegfried Jackermeier

Lorenz Seidler Gossel info@lsg.eu

Andrea Jaeger-Lenz Harte-Bavendamm Rechtsanwälte a.jaeger-lenz@harte-bavendamm.de

Georg A Jahn

Noerr PartGmbB georg.jahn@noerr.com

Rainer Kaase

Harmsen Utescher

rainer.kaase@harmsen.utescher.com

Susanne Karow

Hogan Lovells International LLP susanne.karow@hoganlovells.com

Martin Kefferpütz

Harmsen Utescher

martin.kefferpuetz@harmsen.utescher.com

Erhard Keller

Hogan Lovells International LLP erhard.keller@hoganlovells.com

Maximilian Kinkeldey

Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte max.kinkeldey@grunecker.de

Mathias Kleespies

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB

kleespies@vossiusandpartner.com Alexander R Klett Reed Smith LLP aklett@reedsmith.com Volker Knies Nesselhauf knies@nesselhauf.com

Margret Knitter

SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte m.knitter@skwschwarz.de

Hans Peter Kunz-Hallstein Rechtsanwälte Dr Kunz-Hallstein hanspeter.kunzhallstein@domain.ext Roberto Kunz-Hallstein Rechtsanwälte Dr Kunz-Hallstein mail@kunz-hallstein.com

Till E Lampel Harmsen Utescher till.lampel@harmsen.utescher.com Reinhart Lange Squire Patton Boggs reinhart.lange@squirepb.com

Andrea Lensing-Kramer Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP andrea.lensing-kramer@freshfields.com

Andreas Lubberger

Lubberger Lehment lubberger@lubbergerlehment.com

Uwe Lüken Bird & Bird LLP

uwe.lueken@twobirds.com

Daniel Marschollek

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP daniel.marschollek@nortonrosefulbright.com

Carsten Menebröcker

CMS Germany carsten.menebroecker@cms-hs.com

F Peter Müller

Müller Schupfner & Partner peter.mueller@mspartner.de

Markus Müller Müller Fottner Steinecke mueller@ipmunich.de

Rembert Niebel

Baker McKenzie Rembert.Niebel@bakermckenzie.com

Axel Nordemann

Nordemann axel.nordemann@nordemann.de Anke Nordemann-Schiffel Nordemann anke.nordemann@nordemann.de

Thomas Raab

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB t.raab@taylorwessing.com

Sandra Sophia Redeker SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte s.redeker@skwschwarz.de

Christian Rohnke Rohnke Winter bgh@rohnke-winter.de

Ilse Rohr

CMS Hasche Sigle ilse.rohr@cms-hs.com

Peter Ruess

ARNOLD RUESS Rechtsanwälte Part mbB ruess@arnold-ruess.com

Karin Sandberg Harmsen Utescher karin.sandberg@harmsen.utescher.com

Rebekka Schiffer Cohausz & Florack mail@cohausz-florack.de

Kai Schmidt-Hern Lubberger Lehment schmidt-hern@lubbergerlehment.com

Cornelia Schmitt

Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte cschmitt@grunecker.de

Nicolás Schmitz

Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte nicolas.schmitz@grunecker.de

Volker Schmitz-Fohrmann Boehmert & Boehmert schmitz@boehmert.de

Andreas Schulz Klaka Rechtsanwälte aschulz@klaka.com

Florian Schwab Boehmert & Boehmert schwab@boehmert.de

Simone Schäfer

Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB schaefer@vossiusandpartner.com

Christian Spintig Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek c.spintig@heuking.de

Frederik Thiering Bird & Bird LLP frederik.thiering@twobirds.com

Martin Viefhues

JONAS Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH viefhues@jonas-lawyers.com

Stefan Völker

Gleiss Lutz stefan.voelker@gleisslutz.com

Andreas Wehlau

Gleiss Lutz andreas.wehlau@gleisslutz.com

Michael Zoebisch

rwzh Rechtsanwälte Wachinger Zoebisch zoebisch@rwzh.de

Alexandra von Bismarck Fieldfisher alexandra.vonbismarck@fieldfisher.com

Leopold von Gerlach

Hogan Lovells International LLP leopold.vongerlach@hoganlovells.com

Alexander von Mühlendahl Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft mbB vonmuhlendahl@bardehle.de

Greece

Nikolaos Lyberis Law Offices Vayanos & Kostopoulos n.lyberis@vklaw.gr Helen G Papaconstantinou Dr Helen G Papaconstantinou and Partners Law Firm

mail@hplaw.biz

Anna Patrinos-Kilimiris Patrinos & Kilimiris apatrinos@patrinoskilimiris.com

Vali Sakellarides Sakellarides Law Offices vsakella@otenet.gr

Stefanos Tsimikalis Tsimikalis Kalonarou Law Firm info@athenslegal.gr

Guatemala

Luis F Ruiz BLP lruiz@blplegal.com Ernesto J Viteri Viteri & Viteri ejviteri@viteriviteri.com

Hong Kong

Steven Birt MinterEllison steven.birt@minterellison.com Vivien Chan Vivien Chan & Co vivchan@vcclawservices.com Ella Cheong ELLALAN

ella.cheong@ellalan.com Benjamin Choi Oldham Li & Nie Lawyers benjamin.choi@oln-law.com

Douglas Clark Rouse dclark@rouse.com

Justin Davidson Norton Rose Fulbright justin.davidson@nortonrosefulbright.com

Anthony Clinton Dudley Evans Anthony Evans & Co aevans@anthony-evans.hk

Andrea Sui-Yi Fong Wilkinson & Grist andreafong@wilgrist.com

Gabriela Kennedy Mayer Brown gabriela.kennedy@mayerbrown.com Charmaine Koo Deacons Charmaine.koo@deacons.com

Matthew Laight Bird & Bird matthew.laight@twobirds.com

Patsy Lau Deacons patsy.lau@deacons.com

Chloe Lee Chloe Lee & Co chloelee@chloelee.hk

Anita Leung David Lo & Partners aleung@dlplaw.com.hk Rebecca Lo Gallant rebeccalo@gallantho.com Shuk Man Mena Lo Wilkinson & Grist menalo@wilgrist.com

Anthea Loo

Robin Bridge & John Liu aloo@rbjl.com Vivian Poon Kwok Yih & Chan vivian.poon@kyclaw.com

Joseph Simone SIPS - Simone Intellectual Property Services Asia joesimone@sips.asia John Slater Simmons & Simmons john.slater@simmons-simmons.com Maria Smith Baker McKenzie Maria.Smith@bakermckenzie.com Winnie Tam SC Des Voeux Chambers winnietam@dvc.com.hk Loke-Khoon Tan Baker McKenzie lkt@bakermckenzie.com Rachel Li-Mei Tan Rouse rtan@rouse.com Anthony Tong Robin Bridge & John Liu anthony.tong@rbjl.com Annie Tsoi Deacons annie.tsoi@deacons.com Chris Vale Rouse cvale@rouse.com Henry Wheare Nixon Peabody CWL henry.wheare@nixonpeabodycwl.com Kenny K S Wong Hogan Lovells kenny.wong@hoganlovells.com Barry Yen So Keung Yip & Sin barryyen@skys.law.com.hk Adelaide Yu Rouse ayu@rouse.com Catherine Zheng Deacons catherine.zheng@deacons.com

Hungary

Tamás Gödölle Bogsch & Partners tamas.godolle@bogsch.hu Áron László Oppenheim aron.laszlo@oppenheimlegal.com Gabriella Sasvári SBGK Patent and Law Offices sasvari@sbgk.hu Éva Szigeti Danubia Patent & Law Office LLC szigeti@danubia.hu

India

Pravin Anand Anand and Anand pravin@anandandanand.com

Safir Anand Anand and Anand safir@anandandanand.com

Shailendra Bhandare Khaitan & Co shailendra.bhandare@khaitanco.com Chetan Chadha Chadha & Chadha chetan@iprattorneys.com

Sujata Chaudhri Sujata Chaudhuri IP Attorneys sujata@sc-ip.in

Rahul Chaudhry*

Rahul Chaudhry & Partners rahul@rahulchaudhry.com

Srijoy Das G&W Legal srijoydas@gnwlegal.com

Ameet Datta Saikrishna & Associates ameet@saikrishnaassociates.com

Mohan Dewan R K Dewan & Co dewan@rkdewanmail.com Niti Dewan R K Dewan & Co. niti_dewan@rkdewanmail.com

Ashwin Julka

Remfry & Sagar ashwin.julka@remfry.com

Binny Kalra Ira law binny@ira.law

Sunil B Krishna Krishna & Saurastri info@krishnaandsaurastri.com

Rajendra Kumar K & S Partners rajendra@knspartners.com

Chander M Lall Chambers of Chander M. Lall email@chanderlall.com

Shwetasree Majumder Fidus Law Chambers shwetasree@fiduslawchambers.com

Tia Malik* Lall & Sethi tmalik@indiaip.com

Samta Mehra Remfry & Sagar samta.mehra@remfry.com

Latha Nair K & S Partners

latha@knspartners.com

Anoop Narayanan ANA Law Group anoop@anaassociates.com

Ranjan Narula Ranjan Narula Associates rnarula@rnaip.com

Gunjan Paharia ZeusIP gpaharia@zeusip.com Saikrishna Rajgopal Saikrishna & Associates sai@saikrishanassociates.com

Bindra Rana S.S.Rana & Co. ssrana@ssrana.com

Jyoti Sagar K & S Partners jyoti@jsalaw.com

Anuradha Salhotra

Rahul Chaudhry & Partners anuradha.salhotra@rahulchaudhry.com

Hemant Singh Inttl Advocare hemant@inttladvocare.com

Indonesia

Daru Lukiantono Hadiputranto, Hadinoto & Partners (HHP Law Firm) daru.lukiantono@bakermckenzie.com

Nick Redfearn Rouse nredfearn@rouse.com

Ireland

Anne Bateman

Philip Lee Solicitors abateman@philiplee.ie

Peter Bolger LK Shields Solicitors pbolger@lkshields.ie John Cahir A&L Goodbody jcahir@algoodbody.com Maureen Daly Beauchamps m.daly@beauchamps.ie Gerard Kelly Mason Hayes & Curran LLP gkelly@mhc.ie Patricia McGovern DFMG Solicitors pmcgovern@dfmg.ie Leo Moore William Fry leo.moore@williamfry.com Aoife Murphy Whitney Moore aoife.murphy@whitneymoore.ie Fiona O’Beirne McCann FitzGerald fiona.obeirne@mccannfitzgerald.ie Alistair Payne Acuatus alistairpayne@acuatus.com Carol Plunkett William Fry carol.plunkett@williamfry.com Laura Scott William Fry laura.scott@williamfry.com

Israel

Dan Adin

Adin-Liss Law Offices dan@alpip.co.il Ronit Barzik-Soffer Reinhold Cohn Group robarzik@rcip.co.il

