WIPR Leaders
WIPR Leaders is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world. The handbook lists over 2,500 lawyers across patent, trademark, and copyright practices. Following an extensive nomination period, our research team vetted the nominated lawyers for suitability by exploring their work. This meant looking at practice history, industry expertise and notable cases, as well as any additional activities, such as writing and teaching responsibilities, which have allowed the lawyers to shape and influence other and future IP practitioners.
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Partner Rob Rodrigues manages high-stakes business and intellectual property disputes in Brazil. He assists FORTUNE 500 companies and startups in matters requiring complex technical ability with strategic approach. Rob is managing patent portfolios of the largest life sciences and telecommunications companies in the planet. His understanding of the Brazilian market makes him a “go-to” lawyer when dealing with enforcement measures. Rob is an experienced attorney and acts as lead counsel in several preliminary injunction proceedings and patent trials. In addition, Rob assists clients with the largest transactions involving IP assets. His litigation-oriented mindset adds value when managing cross border risks. His clients praise his technical skills, his ability to perform under pressure and his outstanding leadership in the local community. He has also published articles in technology law journals around the world and is currently an editor of the Kluwer Patent Blog. Licks Attorneys
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Partner Henry Gabathuler is a partner in the Patent and Litigation Practice Group at Leason Ellis, where he counsels clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies on all aspects of patent prosecution, litigation, and intellectual property portfolio development and licensing. Henry is a registered patent attorney and has extensive experience securing patent protection in the U.S. and worldwide. He also handles patent, trademark, copyright, antitrust and general business litigation matters, at both the district court and appellate court levels and often in a leading role. He counsels clients in a variety of industries including computer hardware and software, oil and gas, consumer electronics, telecommunications and medical technologies. Leason Ellis LLP
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Partner/Attorney at Law/Trademark Agent As a partner and director of the international trademark department of Unitalen Attorneys at Law, Lei (Ray) Zhao has accumulated extensive practical experience in trademark prosecution and IP enforcement.
Zhao works as a legal consultant providing IP services for many listed companies, famous domestic companies, public figures and multinational clients in litigation and non-litigation cases regarding patents, trademarks, unfair competition, trade secrets, domain names and network infringements.
He also counsels clients on IP strategy and IP infringement issues. Unitalen Attorneys At Law
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Partner and Patent Attorney In his activity as patent attorney, Jan works in the fields of materials science and basic industry (metallurgy, metal processing, ceramics, glass, building materials, plastics processing, industrial furnace design),as well as the technical sector in General and inorganic chemistry. In legal matters Jan has a special interest in contract law, in particular licensing and legal purchase agreements. He also has extensive dealings in opposition, nullity and infringement proceedings.
As a German Patent attorney and as well as a European Patent Trade mark and Design Attorney of course another field of interest is trade mark and design/model law.
Jan has many years of experience in the field of industrial property protection (since 1996). He completed his training in a patent and legal attorneys’ office, in the German Patent and Trade mark Office and at the German Federal Patent Court. Afterwards Jan worked in a Munich attorneys’ office before becoming a co-founder of a Munich patent and legal attorneys’ office in 2002.
In 2013 Jan became founding Partner of Patronus IP in Munich. From March 1 he's Partner at HGF Europe LLP.
