Abhilasha Niroola
Abhilasha Niroola is an attorney-at-law in India registered with the All India Bar Association and brings an experience of nearly…
- Attorney
- Mehta & Mehta Associates (MehtaIP)
- India
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Ai-Leen Lim
Ai-Leen Lim leads AWA Asia’s offices as chief executive officer and principal counsel, managing its headquarters in Hong Kong…
- Chief Executive Officer & Principal Counsel
- AWA
- China
Alicja Zalewska
Alicja Zalewska is a senior associate and heads the Warsaw trademarks and design team integrated into the CMS London office. She…
- Senior Associate
- CMS
- Poland
Anette Rasmussen
Anette Rasmussen is a partner and attorney at law. She began her career in IP law in 1998 as an examiner at the Norwegian Patent…
- Partner Attorney & Team Manager
- AWA
- Denmark
Anna Stopinska Slefarska
Anna Stopińska-Ślefarska is a Polish patent and trademark attorney, European patent attorney and professional representative…
- President of the Board / Patent & Trademark Attorney
- Polservice
- Poland
Ashley Zhao
Ashley has been practicing Chinese IP law since 2005 and was admitted to the PRC Bar in 2008. She is regularly involved in both…
- Partner
- AWA
- China
Bartosz Krakowiak
Bartosz Krakowiak joined Polservice in 2002 and from 2018, he has been on the firm’s Management Board. He is a Polish patent…
- Member of the Board / Patent and Trademark Attorney
- Polservice
- Poland
Bobby Smithson
Bobby Smithson works closeley with in-house patanet departments of large companies, in the UK and overseas. He manages a diverse…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Candy K Y Chen
Candy KY Chen is a partner of the international patent department at Tsai Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys & Attorneys at Law. She…
Charmayne Ong
Charmayne Ong heads the IP practice and the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Skrine. She has extensive…
- Partner
- SKRINE
- Malaysia
Christian W. Appelt
Christian W. Appelt focuses on the counselling of SMEs in Germany and Europe in all aspects of intellectual property, especially…
- German Patent Attorney
- Boehmert & Boehmert
- Germany
Crystal Chen
Crystal Chen is a partner at Tsai, Lee & Chen and her practice focuses on patents, trademarks, copyright, trade dress, IP enforcement,…
- Partner, attorney at law
- Tsai, Lee & Chen Patent Attorneys and Attorneys at Law
- Taiwan
Danie Dohmen
Danie Dohmen is a partner at Adams & Adams in the patent litigation section. He specialises in patent, design, plant breeder’s…
- Partner & Patent Attorney
- Adams & Adams Attorneys
- South Africa
Darren Olivier
Darren Olivier is an experienced IP advisor with over 20 years’ experience gained in local and international law firms as well…
- Partner & Attorney
- Adams & Adams Attorneys
- South Africa
Dilek Zeybel
Dilek Zeybel is managing partner and a Chartered patent & trademark attorney at Orbis Vista. His practice areas include head of…
- Partner Trademark & Patent Attorney
- Orbis Vista
- Turkey
Djura Mijatovic
Djura Mijatović is a managing partner at Živko Mijatović & Partners (ZMP) and his practice focuses on all areas of IP rights.…
- Managing Partner
- ZMP - Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
- Serbia
Edward Genocchio
Trained originally as an engineer in the power generation and mining industries, Edward Genocchio entered the patent attorney…
- Principal
- Spruson & Ferguson
- Australia
Egon Engin-Deniz
Egon Engin-Deniz is an attorney-at-law for IP law and a leading expert in the fields of life sciences & healthcare and technology,…
- Partner & Intellectual Property Attorney
- CMS
- Austria
Essenese Obhan
Essenese Obhan is an IP lawyer, patent agent, and a mechanical engineer. He has drafted, prosecuted and litigated cases in various…
- Managing Partner Patent Attorney
- Obhan & Associates
- India
Fabio Giacopello
Fabio Giacopello is senior partner at HFG Law & Intellectual Property. He’s been widely recognized as one of the most valuable…
- Partner
- HFG Law Firm & IP Practice
- China
Femi Olubanwo
Femi Olubanwo is a partner in the intellectual property & technology practice group and his practice covers all aspects of IP…
- Partner & Intellectual Property Practitioner
- Banwo & Ighodalo
- Nigeria
Fernando Becerril
Fernando Becerril is Mechanical and Electrical Engineer, specialized in Electronics. Graduated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma…
- Chief Executive Officer
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Gordian Hasselblatt
Gordian Hasselblatt LLM is a partner in the Cologne office of CMS Hasche Sigle. He has many years of experience and comprehensive…
- Partner
- CMS
- Germany
Hibbatun-Nasser Shobambi
Hibbatun-Nasser Shobambi has gained diverse experience in IP and technology law. In addition to her IP practice, she litigates…
- Associate
- SimmonsCooper Partners
- Nigeria
Inga-Lill Andersson
Inga-Lill Andersson is a European patent attorney and business area manager for North Sweden. Andersson has a background in chemistry…
- Business area manager, north Sweden
- AWA
- Sweden
Jose Luis Arnaut