Luiz Blanc

Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Group luiz@gilatadv.co.il

Shlomo Cohen Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co cohens@shlomocohen.co.il

Dor Cohen Zedek Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer Baratz dorcz@pearlcohen.com

Sanford T Colb Sanford T Colb & Co stcdesk@stc.co.il

Nahum Gabrieli Seligsohn Gabrieli & Co nahum@sgl.co.il

Shirley Gal Eitan-Mehulal & Sadot ShirleyG@em-lg.com

Ron Klagsbald

Ron Klagsbald, Law Offices office@ronklaw.com

Eran Liss

Adin-Liss Law Offices eran@copyright.co.il

Avi Ordo S Horowitz & Co avio@s-horowitz.com

Eitan Shaulsky Sanford T Colb & Co shaulsky@stc.co.il

Eran Soroker Soroker Agmon Nordman Advocates & Patent Attorneys eran@sanlaw.legal Liad Whatstein Liad Whatstein & Co lwhatstein@liadwhatstein.com

Neil Wilkof Dr Eyal Bressler & Co wilkof@bressler.co.il

Shelly Zohar Reinhold Cohn Group shzohar@rcip.co.il

Italy

Franca Acuto Jacobacci & Partners facuto@jacobacci.com

Fabio Angelini Bugnion S.p.A. angelini@bugnion.it Stefania Bergia Simmons & Simmons LLP stefania.bergia@simmons-simmons.com

Mariangela Bogni IP Law Galli m.bogni@iplawgalli.it

Daniele Caneva Bugnion SpA caneva@bugnionlegal.it

Massimo Cartella Studio Legale Cartella Manzoni info@studiocartella.it

Giovanni Francesco Casucci Dentons Europe giovanni.casucci@dentons.com

Gabriel Cuonzo Trevisan & Cuonzo gcuonzo@trevisancuonzo.com

Gianluca De Cristofaro

LCA Studio Legale gianluca.decristofaro@lcalex.it

Nino Di Bella Gianni & Origoni ndibella@gop.it

Gian Paolo Di Santo

Pavia e Ansaldo Studio Legale gianpaolo.disanto@pavia-ansaldo.it Gualtiero Luca Dragotti

DLA Piper gualtiero.dragotti@dlapiper.com

Mario Franzosi Franzosi Dal Negro Setti franzosi@franzosi.com

Giovanni Galimberti

Studio Legale Bird & Bird giovanni.galimberti@twobirds.com

Cesare Galli

IP Law Galli galli.mi@iplawgalli.it

Paola Gelato

Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati pgelato@jacobacci-law.com

Giovanni Ghirardi

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale giovanni.ghirardi@hoganlovells.com

Giovanni Guglielmetti BonelliErede giovanni.guglielmetti@belex.com

Fabrizio Jacobacci

Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati fjacobacci@jacobacci-law.com

Vincenzo Jandoli

Franzosi Dal Negro Setti jandoli@franzosi.com

Luigi Mansani

Hogan Lovells Studio Legale luigi.mansani@hoganlovells.com

Elena Martini

Martini Manna Avvocati elena.martini@martinimanna.com

Fulvio Mellucci

Studio Legale Bird & Bird fulvio.mellucci@twobirds.com

Massimiliano Mostardini

Studio Legale Bird & Bird massimiliano.mostardini@twobirds.com

Laura Orlando

Herbert Smith Freehills LLP laura.orlando@hsf.com

Marco Ricolfi

Weigmann e Associati marco.ricolfi@weigmann.it Pier Luigi Roncaglia Spheriens info@spheriens.com

Paola Ruggiero

Studio Legale Bird & Bird paola.ruggiero@twobirds.com

Giuseppe Sena Sena & Partners gsena@senaiplaw.com

Giulio Enrico Sironi Simmons & Simmons LLP giulioenrico.sironi@simmons-simmons.com

Massimo Sterpi Gianni & Origoni msterpi@gop.it

Paola Tarchini Sena & Partners ptarchini@senaiplaw.com

Alberto Tornato Tornato Prado Avvocati a.tornato@tornatoprado.com

Luca Trevisan Trevisan & Cuonzo ltrevisan@trevisancuonzo.com

Roberto Valenti

DLA Piper roberto.valenti@dlapiper.com Domenico de Simone De Simone & Partners Intellectual Property Attorneys info@desimonepartners.com

Jamaica

Dianne Daley Foga Daley info@fogadaley.com

Anne-Marie C White-Feanny Livingston Alexander & Levy afeanny@lival.co

Japan

Masahiko Fujita RIN IP Partners rinip@rin.or.jp Kumpei Kogure Borders IP mail@bordersip.com Eiichiro Kubota Kubota kubota@kubota-law.com

Masashi Kurose Nishimura & Asahi kurose@ipm-experts.com

Kazuko Matsuo Nakamura & Partners k_matsuo@nakapat.gr.jp

Mitsuko “Mimi” Miyagawa TMI Associates mmiyagawa@tmi.gr.jp Taku Nakagawa RIN IP Partners rinip@rin.or.jp Tomohiro Nakamura Konishi & Nakamura nakamura@ipworld.jp Shuya Saito Seiwa Patent & Law saito@domain.ext Shunji Sato TMI Associates ssato@tmi.gr.jp

Kazakhstan

Nina Rusakova Bureau PLIS office@plis.kz

Korea

Angela Kim Kim & Chang angela.kim@kimchang.com Ann Nam-Yeon Kwon Kim & Chang nykwon@kimchang.com

Catherine Eunkyeong Lee Bae, Kim & Lee LLC eunkyeong.lee@bkl.co.kr

Jason J Lee Kim & Chang jlee4@kimchang.com

Jang Won Park Park Kim & Partner pkppat@koreapat.com Jay (Young-June) Yang Kim & Chang yjyang@kimchang.com

Latvia

Bronislavs Baltrumovics TRIA ROBIT info@triarobit.com Jevgenjis Fortuna Foral jevgenjis.fortuna@foral.lv Gatis Meržvinskis Petersona Patents petpat@petpat.lv Ruta Olmane METIDA Law Firm SIA ruta.olmane@metida.lv

Ilmārs Šatovs Šatovs Attorneys at Law ilmars@satovs.lv

Lithuania

Marius Jakulis Jason AAA Law info@aaalaw.eu

Tania Sterlina INTELS-Lithuania sterlina@intels.lt Reda Zabolienė METIDA Law Firm Zaboliene and Partners reda.zaboliene@metida.lt

Luxembourg

Nicolas K Dontas Dontas Law SARL n.dontas@dontaslaw.com

Malaysia

Karen Abraham Shearn Delamore & Co karen@shearndelamore.com Phye Keat Chew Raja Darryl & Loh chewphyekeat@rdl.com.my Caroline Francis Ram Caroline Sha & Syah caroline@ramcss.com Guan Huat Khoo Skrine kgh@skrine.com Pauline Khor Rahmat Lim & Partners (in association with Allen & Gledhill LLP) pauline.khor@rahmatlim.com Jyeshta Mahendran Shearn Delamore & Co jyeshta@shearndelamore.com Charmayne Ong Poh Yin Skrine co@skrine.com

Michael Soo Shook Lin & Bok michaelsoo@shooklin.com.my Siew Ling Su Zaid Ibrahim & Co siewling.su@zicolaw.com

Linda Wang Zaid Ibrahim & Co linda.wang@zicolaw.com Jin Nee Wong Wong Jin Nee & Teo wjn@wjnt-law.com

Mexico

Gustavo A Alcocer OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. gustavo.alcocer@olivares.mx

Roberto Arochi Arochi & Lindner SC rarochi@arochilindner.com

Adolfo Athié Cervantes Basham Ringe y Correa SC aathie@basham.com.mx

Antonio Belaunzarán OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. abm@olivares.com.mx

Eduardo Birman BGW LEGAL, S.C ebirman@mbgw.mx Marcela Bolland Gonzalez Uhthoff Gómez Vega & Uhthoff SC mbolland@uhthoff.com.mx

Marimar Bordes

Calderón y de la Sierra y Cía mbs@cyslaw.mx

Alonso Camargo

OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. acs@olivares.com.mx

Laura Collada Dumont lcollada@dumont.com.mx

Paloma Contreras

Calderón y de la Sierra y Cía pcd@cyslaw.mx

Enrique A Diaz

Goodrich Riquelme y Asociados ediaz@goodrichriquelme.com

María Teresa Eljure Eljure Legal maria@eljure.legal

Alejandro González Rossi

González Rossi & Asociados alejandro@gonzalezrossi.com

Juan Carlos Hernández Basham Ringe y Correa SC jhernandez@basham.com.mx

Álvaro Huerta

Malpica Iturbe Buj & Paredes ahuerta@mibp.com.mx

Alberto Huerta-Bleck

Calderón y de la Sierra y Cía ahb@cyslaw.mx

Eduardo Kleinberg

Basham Ringe y Correa SC kleinberg@basham.com.mx

Luis J Legarreta Cantú

Legarreta y Asociados SC luis@legarreta.com.mx

Alejandro Luna F

OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. alf@olivares.com.mx

Jose Juan Mendez MÉNDEZ + CORTÉS, S.C. jjm@mencort.mx

Martín Michaus Basham Ringe y Correa SC mmichaus@basham.com.mx

Sergio L Olivares Jr OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. sol@olivares.com.mx

Carlos Perez De La Sierra Calderón y de la Sierra y Cía cps@cyslaw.mx

Alfredo Rangel Noriega y Escobedo AC arangel@nye.com.mx

Horacio Rangel Rangel & Rangel horaciorangel@rangelyrangel.com

Diego G Rossi Iberbrand diego@iberbrand.com

Luis C Schmidt

OLIVARES Y COMPAÑíA, S.C. lsr@olivares.com.mx

Gilberto Sánchez

SPECIFIC IP gilberto@specificip.com

Kiyoshi I Tsuru Alberu TMI Abogados ktsuru@tmtlaw.com.mx

Julián Vadillo G

Ibertbrand julian@firma.agency

Aldo de Landa Arochi & Lindner SC alanda@arochilindner.com

Netherlands

Adonna Alkema

Hofhuis Alkema Groen alkema@hofhuisalkemagroen.nl

Lars Bakers

Bingh Advocaten bakers@bingh.com Huib Berendschot AKD

hberendschot@akd.nl

Tobias Cohen Jehoram De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV tobias.cohenjehoram@debrauw.com

Micheline Don

Parker Advocaten don@gmsadvocaten.nl

Fleur Folmer NautaDutilh NV fleur.folmer@nautadutilh.com Timme Geerlof Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh t.geerlof@windtlegal.com

Arnout Groen Hofhuis Alkema Groen groen@hofhuisalkemagroen.nl

Maarten Haak Hoogenraad & Haak mh@hoogenhaak.nl

Jesse Hofhuis Hofhuis Alkema Groen hofhuis@hofhuisalkemagroen.nl Roderick Chalmers Hoynck van Papendrecht AKD

rchalmers@akd.nl

Sven Klos Klos c.s. Attorneys at law sven.klos@klos.nl Willem Leppink Ploum w.leppink@ploum.nl