Prior to training as a patent attorney, Jan studied Material Sciences at the Technical University of Clausthal. In the course of the studies he gained experience in the glass industry, the cement and construction materials industry, and the refractory industry. HGF
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Partner Ashley has been practicing Chinese IP law since 2005 and was admitted to the PRC Bar in 2008. She is regularly involved in both contentious and non-contentious IP matters, specialising in trademark, copyright, domain name, Internet law and anti-unfair competition matters. Ashley has extensive experience before the China Trademark Office and the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board. Her client base includes international corporations from a wide range of industries. Ashley handles intellectual property transactions and licensing, as well as regulatory matters that affect a brand owner’s business operations in mainland China. She provides advice on domain name disputes, IP strategy and IPR enforcement with regards to online take-downs, AIC raid actions and litigation in China. AWA Asia Ltd
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Partner Simon Bradbury is a partner at Appleyard Lees, focusing on patents in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. His broad expertise includes artificial intelligence and machine learning in drug discovery, medical devices, and microbiology. He has advised clients in matters relating to oppositions, appeals, infringement, revocations, and invalidity actions. His clients include large multinationals as well as startup companies. Appleyard Lees
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Partner Christian W. Appelt focuses on the counselling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of intellectual property, especially patents and utility models, and on representing and advising large, internationally active companies, especially from Japan, China and the US. He has been a member of the Board of the German chapter of LES since 2010, acting as President from 2018 to 2020, and now being member of the Advisory Board of LES Germany. He represents his clients at the German patent authorities and courts, as well as at the European Patent Office (EPO) and at the UPC. Boehmert & Boehmert
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Managing partner Laura Collada has more than 30 years’ experience in IP and is a managing partner at Dumont, where she has worked since 2000. She has taught copyright and industrial property law at various universities in Mexico City. She also worked as a director of the sub-office for the prevention of unfair competition at the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property.
Collada focuses her practice in the areas of fashion, media and telecommunications. She has written for World IP Review and is a member of INTA, Marques, AIPPI and ECTA. Dumont Bergman Bider & Co
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Head of Copyrights and Managing Partner Michal is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and the managing partner of The Luzzatto Law Firm.
As a photographer and an artist herself, Michal devotes a significant portion of her time promoting the protection of IP rights with an emphasis on copyright and trademarks and works closely with entrepreneurs, creators, artists, and inventors.
Michal's main practice areas are IP ‚Copyright, Patents, Trademarks & Designs, Commercial Law, Communications Law and Internet Law.
Michal believes one should strive to resolve disputes outside of court, and therefore in many cases helps her clients reach creative and effective solutions. The Luzzatto Group
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CEO Talking to clients daily for over 30 years, Esther (Eti) has acquired a unique panoramic view of the commercial and intellectual property landscape in Israel and abroad. She works in the field of chemistry, along with the daily management of The Luzzatto Group’s activities.
Esther guides clients early in their IP journey and accompanies them through their venture’s lifecycle.
Having worked extensively with leading entities in the Israeli economy, hi-tech, and beyond, Esther acts as a mentor, judge in high-tech competitions, and an intellectual property consultant for various entities.
As of July 2023, Esther serves as the chairwoman of the Council for the Advancement of Women in Science and Technology. The Council operates under the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology. It aims to coordinate between private, public, and international bodies to promote, integrate, and increase the scope of women engaged in professions based on science and technology and improve their status in these fields. The Luzzatto Group
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President, Senior Partner Kfir is the fourth generation of his family to work in IP.
Kfir has vast experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in different fields, in IP litigation, and overseeing complex portfolios requiring sophisticated strategy planning.
Kfir's multi-disciplinary experience ranges from pharmaceuticals and life science, to software and defense. His extensive experience in litigation allows him a unique perspective on the development of strong IP protection for start-ups and multinational companies alike.
Kfir holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering. He is known for his work in litigation on important products such as PROZAC, VIAGRA, and in the defense, and software fields. The Luzzatto Group
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Head of engineering & medical devices, senior partner Lilach is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and a partner at Luzzatto and Luzzatto.
Lilach's expertise covers patent matters in the fields of mechanical and energy engineering. She handles many cases in the fields of medical devices, defense industries, energy engineering, the car industry, robotics, aeronautics, air-conditioning systems, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, agriculture, cannabis, software, industrial production, manufacturing plants, cosmetics, and home supplies.
Other areas of expertise include design applications and IP strategy. Lilach helps start-ups and global corporations with complex interrelated patent cases, providing commercially focused and proactive advice.