José Luís Arnaut has vast experience on legal strategic advice to public and private companies. His main areas of practice include…
- Managing Partner & Lawyer
- CMS
- Portugal
Juan Carlos Amaro
Juan Carlos Amaro is an attorney at Law, with a postgraduate degree in Constitutional Law from the Universidad Panamericana. He…
- Senior Partner & Counsel
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Julia Gwilt
Julia Gwilt has worked in the patent profession for over 20 years, managing the patent portfolios of clients in both the UK and…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Khoo Guan Huat
Khoo Guan Huat heads the IP and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) disputes practice at Skrine. He is frequently called…
- Partner
- SKRINE
- Malaysia
Laura Collada
Laura Collada has more than 30 years’ experience in intellectual property and is a managing partner at Dumont, where she has…
- Managing Partner
- DUMONT
- Mexico
Manish Saurastri
Manish Saurastri has demonstrated credentials in all aspects of IP law and enforcement, patents, trademarks and copyrights litigations.…
- Partner
- Krishna & Saurastri Associates
- India
Maria Zamkova
Maria Zamkova is chief executive officer at Fenix Legal. She has a Master’s in industrial design and is a patent and registered…
- Chief Executive Officer
- Fenix Legal KB
- Sweden
Natalia Nikolaeva
Natalia Nikolaeva joined Gorodissky & Partners in 1999 and in 2010 was promoted to partner. She advises clients on all legal aspects…
- Partner
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Russia
Natalie Kirchhofer
Natalie Kirchhofer is a European and German patent attorney and an expert in the fields of (bio)chemistry, pharmaceuticals and…
- Partner & European Patent Attorney
- Cohausz & Florack
- Germany
Nthabi Phaswana
Nthabisheng Phaswana is a partner in the Africa Patent Department. She holds LLB and LLM (Mercantile Law) from the University…
- Partner, Attorney
- Adams & Adams Attorneys
- South Africa
Octavio Espejo Hinojosa
Octavio Espejo is Mechanical and Electrical Engineer and Attorney at Law. He is a partner at BC&B Law and Business, where he leads…
- Director - Docketing & Maintenance Rights
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Peter McAndrews
Peter McAndrews is a patent and trademark attorney, specialising in litigation and US Patent and Trademark Office proceedings.…
- Shareholder
- McAndrews Held & Malloy Ltd
- United States
Rahul Chaudhry
Rahul Chaudhry is managing partner of Rahul Chaudhry & Partner. He is one of the most pre-eminent names in IP law in India. Chaudhry’s…
- Managing Partner
- Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
- India
Raka Roy
Raka Roy is a senior associate at Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants, and specialises in commercial and IP matters. She brings…
- Head of IP & Data Protection
- Galadari Law Associates, Dubai
- UAE
Sidsel Hauge
Sidsel Hauge is a European patent attorney, chief executive officer of AWA Denmark and vice president of the AWA Group. She manages…
- European Patent Attorney
- AWA
- Denmark
Spring Chang
Named the World’s Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer by Chambers & Partners, founding partner Spring Chang is a razor-sharp…
- Founding Partner / Trademark Agent & Attorney
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- China
Sunil Krishna
Mr. Krishna’s area of practice encompasses the entire spectrum of intellectual property management. He has to his credit vast…
- Partner
- Krishna & Saurastri Associates
- India
Tingxi Huo
Tingxi Huo is a trademark attorney and the managing partner of Chofn IP. He passed the Trademark Attorney Bar in 1998 and joined…
- Managing Partner & Trademark Attorney
- Chofn Intellectual Property
- China
Valery Medvedev
Since 1999 Valery Medvedev has been leading the largest IP practice in Russia as managing partner of Gorodissky & Partners. Medvedev…
- Managing Partner
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Russia
Vitor Palmela Fidalgo
Legal Director and a Trademark and Patent Attorney at Inventa International, responsible for the Patent and Trademark Attorneys…
- Legal Director
- Inventa International
- Portugal
Vivek Singh
Vivek is a registered Patent Agent and Attorney at law with Technical, Legal and Business background. He is a Govt. of India recognized…
- IP Attorney & Head IP Prosecution Practice, Sagacious IP
- Sagacious IP
- India
Vladimir Marenovic
Vladimir Marenovic is a senior associate at Živko Mijatović & Partners advising clients on all matters relating to copyright,…
- Head of Legal
- ZMP - Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
- Serbia
Wojciech Marciniak
Wojciech Marciniak graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry at the Warsaw University of Technology where he obtained his PhD in…
- Member of the Board/ Patent and Trademark Attorney
- Polservice
- Poland
Yury Kuznetsov
Yury Kuznetsov joined Gorodissky & Partners in 1999 and in 2002 was promoted to partner. Since 2014 he has been leading the whole…
- Partner, Head of Patent Practice
- Gorodissky & Partners
- Russia
Ai Ming Lee
- Senior Consultant
- Rodyk & Davidson
- Singapore
Alasdair Poore
- Head of Intellectual Property
- Mills & Reeve
- UK