Niels Mulder DLA Piper Netherlands N V niels.mulder@dlapiper.com

Michiel Odink

Leeway Advocaten michiel.odink@leeway.nl

Manon Rieger-Jansen Bird & Bird (Netherlands) LLP manon.rieger.jansen@twobirds.com

Maarten Rijks

Taylor Wessing NV m.rijks@taylorwessing.com

Michiel Rijsdijk Arnold + Siedsma mrijsdijk@arnold-siedsma.com

Jacqueline A Schaap Visser Schaap & Kreijger jacqueline.schaap@ipmc.nl

Diederik Stols

Boekx Advocaten stols@boekx.com

Rutger Stoop Brinkhof NV rutger.stoop@brinkhof.com

Kurt Stöpetie Brinkhof NV kurt.stopetie@brinkhof.com

Anne Marie Verschuur NautaDutilh NV annemarie.verschuur@nautadutilh.com

Marga Verwoert

Leeway Advocaten marga.verwoert@leeway.nl

Dirk Visser Visser Schaap & Kreijger dirk.visser@ipmc.nl

Gregor Vos Brinkhof NV gregor.vos@brinkhof.com

Silvie Wertwijn Parker Advocaten wertwijn@gmsadvocaten.nl

Remco van Leeuwen Leeway Advocaten leeuwen@leeway.nl

Joris van Manen HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER joris.vanmanen@hoyngrokh.com

Gino van Roeyen

LAWNCH gino.vanroeyen@lawnch.nl

Josine van den Berg Mount Law jb@mountlaw.nl

New Zealand

Andrew Brown QC

Bankside Chambers andrew@andrewbrown.co.nz

Penny Catley AJ Park

penelope.catley@ajpark.com Clive Elliott QC Shortland Chambers elliott@shortlandchambers.co.nz

Emily Ellis Ellis Terry emily.ellis@ellisterry.com Mark Gavin Anthony Harper mark.gavin@ah.co.nz

John Glengarry Buddle Findlay john.glengarry@buddlefindlay.com

Earl Gray Sangro Chambers earl.gray@sangrochambers.co.nz

Charlotte Henley

Dentons Kensington Swan charlotte.henley@dentons.com

Sue Irwin Ironside

Ironside McDonald Intellectual Property sue@ironsidemcdonald.com

Jason Rudkin-Binks

Hudson Gavin Martin jason.rudkin-binks@hgmlegal.com

Jenni Rutter

Dentons Kensington Swan jenni.rutter@dentons.com

Barbara Sullivan

Henry Hughes IP b.sullivan@henryhughes.co.nz

Paul Sumpter

Chapman Tripp paul.sumpter@chapmantripp.com

Richard Watts

Simpson Grierson

richard.watts@simpsongrierson.com

Sheana Wheeldon Sheana Wheeldon Barrister sheana@wheeldonlegal.com

Christopher Young MinterEllisonRuddWatts christopher.young@minterellison.co.nz

Nicaragua

Julian J Bendaña-Aragón

Guy Jose Bendaña-Guerrero & Asociados julian.bendana@guybendana.com.ni María Eugenia García Fonseca Jarquin - García maria.garcia@jarquingarcia.com

Nigeria

Lara Kayode O Kayode & Company lara@okayode.com

Norway

Cecilie Berglund Bryn Aarflot AS cb@baa.no Thomas Gaarder-Olsen Onsagers AS tgo@onsagers.com Ida Gjessing GjessingReimers ig@gjessingreimers.no Trine Greaker Herzog Bryn Aarflot AS tgh@baa.no Ann-Cathrin Hoel Onsagers AS ach@onsagers.no Celine Varmann Jørgensen Bryn Aarflot AS cvj@baa.no Gunnar Meyer Wikborg Rein Advokatfirma AS gme@wr.no Rune Nordengen Bull & Co rn@bullco.no Henrik Juel Pettersen Oslo Patentkontor AS hjp@oslopatent.no Felix Reimers GjessingReimers fr@gjessingreimers.no Kjersti Rogne Acapo AS kr@acapo.no Anne Marie Sejersted Kvale Advokatfirma DA ams@kvale.no

Astrid Solberg Bryn Aarflot AS as@baa.no Are Stenvik Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS ast@bahr.no

Pål Tonna Bryn Aarflot AS pto@baa.no Marie Vaale-Hallberg Kvale Advokatfirma DA mvh@kvale.no

Christoffer Vedal Protector IP AS cv@protector.eu Camilla Vislie Advokatfirmaet Thommessen AS cav@thommessen.no

Anne Wildeng Bryn Aarflot AS awi@baa.no

Pakistan

Salim Hasan Meer & Hasan salim.hasan@meerhasan.com Muhammad Yawar Irfan Khan United Trademark & Patent Services name@unitedtm.com

Panama

Ramon R Benedetti

Estudio Benedetti ramon@estudiobenedetti.com

Marissa Lasso De La Vega F Alfaro Ferrer & Ramírez lassodelavega@afra.com

Paraguay

Hugo T Berkemeyer

Berkemeyer | Berkemeyer hugo.tberkemeyer@berke.com.py Marta Berkemeyer Berkemeyer | Berkemeyer marta.berkemeyer@berke.com.py Wilfrido Fernandez Zacarias & Fernandez w.fernandez@zafer.com.py

Peru

Jorge Allende Allende & Garcia Abogados jorge@allendegarcia.com.pe Héctor Alvarez Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados halvarez@estudiorodrigo.com

Alfredo Barreda Barreda Moller abarreda@barredamoller.com Fernando Barreda Barreda Moller mail@barredamoller.com

Juan Carlos Durand Grahammer Durand Abogados jcd@da.pe

Magali García Allende & Garcia Abogados magali@allendegarcia.com.pe

Luis Alonso García Muñoz-Nájar Estudio Echecopar, member firm of Baker & McKenzie International luisalonso.garcia@echecopar.com.pe María del Carmen Alvarado Rodrigo Elías & Medrano Abogados mcalvarado@estudiorodrigo.com

Philippines

Edmund Baranda Rouse ebaranda@rouse.com

Mila Federis Federis & Associates mfederis@federislaw.com.ph Enrique Manuel SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan etmanuel@syciplaw.com

Divina Gracia E Pedron Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia de.pedron@cruzmarcelo.com

Susan D Villanueva Cruz Marcelo & Tenefrancia sd.villanueva@cruzmarcelo.com

Lisa Yong Rouse lyong@rouse.com

Poland

Renata Bugiel GKR Legal r.bugiel@gkrlegal.pl Izabella Dudek-Urbanowicz Patpol Sp z o o izabella.urbanowicz@patpol.pl Anna Gołębiowska Gołębiowska Krawczyk Roszkowski & Partners a.golebiowska@gkrlegal.pl

Daniel Hasik

Hasik Rheims i Partnerzy daniel.hasik@hwplegal.pl Aleksandra Kryska Patpol Sp z o o aleksandra.kryska@patpol.pl Jarosław Kulikowski Kulikowska & Kulikowski jkulikowski@kulikowski.pl Paweł Kulikowski Kulikowska & Kulikowski pkulikowski@kulikowski.pl Anna Pasiut Sulima, Grabowska, Sierzputowska Patent and Trademark Attorneys sulima@sulima-trademark.pl Dariusz Piróg Patpol Sp z o o dariusz.pirog@patpol.pl Justyna Rasiewicz Rasiewicz Oleksyn & Associates justyna.rasiewicz@roa.pl Dorota Rzążewska JWP Patent & Trademark Attorneys dorota.rzazewska@jwp.pl Włodzimierz Szoszuk Wardyński & Partners wlodzimierz.szoszuk@wardynski.com.pl Ewa Tefelska-Skrzydło Sołtysiński Kawecki & Szlęzak ewa.tefelska@skslegal.pl Beata Wojtkowska Kulikowska & Kulikowski bwojtkowska@kulikowski.pl Anna Zakrocka Karcz Zakrocka Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys zakrocka@karcz-zakrocka.pl

Portugal

António Andrade Abreu Advogados antonio.andrade@abreuadvogados.com José Luis Arnaut CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut joseluis.arnaut@cms-rpa.com Filipe Teixeira Baptista Baptista, Monteverde e Associados - Sociedade de Advogados RL I Law Firm filipe.baptista@bma.com.pt Nuno Cruz

J Pereira Da Cruz SA nuno.cruz@jpcruz.pt Maria Cruz Garcia J Pereira Da Cruz SA mariacruzgarcia@jpcruz.pt Paulo Monteverde Baptista, Monteverde e Associados - Sociedade de Advogados RL I Law Firm paulo.monteverde@bma.com.pt Ana de Sampaio JE Dias Costa Lda ana.sampaio@jedc.pt

Puerto Rico

Cristina Arenas-Solís

Ferraiuoli LLC carenas@ferraiuoli.com

Samuel Pamias Hoglund & Pamias PSC email@hhoglund.com

Dora M Peñagarícano McConnell Valdés dmp@mcvpr.com Eugenio J Torres-Oyola* Ferraiuoli LLC etorres@ferraiuoli.com

Romania

Aura Campeanu PETOŠEVIĆ acampeanu@petosevic.com Răzvan Dincă Răzvan Dincă & Asociaţii razvan.dinca@razvandinca-legal.ro

Mihaela Maravela Mihaela Maravela Law Office mihaela.maravela@mcblaw.ro

Andrew Vlad Ratza Ratza & ratza avr@ratza-ratza.com

Gabriel N Turcu Turcu & Turcu office@turcu.ro Dragos Mihail Vilau VILAU ASSOCIATES dragos.vilau@vilau.ro

Russia

Ekaterina Tilling Eversheds Sutherland ekaterina.tilling@eversheds-sutherland.ru

Scotland

David Gourlay MacRoberts LLP david.gourlay@macroberts.com Colin Hulme Burness Paull LLP colin.hulme@burnesspaull.com

Serbia

Milan Milojevic Milojevic, Sekulic & Associates milan.milojevic@msa-iplaw.com

Slobodan D Petosevic PETOŠEVIĆ slobodan.petosevic@petosevic.com

Mihajlo Zatezalo PETOŠEVIĆ mihajlo.zatezalo@petosevic.com

Singapore

Jonathan Agmon

Soroker Agmon Nordman Pte Ltd jonathan@sanlaw.legal

Cyril Chua Robinson LLC inquiry@robinsonlawcorp.com

Cecelia Girvin Drew & Napier LLC cecelia.girvin@drewnapier.com

Murgiana Haq hslegal LLP m.haq@hslegal.com.sg Tasneem Haq hslegal LLP tasneem@hslegal.com.sg