Lilach has a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. The Luzzatto Group
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Founding Partner and CEO Mr. Mago is the founding partner and CEO of the Law Firm OMC Abogados & Consultores He has more than 30 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property Law. He is responsible for the management of the IP department where he provides his experience in Trademarks and Patents applications, oppositions, advice for cases of unfair competition and infringement actions, copyright, industrial design, among others. OMC Abogados & Consultores
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Senior Attorney, Head of the IP Litigation Department Oren is the head of IP litigation at The Luzzatto Law Firm of The Group.
Oren specializes in litigation, with specific expertise in the fields of patents, trademarks, and designs; he manages domestic and foreign Patent Office opposition cases and trademark examination cases.
Oren has vast experience in the field of intellectual property and knowledge management for small to large scale clients, ranging from start-ups to international companies.
Oren has practiced law for over 20 years, most of them in the IP field, and as part of The Luzzatto Group since 2003. The Luzzatto Group
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Head of Patent Prosecution, Partner Emanuel’s expertise covers patent matters in the fields of chemistry, chemical engineering, physics and pharmaceuticals.
Emanuel has prosecuted and advised on numerous patent applications with medical and biological subject matter. Other areas of expertise include lithography and metrology.
During his long-term work coordinating prosecution at The Luzzatto Group, Emanuel has built very close relationships with clients from around the world, including those from the pharmaceutical industry and Fortune 500 companies.
Emanuel has edited several books in the field of chemistry, and his two-volume 1500 page “Principles of Chemistry” is used by University and College students throughout Israel. He has been recognized as an excellent lecturer for decades. The Luzzatto Group
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Member of the Board/ Patent and Trademark Attorney Wojciech Marciniak graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology where he obtained his PhD in chemical sciences in 2005. He completed post-graduate studies at the Industrial Property Law Department of the University of Warsaw and participated in the internships at the EPO in Munich and in the Hague.
In 2008, he joined Polservice and became a member of the firm's Management Board in 2018. He is a Polish patent and trademark attorney and professional representative at the EUIPO. He specializes in patent prosecution and litigation in the field of life sciences, such as chemistry, pharmacy, biotech and medicine. Polservice
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Partner Yuval Marcus co-chairs the litigation practice group at Leason Ellis, where he and his team litigate IP disputes in federal district and appellate courts throughout the United States. Together, they enforce patent, copyright and trademark rights against infringers and have obtained injunctive and monetary relief. They also have defended infringement claims and secured dismissals via motions and at trial. Marcus also conducts IP due diligence in connection with M&A and investment transactions. With a litigator’s perspective, he helps his clients understand the IP risks inherent in each transaction. Marcus has written articles about various IP topics. Leason Ellis LLP
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Senior Associate Vladimir Marenovic is an of counsel at Zivko Mijatovic and Partners (ZMP). He is renowned for his extensive experience in advising international and domestic clients on all matters relating to IP portfolios, copyright, trademarks, designs, domains, unfair competition, and IP litigation.
He oversees enforcement matters in all the countries of the region, providing expert advice and legal assistance in counterfeiting and other matters. He is one of the creators of the firm‚ Äôs anti-counterfeiting strategy for the Balkans.
Marenovic is a registered agent before the Serbian IP Office and an arbitrator before the Serbian Chambers of Commerce for domain name disputes. Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
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Partner Christopher Mason is a qualified patent attorney, and senior associate at Appleyard Lees in our chemistry team.
Working with his clients, Chris develops pragmatic intellectual property (IP) strategies that secure the client’s own IP protection whilst avoiding the IP of others.  Within these strategies Chris prepares, prosecutes and manages portfolios of patent applications in Europe and worldwide.  Chris also represents his clients at hearings before the European Patent Office and advises in relate to freedom to operate and contentious infringement matters, as well as commercial agreements.
Outside of work, Chris enjoys maintaining an involvement with the wider chemistry community by serving as treasurer of the Royal Society of Chemistry's Central Yorkshire local group and as a committee member of the society's Law Group.
Chris is leading a data-driven approach to providing clients with insights. More recently Chris lead a joint-project with the marketing team, our Inside Green Innovation: Progress Report 2021. The report was based on Chris' findings regarding green innovation in patent data, and authored much of the content. Appleyard Lees