Alban Kang Bird & Bird ATMD LLP alban.kang@twobirds.com

Stanley Lai SC Allen & Gledhill LLP stanley.lai@allenandgledhill.com

Andy Leck Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow andy.leck@bakermckenzie.com

Pei Lin Low Allen & Gledhill LLP low.peilin@allenandgledhill.com

Max Ng Gateway Law Corporation max.ng@gateway-law.com

Teresa O’Connor Ghows LLC toconnor@ghowsllc.com

Regina Quek One Legal LLC regina.quek@onelegal.sg

M Ravindran Ravindran Associates LLP ravi@ipravi.com

Jo-Ann See Amica Law LLC joann.see@amicalaw.com

Prithipal Singh Mirandah Law LLP prithipal@mirandahlaw.com

Francine Tan Francine Tan Law Corporation ftan@francinetan.com

Tee Jim Tan SC Lee & Lee tanteejim@leenlee.com.sg

Yvonne Tang Drew & Napier LLC yvonne.tang@drewnapier.com

Lorraine Tay Bird & Bird ATMD LLP lorraine.tay@twobirds.com

Winnie Tham Amica Law LLC winnie.tham@amicalaw.com

Mary Thomas Mary Thomas IP PTE Ltd mthomas@marythomas-ipstrategies.com

Tony Yeo Drew & Napier LLC tony.yeo@drewnapier.com

Slovakia

Radovan Pala

Taylor Wessing LLP r.pala@taylorwessing.com

South Africa

Herman Blignaut

Spoor & Fisher h.blignaut@spoor.com

Nola Bond KISCH IP nolab@kisch-ip.com

Deon Bouwer Bouwers Inc deon@bouwers.co.za

Claire Brown Von Seidels cbrown@vonseidels.com

Simon Brown Adams & Adams simon.brown@adamsadams.com

Owen Dean Spoor & Fisher o.dean@spoor.com

Stephen Goldberg Spoor & Fisher s.goldberg@spoor.com

Janine Hollesen Werksmans Attorneys jhollesen@werksmans.com

Jean McIvor Spoor & Fisher j.mcivor@spoor.com

Simonne Moodie Von Seidels smoodie@vonseidels.com

Louise Myburgh Spoor & Fisher l.myburgh@spoor.com

Darren Olivier Adams & Adams darren.olivier@adamsadams.com

Kay Rickelman Spoor & Fisher k.rickelman@spoor.com

Waldo Steyn ENSafrica wsteyn@ensafrica.com

Kelly Thompson Adams & Adams kelly@adamsadams.co.za

Carl Van Rooyen Spoor & Fisher c.vanrooyen@spoor.com

Louis Van Wyk Spoor & Fisher lj.vanwyk@spoor.com

Charles Webster Spoor & Fisher c.webster@spoor.com

Steven Yeates Adams & Adams steven.yeates@adamsadams.com Gérard du Plessis Adams & Adams gerard.duplessis@adamsadams.com Ilse du Plessis ENSafrica iduplessis@ensafrica.com Mariëtte du Plessis Adams & Adams mariette.duplessis@adamsadams.com

Eben van Wyk Spoor & Fisher e.vanwyk@spoor.com

Spain

Laura Alonso

HOYNG ROKH MONEGIER

laura.alonso@hoyngrokh.com

Alejandro Angulo Grau & Angulo a.angulo@ga-ip.com

Enrique Armijo Chavarri Elzaburu ear@elzaburu.es

Pedro Merino Baylos Baylos Abogados p.merino@baylos.com

Luis Baz Elzaburu lbb@elzaburu.es

Luis Beneyto Elzaburu lb@elzaburu.es

Raul Bercovitz

Santiago Mediano Abogados rbercovitz@santiagomediano.com

Josep Carbonell

Fieldfisher JAUSAS josep.carbonell@fieldfisher.com

Ana Castedo

Hogan Lovells International LLP ana.castedo@hoganlovells.com

Antonio Castán Elzaburu ac@elzaburu.es

Tobias Dolde

Noerr Alicante IP, S.L. tobias.dolde@noerr.com

Javier Fernandez-Lasquetty Elzaburu jfl@elzaburu.es

Salvador Ferrandis

Salvador Ferrandis & Partners sferrandis@sfplegal.com

Olof Fickert

Balder IP Law ofickert@balderip.com

Imogen Fowler

Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia imogen.fowler@hoganlovells.com

Maria Dolores Garayalde Baker McKenzie Madrid MariaDolores.Garayalde@bakermckenzie.com Burkhart Goebel

Hogan Lovells International LLP burkhart.goebel@hoganlovells.com

María González Gordon

CMS Albiñana & Suárez de Lezo maria.gonzalezgordon@cms-asl.com

Pablo González-Bueno González-Bueno SLP pgb@gonzalezbueno.com

Juan Luis Gracia Baylos Abogados jl.gracia@baylos.com

Michael Hawkins Noerr Alicante IP, S.L. michael.hawkins@noerr.com

Fernando Ilardia Elzaburu fil@elzaburu.es

Patricia Koch

Balder IP Law pkoch@balderip.com

Jorge Llevat Vallespinosa Cuatrecasas jorge.llevat@cuatrecasas.com

Manuel Lobato Bird & Bird International LLP manuel.lobato@twobirds.com

Sofía Martínez-Almeida Alejos-Pita Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P smartinez@ga-p.com

Miguel Ángel Medina Elzaburu mam@elzaburu.es

Djura Mijatovic Zivko Mijatovic & Partners djuram@zm-p.com

Joâo Paulo Miranda de Sousa Garrigues joao.miranda@garrigues.com

Miquel Montañá

Clifford Chance SLPU miquel.montana@cliffordchance.com

Carlos Morán Elzaburu cmm@elzaburu.es

Jesús Muñoz-Delgado y Mérida Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P jmunoz@ga-p.com

Eva María Ochoa

Pinto-Ruiz & Del Valle eochoa@pintoruizdelvalle.com

Carolina Pina

Garrigues carolina.pina@garrigues.com

Carlos Polo Carlos Polo y Associados cp@carlospolo.com

Carles Prat Baker McKenzie Barcelona SL carles.prat@bakermckenzie.com

Andreas Renck

Hogan Lovells (Alicante) S.L. & Cia andreas.renck@hoganlovells.com

Sonia Santos Grau & Angulo s.santos@ga-ip.com

Mariano Santos Quintana Bird & Bird International LLP mariano.santos@twobirds.com

Constanze Schulte Hogan Lovells International LLP constanze.schulte@hoganlovells.com

Antonio Selas Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo aselas@cremadescalvosotelo.com

Enrique Sánchez-Quiñones Cuatrecasas sanchez.quinones@cuatrecasas.com

Ignacio Temiño Ceniceros Abril Abogados SL abril@abrilabogados.com

Gonzalo Ulloa Suelves Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados S.L.P gulloa@ga-p.com

Anna Viladàs Jené Roca Junyent, SLP a.viladas@rocajunyent.com Verena von Bomhard Bomhard IP verena@bomhardip.com

Sweden

Håkan Borgenhäll Advokatfirman Vinge hakan.borgenhall@vinge.se Jonas Gulliksson Advokatbyrån Gulliksson AB jonas.gulliksson@gulliksson.se Astrid Johnsson Brann AB astrid.johnsson@brann.se Ann-Charlotte Järvinen AWA Sweden AB ann-charlotte.jarvinen@awa.com Pär Leander Advokatfirman Vinge par.leander@vinge.se Mats Lundberg Groth & Co mats.lundberg@groth.eu Per Nihlmark Nihlmark & Zacharoff Advokatbyrå per.nihlmark@nihlmark.com Johan Norderyd Advokatfirman Lindahl KB johan.norderyd@lindahl.se Stina Pilotti Rouse AB spilotti@rouse.com

Charlotta Poehler

KANTER Advokatbyrå KB poehler@kntr.se Ann-Charlotte Söderlund Björk GOZZO Advokater acs@gozzo.se

Richard Wessman Advokatfirman Vinge richard.wessman@vinge.se Jonas Westerberg Westerberg & Partners jonas.westerberg@westerberg.com Henrik Wistam Westerberg & Partners henrik.wistam@westerberg.com

Switzerland Berne

Eugen Marbach

FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partners marbach@fmp-law.ch

Michael A Meer GHR Rechtsanwälte michaelmeer@ghr.ch

Robert Mirko Stutz Beutler Künzi Stutz bks@torneys.ch

Bernard Volken Troller Hitz Troller & Partners volken@trollerlaw.ch

Peter Widmer FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partners widmer@fmp-law.ch

Geneva Michèle Burnier Pestalozzi michele.burnier@pestalozzilaw.com Sylvie Gurry Veit BMG sylvie.gurry.veit@bmglaw.ch Anne-Virginie La Spada-Gaide BMG anne.virginie.laspada@bmglaw.ch Thomas Legler Pestalozzi thomas.legler@pestalozzilaw.com

Graubünden

J David Meisser Meisser & Partners AG mail@swisstm.com Benedikt Schmidt Meisser & Partners AG mail@swisstm.com

Lucerne

Gallus Joller Troller Hitz Troller joller@trollerlaw.ch Patrick Troller Troller Hitz Troller troller@trollerlaw.ch

Ticino

Stefano Codoni Walder Wyss Ltd stefano.codoni@walderwyss.com

Vaud

Ralph Schlosser Kasser Schlosser avocats schlosser@kasser-schlosser.ch

Zurich

Nicola Benz* MLL Legal nicola.benz@mll-legal.com

Gregor Bühler Homburger gregor.buehler@homburger.ch

Sven Capol E Blum & Co AG scapol@eblum.ch

Lara Dorigo Pestalozzi lara.dorigo@pestalozzilaw.com

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer Schellenberg Wittmer lorenza.ferrarihofer@swlegal.ch

Markus Frick Walder Wyss Ltd markus.frick@walderwyss.com

Christoph Gasser* BianchiSchwald LLC christoph.gasser@bianchischwald.ch

Simon Holzer* MLL Legal simon.holzer@mll-legal.com

Andrea Mondini Times Attorneys mondini@timesattorneys.ch

Michael Noth Times Attorneys noth@timesattorneys.ch

Michael Ritscher* MLL Legal michael.ritscher@mll-legal.com

Donald N Schnyder Wild Schnyder AG schnyder@wildschnyder.ch

Roger Staub Walder Wyss Ltd roger.staub@walderwyss.com

Magda Streuli-Youssef Rentsch Partner AG streuli@rentschpartner.ch

Gabriela Taugwalder Wild Schnyder AG taugwalder@wildschnyder.ch

Michael Treis Baker McKenzie Zurich michael.treis@bakermckenzie.com

Markus Wang* Bär & Karrer Ltd markus.wang@baerkarrer.ch

Gregor Wild Rentsch Partner AG wild@rentschpartner.ch

Taiwan

Peter J Dernbach

Winkler Partners pdernbach@winklerpartners.com

Arthur Li

Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law arthurli@leeandli.com Kwan-Tao Li Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law ktli@leeandli.com

Yiling Liu Tsai Lee & Chen info@tsailee.com.tw

Ching-Wen (Cathy) Ting Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law cwting@leeandli.com

Joseph S Yang Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law josephyang@leeandli.com

Thailand

Alan Adcock Tilleke & Gibbins alan.a@tilleke.com

Somboon Earterasarun Tilleke & Gibbins somboon.e@tilleke.com

Daniel Q Greif Schmitt & Orlov mail@schmitt-orlov.asia

Fabrice Mattei Rouse fmattei@rouse.com Satyapon Sachdecha Satyapon & Partners Limited satyapon@satyapon.com Kasama Sriwatanakul Tilleke & Gibbins kasama.s@tilleke.com Say Sujintaya Baker McKenzie Ltd say.sujintaya@bakermckenzie.com

Darani Vachanavuttivong Tilleke & Gibbins darani.v@tilleke.com

Trinidad and Tobago

Brien A de Gannes JD Sellier & Co bdegannes@jdsellier.com

Turkey

Uğur Aktekin Gün + Partners ugur.aktekin@gun.av.tr Ezgi Baklacı Moroğlu Arseven ebaklaci@morogluarseven.com Mehmet Gün Gün + Partners mehmet.gun@gun.av.tr Hande Hançar Gün + Partners hande.hancer@gun.av.tr Işık Özdoğan Moroğlu Arseven iozdogan@morogluarseven.com

Ukraine

Michael Doubinsky Doubinsky & Osharova mdoubinsky@iplaw.com.ua

Anna Kravchuk

SYNERGY Patent Law Agency a.kravchuk@synergy.ua Victoriia Ostapchuk

SYNERGY Patent Law Agency synergy@synergy.ua

Alexander Pakharenko Pakharenko & Partners alexander@pakharenko.com.ua

Antonina Pakharenko-Anderson Pakharenko & Partners pakharenko@pakharenko.com.ua

United Arab Emirates

Hoda Taysir Barakat Hoda Barakat Legal Consultancy info@hblegal.ae

Rob Deans Deans IP rob.deans@deansip.com

Chad Dowle Rouse

cdowle@rouse.com

Edward Hardcastle Rouse ehardcastle@rouse.com

Sara Holder Rouse sholder@rouse.com

Amjad Husseini Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) ahusseini@agip.com

Jon Parker Gowling WLG jon.parker@gowlingwlg.com

Uruguay

Isabel Fernández Requena Fernández Secco & Asociados ifernandez@fernandezsecco.com

Victoria Fox Fox & Lapenne vfox@fox.com.uy

USA Arizona

John A Clifford Merchant & Gould jclifford@merchantgould.com

Maria Crimi Speth Jaburg & Wilk mcs@jaburgwilk.com

Jennifer A Van Kirk Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP jvankirk@lrlaw.com

California

Sally M Abel

Fenwick & West LLP sabel@fenwick.com

Rochelle D Alpert Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP ralpert@morganlewis.com

Jennifer D Arkowitz Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP jarkowitz@kilpatricktownsend.com

Parker H Bagley Boies Schiller Flexner LLP pbagley@bsfllp.com

Katherine M Basile Reed Smith LLP kbasile@reedsmith.com

Miriam Claire Beezy Foley & Lardner LLP mbeezy@foley.com

Andrew P Bridges Fenwick & West LLP abridges@fenwick.com

John W Crittenden Cooley LLP jcrittenden@cooley.com

Connie L Ellerbach Fenwick & West LLP cellerbach@fenwick.com

J Scott Gerien

Dickenson Peatman & Fogerty sgerien@dpf-law.com

Gregory S Gilchrist Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP ggilchrist@kilpatricktownsend.com

David W Grace Loeb & Loeb LLP dgrace@loeb.com

Lisa Greenwald-Swire Fish & Richardson PC greenwald-swire@fr.com

Stacey Halpern

Knobbe Martens stacey.halpern@knobbe.com

D Peter Harvey

Harvey Siskind LLP pharvey@harveysiskind.com

Susan L Heller

Greenberg Traurig LLP hellers@gtlaw.com

Catherine J Holland

Knobbe Martens catherine.holland@knobbe.com

John A Hughes

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP Jhughes@kilpatricktownsend.com

Jonathan A Hyman

Knobbe Martens jonathan.hyman@knobbe.com

Jeffrey A Kobulnick Brutzkus Gubner LLP jkobulnick@bg.law.com

Joan Kupersmith Larkin Seyfarth Shaw LLP jlarkin@seyfarth.com

Lisa M Martens

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP lmartens@sheppardmullin.com

J Thomas McCarthy Morrison & Foerster LLP tmccarthy@mofo.com

Susan M Natland

Knobbe Martens susan.natland@knobbe.com

Carla B Oakley

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP carla.oakley@morganlewis.com

Anne Peck

Cooley LLP peckah@cooley.com

Jill Pietrini

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP jpietrini@sheppardmullin.com

Diane M Reed

Knobbe Martens diane.reed@knobbe.com

Paul W Reidl Law Office of Paul W Reidl paul@reidllaw.com

John Slafsky

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati jslafsky@wsgr.com

Jeff Van Hoosear

Knobbe Martens jeff.vanhoosear@knobbe.com

Jason M Vogel

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP jvogel@kilpatricktownsend.com

Jane Shay Wald

Irell & Manella LLP jwald@irell.com

Steven M Weinberg

Holmes Weinberg PC smweinberg@holmesweinberg.com

Kenneth L Wilton

Seyfarth Shaw LLP kwilton@seyfarth.com

Lynda Zadra-Symes Knobbe Martens lynda.zadrasymes@knobbe.com

Colorado

Andrea Anderson Holland & Hart LLP aanderson@hollandhart.com

Scott S Havlick

Holland & Hart LLP shavlick@hollandhart.com

Lisa A Osman

Dorsey & Whitney LLP osman.lisa@dorsey.com

Connecticut

Michael A Cantor

Cantor Colburn LLP mcantor@cantorcolburn.com

Curtis Krechevsky Cantor Colburn LLP ckrechevsky@cantorcolburn.com

District of Columbia

Keith A Barritt

Fish & Richardson PC barritt@fr.com

James L Bikoff

Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP jbikoff@sgrlaw.com

Thomas W Brooke Holland & Knight LLP thomas.brooke@hklaw.com

Karen A Butcher

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP karen.butcher@morganlewis.com

Cristina A Carvalho

ArentFox Schiff LLP

Cristina.Carvalho@afslaw.com

Michael F Clayton Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP mclayton@morganlewis.com

Jennifer L Donohue ArentFox Schiff LLP Jennifer.Donohue@afslaw.com Jody Haller Drake Sughrue Mion PLLC jdrake@sughrue.com

Ricardo Fischer ArentFox Schiff LLP Ricardo.Fischer@afslaw.com Ann K Ford

DLA Piper LLP (US) ann.ford@dlapiper.com

Michael A Grow ArentFox Schiff LLP Michael.Grow@afslaw.com

David M Kelly Kelly IP LLP david.kelly@kelly-ip.com

Paul F Kilmer Holland & Knight LLP paul.kilmer@hklaw.com

Sheldon H Klein Lathrop GPM sheldon.klein@lathropgpm.com

Leigh Ann Lindquist Sughrue Mion PLLC llindquist@sughrue.com

Anthony V Lupo ArentFox Schiff LLP AVLupo@afslaw.com

Julia Anne Matheson Hogan Lovells US LLP julia.matheson@hoganlovells.com

J David Mayberry Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP dmayberry@kilpatricktownsend.com

Linda K McLeod Kelly IP LLP linda.mcleod@kelly-ip.com

N Christopher Norton ArentFox Schiff LLP christopher.norton@afslaw.com

Anita B Polott

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP apolott@morganlewis.com Douglas (Chip) A Rettew

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP doug.rettew@finnegan.com

Peter J Riebling

Riebling IP, PLLC peter.riebling@rieblinglaw.com Monica Riva Talley* Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox PLLC mtalley@sternekessler.com Mark Sommers

Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP mark.sommers@finnegan.com

Peter Willsey Brown Rudnick LLP pwillsey@brownrudnick.com Brian J Winterfeldt Winterfeldt IP Group PLLC brian@winterfeldt.law

Florida

Ava K Doppelt

Allen Dyer Doppelt & Gilchrist PA adoppelt@allendyer.com David K Friedland Friedland Vining PA dkf@friedlandvining.com David I Greenbaum Fox Rothschild LLP dgreenbaum@foxrothschild.com Leslie J Lott Lott & Fischer PL ljlott@lottfischer.com Mark E Stein Mark Stein Law mark@marksteinlaw.com

Georgia

Miles J Alexander Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP malexander@kilpatricktownsend.com

William H Brewster

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP bbrewster@kilpatricktownsend.com

Christopher P Bussert

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP cbussert@kilpatricktownsend.com

Theodore H Davis Jr

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP tdavis@kilpatricktownsend.com R Charles Henn Jr

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP chenn@kilpatricktownsend.com

Michael W Rafter

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP mrafter@kilpatricktownsend.com

Virginia S Taylor

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP vtaylor@kilpatricktownsend.com

Illinois

Carol Anne Been

Dentons US LLP carolanne.been@dentons.com

Darren S Cahr Faegre Drinker darren.cahr@dbr.com

David S Fleming

Brinks Gilson & Lione dfleming@brinksgilson.com

William H Frankel

Crowell & Moring LLP wfrankel@crowell.com

Daniel D Frohling Loeb & Loeb LLP dfrohling@loeb.com

Edwin A Getz

Faegre Drinker egetz@gcd.com

Jerome Gilson

Brinks Gilson & Lione jgilson@brinksgilson.com

David C Hilliard

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP dhilliard@pattishall.com

Lisa A Iverson Neal & McDevitt lisa.iverson@nealmcdevitt.com

Julie A Katz Katz Group LLC julie@katzgroupllc.com

Floyd A Mandell Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP floyd.mandell@kattenlaw.com

Christina L Martini McDermott Will & Emery cmartini@mwe.com

Janet A Marvel

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP jmarvel@pattishall.com

Douglas N Masters Loeb & Loeb LLP dmasters@loeb.com

Keith W Medansky DLA Piper LLP (US) keith.medansky@dlapiper.com

Tamara A Miller Leydig, Voit & Mayer Ltd tmiller@leydig.com

Helen Hill Minsker Banner & Witcoff Ltd hminsker@bannerwitcoff.com

Joseph V Norvell Norvell IP LLC jnorvell@norvellip.com

Colin T J O’Brien

Partridge Partners PC colin@partridgepartnerspc.com

Mark VB Partridge Partridge Partners PC mark@partridgepartnerspc.com

Robert W Sacoff

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP rsacoff@pattishall.com

Belinda J Scrimenti

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP bscrimenti@pattishall.com

R Peter Spies

Dineff Trademark Law Limited pspies@dineff.com

Brett Tolpin Tolpin & Partners brett@tolpinlaw.com

Joseph N Welch II

Pattishall McAuliffe Newbury Hilliard & Geraldson LLP jwelch@pattishall.com

Justin Young

Dineff Trademark Law Limited

Indiana

Caitlin Byczko

Barnes & Thornburg LLP caitlin.byczko@btlaw.com

Maine

Harold C Pachios

Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios LLP hpachios@preti.com

Massachusetts

Michael J Bevilacqua WilmerHale michael.bevilacqua@wilmerhale.com

Emilia Cannella Ropes & Gray LLP emilia.cannella@ropesgray.com

Patrick J Concannon Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP pconcannon@nutter.com

Cynthia Johnson Walden Fish & Richardson PC walden@fr.com

Susan Barbieri Montgomery Foley Hoag LLP sbm@foleyhoag.com

Douglas Wolf Wolf Greenfield & Sacks PC dougwolf@wolfgreenfield.com

Michigan

Jennifer Sheehan Anderson

Bridge Intellectual Property Services PLLC janderson@bridgeip.net Lisabeth H Coakley Harness Dickey & Pierce PLC lhcoakley@hdp.com

Elizabeth F Janda Brooks Kushman PC ejanda@brookskushman.com Robyn S Lederman Brooks Kushman PC rlederman@brookskushman.com

Michael A Lisi

Bridge Intellectual Property Services PLLC mlisi@bridgeip.net

Anessa Owen Kramer HONIGMAN LLP akramer@honigman.com

Minnesota

Elizabeth C Buckingham

Dorsey & Whitney LLP buckingham.elizabeth@dorsey.com

Jennifer C Debrow

Lathrop GPM jennifer.debrow@lathropgpm.com

Andrew S Ehard Merchant & Gould aehard@merchantgould.com

Patrick J Gallagher Barnes & Thornburg LLP patrick.gallagher@btlaw.com

Barbara Grahn Fox Rothschild bgrahn@foxrothschild.com

Scott W Johnston Merchant & Gould sjohnston@merchantgould.com

Timothy Michael Kenny

Norton Rose Fulbright tim.kenny@nortonrosefulbright.com

Joel D Leviton

Fish & Richardson PC leviton@fr.com

Nevada

Lauri S Thompson

Greenberg Traurig LLP thompsonl@gtlaw.com

New York

Lawrence E Abelman

Abelman Frayne & Schwab leabelman@lawabel.com

Lawrence Eli Apolzon

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC lapolzon@fzlz.com

Rose Auslander

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP auslander@clm.com

Andrew Baum

Foley & Lardner LLP abaum@foley.com

Robert A Becker

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC rbecker@frosszelnick.com

David H Bernstein

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP dhbernstein@debevoise.com

Stephen Bigger

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC sbigger@fzlz.com

William M Borchard*

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC wmb@cll.com

Cara A Boyle

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC cboyle@fzlz.com

Brian W Brokate

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty LLP bwbrokate@gibney.com

Dale Cendali Kirkland & Ellis LLP dale.cendali@kirkland.com

Frank J Colucci Colucci & Umans fcolucci@colucci-umans.com

Carlos Cucurella

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC ccucurella@fzlz.com

David A Donahue

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC ddonahue@fzlz.com

Kieran G Doyle*

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC kgd@cll.com

David W Ehrlich

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC dehrlich@fzlz.com

Anthony L Fletcher Fish & Richardson PC fletcher@fr.com

Philip Furgang Furgang & Adwar philip@furgang.com

Paul Garrity

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP pgarrity@sheppardmullin.com

Lydia Temesgien Gobena

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC lgobena@fzlz.com

George Gottlieb

Gottlieb Rackman & Reisman PC ggottlieb@grr.com

Janet L Hoffman

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC jhoffman@fzlz.com

Robert Horowitz* BakerHostetler rhorowitz@bakerlaw.com

Nadine H Jacobson

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC njacobson@fzlz.com

David H T Kane Kane Advisors LLP dhtkane@gmail.com

Siegrun D Kane Kane Advisors LLP siegrundkane@gmail.com

Mary L Kevlin*

Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC mlk@cll.com

Perla Kuhn Fox Rothschild LLP pkuhn@foxrothschild.com

Clark W Lackert Carlton Fields clackert@carltonfields.com

Ronald J Lehrman

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC rlehrman@fzlz.com

Richard Z Lehv

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC rlehv@fzlz.com

Ira Levy Goodwin ilevy@goodwinlaw.com

Maryann E Licciardi* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC mel@cll.com

Marc A Lieberstein

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP mlieberstein@kilpatricktownsend.com

Karen Lim

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC klim@frosszelnick.com

Meichelle R MacGregor* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC mrm@cll.com

Richard S Mandel* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC rsm@cll.com

Michelle Mancino Marsh ArentFox Schiff LLP michelle.marsh@afslaw.com

Kathleen E McCarthy King & Spalding LLP kmccarthy@kslaw.com

Craig S Mende

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC cmende@fzlz.com

Jonathan E Moskin Foley & Lardner LLP jmoskin@foley.com

Georges Nahitchevansky

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP ghn@kilpatricktownsend.com

Ben Natter* Haug Partners LLP bnatter@haugpartners.com

Brendan J O’Rourke

Proskauer Rose borourke@proskauer.com

Lisa Pearson

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP lpearson@kilpatricktownsend.com

Laura Popp-Rosenberg

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC lpopp-rosenberg@fzlz.com

Susan Progoff

Dorsey & Whitney LLP progoff.susan@dorsey.com

Robert Lloyd Raskopf Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP robertraskopf@quinnemanuel.com

Pasquale Razzano

Venable LLP prazzano@fchs.com

Chester Rothstein Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP crothstein@arelaw.com

Joel Karni Schmidt* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC jks@cll.com

Martin Schwimmer Leason Ellis LLP schwimmer@leasonellis.com

Maria A Scungio Robinson & Cole LLP mscungio@rc.com

Eric J Shimanoff* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC ejs@cll.com

Howard J Shire Troutman Pepper LLP howard.shire@troutman.com

Peter J Silverman

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC psilverm@fzlz.com

Peter Sloane Leason Ellis LLP sloane@leasonellis.com

Barbara A Solomon

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC bsolomon@fzlz.com

Deborah K Squiers* Cowan Liebowitz & Latman PC dks@cll.com

Allison Strickland Ricketts Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC aricketts@fzlz.com

Ilene B Tannen Jones Day ibtannen@jonesday.com

Victor M Tannenbaum Abelman Frayne & Schwab vmtannenbaum@lawabel.com

Max Vern

Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP mvern@arelaw.com

Peter D Vogl

Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP pvogl@orrick.com

Robert Wasnofski Dorsey & Whitney LLP wasnofski.robert@dorsey.com

Charles T J Weigell

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC cweigell@frosszelnick.com

James D Weinberger

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC jweinberger@fzlz.com

Christopher J Woods Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP cwoods@kilpatricktownsend.com

Neil Zipkin

Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP nzipkin@arelaw.com

Roger L Zissu

Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, PC rzissu@fzlz.com

North Carolina

M Christopher Bolen

Womble Bond Dickinson christopher.bolen@wbd-us.com

Rodrick J Enns Enns & Archer LLP renns@ennsandarcher.com

Sarah Anne Keefe Womble Bond Dickinson sarah.keefe@wbd-us.com

Laura C Miller

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP lamiller@kilpatricktownsend.com

Ohio

Joseph R Dreitler

Dreitler True LLC jdreitler@ustrademarklawyer.com

Louis K Ebling Thompson Hine LLP lou.ebling@thompsonhine.com

Kenneth B Germain Wood Herron & Evans LLP kgermain@whepatent.com

Raymond Rundelli Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP rrundelli@calfee.com

Pennsylvania

Kevin Casey

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young LLP kcasey@stradley.com

Barry L Cohen Royer Cooper Cohen Braunfeld LLC bcohen@rccblaw.com

Nancy Frandsen BakerHostetler nfrandsen@bakerlaw.com Darius C Gambino DLA Piper LLP (US) darius.gambino@dlapiper.com Glenn A Gundersen Dechert LLP glenn.gundersen@dechert.com

Roberta Jacobs-Meadway BakerHostetler rjacobsmeadway@bakerlaw.com Maureen Cummins Kassner K&G Law Firm mkassner@kassgen.com

Jordan A LaVine Flaster/Greenberg PC jordan.lavine@flastergreenberg.com

Timothy D Pecsenye Blank Rome LLP pecsenye@blankrome.com

Richard Peirce Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC rpeirce@eckertseamans.com Manny D Pokotilow Caesar Rivise PC mpokotilow@crbcp.com

M Kelly Tillery Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP tilleryk@pepperlaw.com

South Carolina

John C McElwaine Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com

Texas

Bill Barber

Pirkey Barber PLLC bbarber@pirkeybarber.com

William G Barber

Pirkey Barber PLLC barber@pirkeybarber.com

John C Cain

Fleckman & McGlynn, PLLC cain@fleckman.com

John Morant Cone Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC jcone@fbfk.law

Christopher L Graff

Pirkey Barber PLLC cgraff@pirkeybarber.com

Alicia Groos

Pirkey Barber PLLC agroos@pirkeybarber.com

Richard John Groos King & Spalding LLP rgroos@kslaw.com

Christopher Kindel

Pirkey Barber PLLC ckindel@pirkeybarber.com

Wendy Larson

Pirkey Barber PLLC wlarson@pirkeybarber.com

Steve Meleen

Pirkey Barber PLLC smeleen@pirkeybarber.com

Linda M Merritt

Norton Rose Fulbright linda.merritt@nortonrosefulbright.com

Michael Scott Metteauer

Pirkey Barber PLLC mmetteauer@pirkeybarber.com

Purvi Patel Haynes and Boone LLP purvi.patel@haynesboone.com

Louis T Pirkey

Pirkey Barber PLLC lpirkey@pirkeybarber.com

William D Raman

Fleckman & McGlynn, PLLC raman@fleckman.com

Molly Buck Richard

Richard Law Group Inc molly@richardlawgroup.com

Shannon Timothy Vale

Pirkey Barber PLLC svale@pirkeybarber.com

Virginia

Jay Hines

Muncy Geissler Olds & Lowe PC jh@mg-ip.com

Nancy Lutz Merchant & Gould nlutz@merchantgould.com Mari-Elise Taube Stites & Harbison mtaube@stites.com

Washington

Lynne E Graybeal Perkins Coie LLP lgraybeal@perkinscoie.com

Aaron Hendelman

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati ahendelman@wsgr.com Heidi Lynne Sachs Perkins Coie LLP hsachs@perkinscoie.com

James Vana Perkins Coie LLP jvana@perkinscoie.com

Venezuela

Ricardo Alberto Antequera H Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez ricardoalberto@antequera.com.ve

Dana R Bentata Bentata Abogados dbentata@bentata.com

Karel Bentata Bentata Abogados kbentata@bentata.com

Enrique Cheang Vera E C V & Asociados info@ecv.com.ve Patricia Hoet-Limbourg HOET PELÁEZ CASTILLO & DUQUE phoet@hpcd.com

Vietnam

Tran Thi Ngoc Anh Investip tranthingocanh@investip.vn Thomas J Treutler Tilleke & Gibbins thomas.t@tilleke.com

Pham Nghiem Xuan Bac Vision & Associates pnx.bac@vision-associates.com

TRADEMARK AGENTS & ATTORNEYS

Editorial policy and selection criteria

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

LEGAL MARKETPLACE ANALYSIS | Trademark Agents & Attorneys

In this chapter, we recognise 152 trademark agents and attorneys who stand out for their superb experience advising clients on the broad spectrum of trademark matters.

METHODOLOGY

The Global Elite Thought Leaders are those individuals who received the highest number of nominations from peers, corporate counsel and other market sources this year. Our research has identified them as being truly outstanding practitioners and the very best in their field.

WWL does not list firms, only individual lawyers. The leading firms are those in each region whose listed practitioners received the most total nominations in our research. We highlight individuals at other firms who also scored very highly in our research.

MOST LISTINGS IN WWL: IP - TRADEMARKS AGENTS & ATTORNEYS 2022

Simon Gray Tomkins & Co Dublin

Marlous Stal-Hilders

NLO European Patent and Trademark Attorneys The Hague

LEADING FIRMS

FRKelly

Sumi Nadarajah is a leading trademark attorney with near-unmatched expertise in trademark protection and handling IP port folios for leading Irish companies.

Longstanding trademark specialist Niamh Hall continues to impress sources, thanks to her first-rate track record in licensing strategies and due diligence.

Shane Smyth stands out for his deep expertise in trademark and design protec tion advising Irish and cross-border clients.

Mary Bleahene is widely considered a top trademarks practitioner, with broad experi ence in cross-border trademark protection and rights, as well as matters relating to social media and the online arena.

Gavan Ferguson is highly esteemed among market commentators thanks to his adept handling of brand protection, general portfolio management and dispute resolution.

Brenda O’Regan i s renowned in the trademarks field thanks to her highly regarded work advising domestic and inter national clients on matters pertaining to domain names, as well as dispute resolution.

EMEA

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Carrollanne Lindley Kilburn & Strode London

Julius Stobbs Stobbs IP Limited Cambridge

Natalie Rey Santarelli Paris

Boudewijn van Vondelen Knijff & Partners Weesp

NLO European Patent and Trademark Attorneys

Jeroen Cornelis earns glowing praise from market sources who describe him as “one of the best trademark attorneys” and a “reliable and knowledgeable” practitioner.

Marlous Stal-Hilders holds a strong track record in the broad spectrum of trade mark matters and possesses deep knowl edge of infringement of rights, portfolio management and strategy.

With over three decades of experience, Milca Graver-de Looper is a highly respected and long-standing figure in the trademark sphere thanks to her vast expertise in providing strategic advice on trademark protection.

Florence Tordoir is highlighted for her superb work in complex trademark prosecu tion and infringements and is widely recog nised as an authority in the field.

Friso Onderdelinden garners praise for his deep understanding of and ability to provide strategic advice on trademark-re lated issues.

Boult Wade Tennant

The “incredibly knowledgeable” Catherine Wolfe is a well-established name in the market, with outstanding expertise in filing trademarks across the globe.

OTHER LEADING INDIVIDUALS

England

Julius Stobbs from Stobbs IP Limited is hailed as a premier practitioner in the market with encyclopaedic knowledge of trademark law and extensive experience handling oppo sitions, cancellations and appeals before the EUIPO.

At Forresters, Steven Wake is highly regarded for his work in trademark-related matters arising from negotiating agreements and opposition proceedings.

Catherine Wiseman with Barker Brettell is hailed as a top specialist in trademark law with deep expertise in the full remit of matters from clearance through to registration.

Emma Pitcher comes highly recom mended for her top-tier experience providing invaluable advice on all aspects pertaining re-branding, portfolio management and dispute resolution.

Tony Pluckrose continues to impress peers and market sources alike with his impeccable work handling matters arising from trademark opposition hearings.

Rachel Conroy is a go-to name for trade mark prosecution and enforcement cases and is recognised by peers for her experience in contentious matters before the UKIPO and EUIPO.

Kilburn & Strode

Iain Stewart is regarded as a top expert in trademark law with a holistic practice that enables him to advise clients in all aspects of trademark law.

The “outstanding” Carrollanne Lindley is highlighted for her deep expertise in trade mark matters arising from domestic and international prosecution and enforcement matters. Peers herald her as “the best trade mark attorney in the profession”.

Trademark specialist Ryan Pixton receives glowing praise for his excellent track record in filing and managing international applications using the Madrid Protocol.

Jackie Johnson at D Young & Co is held in high esteem as an accomplished expert in trademarks and brand protection issues.

Gloria Parmesan from Venner Shipley is an experienced trademark practitioner with extensive expertise in brand clearance, trade mark registration and dispute resolution.

From Mewburn Ellis, Andy King stands out for his deep expertise in trademark matters, from filing strategies to prosecution and oppositions.

Finland

At Roschier, Asta Uhlbäck is hailed as a top specialist in trademark law with deep exper tise in oppositions and cancellation actions.

Kaisu Korpua continues to be regarded as a leading figure in the market thanks to her extensive experience drafting and imple menting international protection strategies.

France

Nathalie Rey from Santarelli is heralded for her sophisticated practice, with a particular focus on the protection of trademarks, litiga tion and contracts.

Peers commend Cabinet Beau de Loménie’s trademark attorney Aurélia Marie as a “highly

experienced and very communicative” practitioner. She specialises in trademark protection as well as portfolio audits and contractual issues.

Evelyne Roux with REGIMBEAU is widely endorsed for her top-tier trademark prac tice, which encompasses strategic handling of major portfolios, as well as drafting and negotiation processes pertaining to all aspects of trademark law.

Ireland

Simon Gray with Tomkins & Co earns commendations as a trademark specialist with wide-ranging expertise and skill, espe cially in prosecution.

Italy

Dragotti & Associati’s Giulia Lavizzari is a go-to practitioner who regularly advises Italian and international clients on all aspects of trademark law.

Simone Verducci Galletti from Bugnion comes highly recommended by peers thanks to his impeccable work managing trademark and design portfolios.

Netherlands Boudewijn van Vondelen from Knijff Trademark Attorneys sits among the Netherland’s most distinguished trademark practitioners thanks to his deep knowledge of trademark transfers.

Marloes Spoor is a well-regarded trade marks lawyer with substantial experience in matters ranging from clearance projects to portfolio management.

Spain

With over 25 years of experience, Giles Corbally from Bomhard IP enjoys a stellar reputation thanks to his outstanding track record in the field of trademark prosecution and enforcement.

THE AMERICAS

Global Elite Thought Leaders

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Argentina

“Great strategist” Mercedes Bullrich at Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum receives high praise from market sources, who comment, “She is proactive, responsive and client-orientated.”

Canada

Janice Bereskin with Bereskin & Parr is a cornerstone in Canadian trademark law and regularly advises clients in matters pertaining to filing applications, oppositions and cancellation proceedings.

Jennifer Morton from Gowling WLG is a leading name in the field thanks to a lengthy track record of strategically handling crossborder portfolios.

Janice M Bereskin Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto

Jennifer Morton Gowling WLG Toronto

Linda Chang Rouse Shanghai

LEADING INDIVIDUALS

Australia

Simon Gapes from Griffith Hack Lawyers is a standout player in the market with vast expe rience in contentious and non-contentious trademark matters.

Anne Makrigiorgos garners recognition for her brilliant international trademark prac tice with particular specialism in complex matters involving the Australian and New Zealand markets.

China

Chofn Intellectual Property’s Tingxi Huo is highlighted for his dedicated trademark prac tice, which sees him regularly advising clients on issues pertaining to trademark litigation, registration and infringement.

Linda Chang with Rouse is a highly expe rienced practitioner with exceptional

ASIA-PACIFIC

Global Elite Thought Leaders

Tingxi Huo Chofn Intellectual Property Beijing

experience in the strategic handling of complex trademark disputes.

Ai-Leen Lim from AWA Asia is a “trademark veteran in Asia” with a sterling reputation among peers thanks to her portfolio manage ment expertise.

Japan

Hiromichi Aoki from Yuasa and Hara is a top-tier IP practitioner with an outstanding track record advising clients on a variety of matters including trademarks, designs and domain name-related matters.

Yoshiyuki Inaba at TMI Associates continues to impress market commentators and possesses a standout reputation thanks to his dedicated trademark practice.

Takeshi Hironaka is held in high esteem as an accomplished practitioner providing clients with strategic advice on trademark-related issues and dispute resolution.

Korea

Sung Pil Hwang at E M HWANG & PARTNERS is widely endorsed by market sources as a “very fast and reliable trademark attorney”.

Pakistan

“Outstanding attorney” Hasan Irfan Khan with United Trademark & Patent Services is a long-standing figure in the trademark field with vast litigation and dispute resolution experience.

Trademark specialist Yawar Irfan Khan is widely praised for his well-established prac tice, which spans the gamut of domestic and international trademark law matters.

DIRECTORY

An asterisk denotes practitioners who have profiles in the preceding pages.

Nominees have been selected based on comprehensive, independent survey work with both general counsel and private practitioners worldwide.

Only specialists who have met independent international research criteria are listed.

Argentina

Mercedes Bullrich Ojam Bullrich Flanzbaum mbullrich@ojambf.com Héctor Palacio Palacio & Asociados hector@palacio.com.ar

Australia

Andrew Butler DC Collins andrew.butler@dccollins.com.au Simon Gapes Griffith Hack Lawyers simon.gapes@griffithhack.com Anne Makrigiorgos Griffith Hack Lawyers anne.mak@griffithhack.com Michael O'Donnell Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick michael.odonnell@pof.com.au

Austria

Elisabeth Zakl-Buchner SONN & PARTNER Patentanwälte

Bulgaria

Ekaterina Popova Dr. Emil Benatov & Partners office.sofia@benatov.biz

Canada

Alberta

Lorraine Pinsent MLT Aikins LLP lpinsent@mltaikins.com

Ontario

Janice M Bereskin Bereskin & Parr LLP jbereskin@bereskinparr.com Heidi Jensen Jensen & Company hjensen@jensentmco.com Peter Milne Gowling WLG peter.milne@gowlingwlg.com Jennifer Morton Gowling WLG jennifer.morton@gowlingwlg.com Christine de Lint Miller Thomson LLP cdelint@millerthomson.com

China

Linda Chang Rouse lchang@rouse.com Tingxi Huo Chofn Intellectual Property trademark@chofn.cn Ai-Leen Lim AWA Asia ai-leen.lim@awapatent.com

Simon Speeks Marks & Clerk China sspeeks@marks-clerk.com Gloria Wu Kangxin Partners gloriawu@kangxin.com

Denmark

Anne Mette Sloth Berner Lundgrens ams@lundgrens.dk

England

Janella Barr

Potter Clarkson LLP janella.barr@wildbore.eu Simon Bentley Abel & Imray simon.bentley@patentable.co.uk David Brown Haseltine Lake dbrown@haseltinelake.com Katie Cameron Maucher Jenkins katie.cameron@maucherjenkins.com Helen Cawley D Young & Co hjc@dyoung.com

Jonathan Clegg Cleveland Scott York j.clegg@csy-ip.com

Patricia Collis Bird & Bird LLP patricia.collis@twobirds.com Rachel Conroy Boult Wade Tennant rconroy@boult.com

Sharon Daboul Harbottle & Lewis LLP sharon.daboul@harbottle.com

Elaine Deyes Dehns edeyes@dehns.com

Alice Findlay Reddie & Grose alice.findlay@reddie.co.uk

James Fish J A Kemp LLP jfish@jakemp.com

Paula Flutter EIP Europe LLP pflutter@eip.com

Esther Gottschalk Marks & Clerk LLP egottschalk@marks-clerk.com

Janette Hamer Forresters jhamer@forresters.co.uk

Lorna Hobbs Cleveland Scott York l.hobbs@cleveland-ip.com

Emmy Hunt Potter Clarkson LLP emmy.hunt@potterclarkson.com

Steven Jennings Lewis Silkin LLP steven.jennings@lewissilkin.com

Jackie Johnson D Young & Co jhj@dyoung.com Sanjay Kapur Potter Clarkson LLP sanjay.kapur@potterclarkson.com

Andy King Mewburn Ellis LLP andy.king@mewburn.com

Steve Lane Lane IP slane@laneip.com

Ai Ling Lim-Lee Boult Wade Tennant alim-lee@boult.com

Carrollanne Lindley Kilburn & Strode LLP clindley@kilburnstrode.com

Roger Lush Carpmaels & Ransford rcl@carpmaels.com Alistair MacQuarrie Gill Jennings & Every LLP alasdair.macquarrie@gje.com

Judy McCullagh Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP judy.mccullagh@finnegan.com Alison Melling Marks & Clerk LLP amelling@marks-clerk.com John Moffat Avidity IP john.moffat@avidity-ip.com Jacqueline Pang Mewburn Ellis LLP jacqueline.pang@mewburn.com Jeffrey Parker Jeffrey Parker & Company mail@jp.uk Gloria Parmesan Venner Shipley gparmesan@vennershipley.co.uk John Peacock Potter Clarkson LLP john.peacock@potterclarkson.com

Jeremy Pennant D Young & Co jbp@dyoung.com Emma Pitcher Boult Wade Tennant epitcher@boult.com

Ryan Pixton Kilburn & Strode LLP rpixton@kilburnstrode.com

Tony Pluckrose Boult Wade Tennant tpluckrose@boult.com

Tom Sharman Reddie & Grose tom.sharman@reddie.co.uk

Iain Stewart Kilburn & Strode LLP istewart@kilburnstrode.com Julius Stobbs Stobbs IP Limited julius@stobbsip.com Jonathan Thurgood HGF jthurgood@hgf.com

Steven Wake

Forresters swake@forresters.co.uk

Helen Wakerley

Reddie & Grose helen.wakerley@reddie.co.uk

Lucy Walker Barker Brettell LLP lucy.walker@barkerbrettell.co.uk

John Wallace Boult Wade Tennant jwallace@boult.com

Catherine Wiseman Barker Brettell LLP catherine.wiseman@barkerbrettell.co.uk

Catherine Wolfe Boult Wade Tennant cwolfe@boult.com

Finland

Joose Kilpimaa Laine IP Oy joose.kilpimaa@laineip.fi Kaisu Korpua Roschier, Attorneys Ltd kaisu.korpua@roschier.com Jussi Mikkola Papula-Nevinpat jussi.mikkola@papula-nevinpat.com Asta Uhlbäck Roschier, Attorneys Ltd asta.uhlback@roschier.com

France

Martine Bloch-Weill REGIMBEAU blochweill@regimbeau.eu

Francois Deschamps Tmark Conseils deschamps@tmark.fr

Nathalie Dreyfus Dreyfus & associés nathalie.dreyfus@dreyfus.fr Jean-Baptiste Duranton Brevalex jb.duranton@brevalex.com

Christine Fraud Cabinet Beau de Loménie cfraud@bdl-ip.com

Lionel Lapeyre Sodema Counseils SA team-ll@sodemaconseils.fr

Eric Le Bihan Santarelli eric.lebihan@santarelli.com

Sophie Marc Santarelli sophie.marc@santarelli.com

Aurélia Marie Cabinet Beau de Loménie amarie@bdl-ip.com

Nathalie Rey Santarelli nathalie.rey@santarelli.com

Evelyne Roux REGIMBEAU roux@regimbeau.eu

Germany

Michael Best BEST Rechtsanwälte michael.best@best-ip.eu Bettina Reichelt Grünecker Patent - und Rechtsanwälte reichelt@grunecker.de

Hong Kong

Sandra Gibbons Marks & Clerk LLP sgibbons@marks-clerk.com

Lily Pun Marks & Clerk LLP lpun@marks-clerk.com

Ireland

Mary Bleahene FRKelly m.bleahene@frkelly.com

Seamus Doherty Tomkins & Co sdoherty@tomkins.com

Gavan Ferguson FRKelly g.ferguson@frkelly.com

Simon Gray Tomkins & Co sgray@tomkins.com

Niamh Hall FRKelly n.hall@frkelly.com

Sumi Nadarajah FRKelly s.nadarajah@frkelly.com

Brenda O'Regan FRKelly b.oregan@frkelly.com

Mary Rose O’Connor Cruickshank mroconnor@cruickshank.ie

Shane Smyth FRKelly s.smyth@frkelly.com

Israel

Yonatan Drori Drori - Stav & Co. (of DWO Group) yonatan@dwo.co.il

Italy

Alessandro Francesco Sciarra Studio Legale Bird & Bird alessandro.sciarra@twobirds.com

Silvia Giudici

Marietti Gislon e Trupiano srl info@mgtpatents.com

Stefano Klausner Gregorj SpA s.klausner@gregorj.it

Andrea C Klein

AKRAN Intellectual Property Srl a.klein@akran.it

Giulia Lavizzari Dragotti & Associati Srl lavizzari@dragotti.com

Peter McAleese

AKRAN Intellectual Property Srl p.mcaleese@akran.it Mara Mondolfo Società Italiana Brevetti Mondolfo@sib.it

Simone Verducci Galletti Bugnion SpA verducci@bugnion.it Fabrizio de Benedetti Società Italiana Brevetti roma@sib.it

Japan

Atsushi Aoki Seiwa Patent & Law atsushi@seiwapat.co.jp

Hiromichi Aoki Yuasa and Hara aoki-tm@yuasa-hara.co.jp

Takeshi Hironaka TMI Associates thironaka@tmi.gr.jp

Yoshiyuki Inaba TMI Associates yinaba@tmi.gr.jp

Chiaki Kato Kubota chiaki.kato@kubota-law.com

Nobuyuki Matsubara Matsubara, Muraki & Associates, PC mandm@ip-mandm.com

Sakae Miyanaga Oshima, Nishimura & Miyanaga PPC office@onm-tm.jp

Korea

Il Hee Bahn Lee & Ko IP ilhee.bahn@leekoip.com Sung Pil Hwang

E M HWANG & PARTNERS hwangpa@hwangpa.com Sung-Nam Kim Kim & Chang snkim@kimchang.com Ann Nam-Yeon Kwon Kim & Chang nykwon@kimchang.com Sujin Suh Suan IP sujin@suanip.com

Malaysia

Azlina Aisyah Khalid Henry Goh & Co azlina@henrygoh.com

Netherlands

Jeroen Cornelis NLO cornelis@nlo.nl Joop Elzas Arnold + Siedsma jelzas@arnold-siedsma.nl Milca Graver - de Looper NLO graverdelooper@nlo.nl

Michiel Haegens Turnstone michiel@turnstone.nl Bas Kist Chiever BV kist@chiever.com

Arlette Molenaar

EQUIPP Intellectual Property Protection info@equipp.nl

Friso Onderdelinden NLO onderdelinden@nlo.nl

Marloes Spoor

Knijff Trademark Attorneys m.spoor@knijff.com

Marlous Stal-Hilders NLO hilders@nlo.nl Florence Tordoir NLO tordoir@nlo.eu

Volkert Teding van Berkhout Chiever BV tedingvanberkhout@chiever.com

Boudewijn van Vondelen

Knijff Trademark Attorneys boudewijn@knijff.com

Norway

Carl J Bjerkelund

Onsagers AS carl.j.bjerkelund@onsagers.no Kathrine Kjendli Onsagers AS kathrine.kjendlie@onsagers.no

Pakistan

Hasan Irfan Khan

United Trademark & Patent Services unitedtrademark@unitedtm.com Yawar Irfan Khan United Trademark & Patent Services unitedtrademark@unitedtm.com

Poland

Bartosz Krakowiak

Polservice Patent and Trademark Attorneys Office Ltd bartosz.krakowiak@polservice.com.pl Paweł Wac Polservice Patent and Trademark Attorneys Office Ltd pawel.wac@polservice.com.pl

Portugal

Manuel Oehen Mendes Yolanda Busse, Oehen Mendes & Assoc ybom@netcabo.pt

João Pereira da Cruz J Pereira Da Cruz SA joaopcruz@jpcruz.pt

Romania

Margareta Oproiu Cabinet M Oproiu moproiu@oproiu.ro

Scotland

Christian Finn Murgitroyd & Company christian.finn@murgitroyd.com Alasdair Hume Ancient Hume Limited email@ancienthume.co.uk Jacqueline McKay Murgitroyd & Company jacqueline.mckay@murgitroyd.com

Spain

Giles Corbally Bomhard IP giles@bomhardip.com Luis-Alfonso Duran Moya Durán-Corretjer

Sweden

Ulf Willquist Awapatent AB ulf.willquist@awapatent.com

Switzerland

Vaud André Roland Andre Roland SA andre@andreroland.com

Zurich

Matthias Bebi Isler & Pedrazzini AG matthias.bebi@islerpedrazzini.ch Corsin Blumenthal Isler & Pedrazzini AG corsin.blumenthal@islerpedrazzini.ch

Turkey

Pinar Arikan Gün + Partners pinar.arikan@gun.av.tr Hande Mumcuoğlu Halitligil & Ark hande@halitligilark.com

Ukraine

Maksim Bocharov Gorodissky & Partners Ukraine bocharovm@gorodissky.ua

Venezuela

Heissy Vento de Diaz eMagine Consultores heissy.diaz@emagine.com.ve

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