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
Leaders Directory
WIPR Leaders is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world. The handbook lists over 1,700 lawyers across patent, trademark, and copyright practices. Stemming from a four month nomination period in which we sought views from 12,000 IP professionals, our research team vetted every nominated lawyer 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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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
Andrew Wells
Andrew’s patent practice is principally in the pharmaceutical and chemical fields. He has extensive experience in securing patent…
- Partner and Patent Attorney
- HGF
- UK
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
Archana Shanker
At the top of her game, Archana is a zealous patent practitioner setting new patent narratives in Indian IP jurisprudence while…
- Senior Partner / Head of Patents & Designs
- Anand & Anand
- India
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
Ben Natter
Ben Natter heads Haug Partners’ global trademark practice. Ben’s practice focuses on all aspects of trademark strategy,…
- Partner
- Haug Partners LLP
- United States
Bill Lister
Bill Lister has a wide range of experience advising UK, US, European and global clients, with a substantial reputation spanning…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Bobby Smithson
Bobby Smithson works closely with in-house patent 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 is widely recognised as one of Malaysia’s top IP and TMT lawyers, and was named as one of AsiaLaw’s Leading Lawyers…
- 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…
- Partner
- 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 & Trademark Attorney
- Adams & Adams Attorneys
- South Africa
David Leason
David Leason is the managing partner at Leason Ellis and has an extensive practice that focuses on patent prosecution and counseling.…
- Partner
- Leason Ellis LLP
- United States
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 the managing partner at Živko Mijatović & Partners (ZMP). For the past 20 years, he been specializing i…
- Managing Partner
- ZMP - Zivko Mijatovic & Partners
- Serbia
Dr. Kfir Luzzatto
Kfir is the fourth generation of his family to work in IP. Kfir has vast experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications…
- President, Senior Partner
- The Luzzatto Group
- Israel
Edward Genocchio
Trained originally as an engineer in the power generation and mining industries, Edward Genocchio entered the patent attorney…
- Investor, Mentor
- Investor, Mentor
- Australia
Essenese Obhan
Essenese Obhan is a managing partner at Obhan & Associates. Mr Obhan is an IP lawyer, patent agent, and has a degree in mechanical…
- 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 is a partner in the Intellectual Property & Technology practice group and his practice covers all aspects of IP law (trademarks,…
- Partner & Intellectual Property Practitioner
- Banwo & Ighodalo
- Nigeria
Fernando Becerril
Mechanical and Electrical Engineer specialized in Electronics. Graduated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – School…
- Senior Partner - Director Corporate and Business Development
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
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
Juan Carlos Amaro
Juan Carlos Amaro is an attorney-at-law with a postgraduate degree in Constitutional Law and IP law at the Universidad Panamericana.
- Senior Partner - Legal Director
- 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
Guan Huat is a litigator with over 30 years of experience, with a focus on intellectual property litigation. He commenced his…
- Partner
- SKRINE
- Malaysia
Laura Collada
Laura Collada has more than 30 years’ experience in IP and is a managing partner at Dumont, where she has worked since 2000.…
- Managing partner
- DUMONT
- Mexico
Lilach Luzzatto-Shukrun
Lilach is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and a partner at Luzzatto and Luzzatto. Lilach’s expertise covers…
- Head of engineering & medical devices, senior partner
- The Luzzatto Group
- Israel
Manish Saurastri
Manish Saurastri is a Partner with Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP. He has demonstrated credentials in all aspects of Intellectual…
- Senior 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
Michal Luzzatto
Michal is a fifth-generation member of The Luzzatto Group and the managing partner of The Luzzatto Law Firm. As a photographer…
- Head of copyrights & managing partner
- The Luzzatto Group
- Israel
Naomi Pearce
Naomi Pearce is one of Australia’s leading patent litigators and was recognised as a WIPR Leader 2020. Pearce is a patent lawyer,…
- Principal
- Pearce IP
- Australia
Natalia Nikolaeva
Natalia Nikolaeva joined Gorodissky & Partners in 1999 and in 2010 was promoted to partner. She advises clients on all legal aspects…
- Partner / Regional Director
- 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
Nthabisheng 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 is an Electro-Mechanical Engineer and an Attorney at Law.
- Senior Partner - Director of Patents and Technology
- Becerril, Coca y Becerril (BC&B)
- Mexico
Parminder Lally
Parminder Lally joined the patent profession as a trainee in 2011, qualified as a patent attorney in 2015 and joined the Cambridge,…
- Senior Associate
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
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
Petter Rindforth
Petter Rindforth is managing partner at Fenix Legal. He achieved his master of law degree from Stockholm University. His…
- Managing Partner
- Fenix Legal KB
- Sweden
Pravin Anand
Pravin Anand is the Managing Partner and Head of Litigation at Anand and Anand. Awarded the AIPPI Award of Merit, INTA’s President’s…
- Managing Partner & Head of Litigation
- Anand & Anand
- India
Rachna Bakhru
Rachna Bakhru is a Partner with RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys, an IP specialist law firm. She qualified as an Electronics graduate…
- Partner
- RNA Technology & IP Attorneys
- India
Rahul Chaudhry
Mr. Chaudry is among one of the most "pre-eminent names" in Intellectual Property Laws in India and Managing partner of the leading…
- Managing Partner
- Rahul Chaudhry & Partners
- India
Raka Roy
Raka is a Partner at Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultant, where she plays a blended role of a commercial and employment lawyer…
- Partner
- Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants
- UAE
Richard Bray
Richard supports a wide range of clients operating in the UK, and also those headquartered internationally in the USA, the Netherlands,…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Robert Jehan
British and European Patent Attorney, Patent Attorney Advocate, Qualified Advocate for the forthcoming UPC London, England
- Partner
- Williams Powell
- UK
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
Simon Bradbury
Simon Bradbury is a partner at Appleyard Lees, focusing on patents in the life sciences and biotechnology sectors. His broad expertise…
- Partner
- Appleyard Lees
- UK
Spring Chang
Named the World's Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer by Chambers & Partners, founding partner Spring Chang is a razor-sharp…
- Founding Partner, Attorney at Law, Trademark Agent
- Chang Tsi & Partners
- China
Sudeep Chatterjee
Sudeep Chatterjee joined Singh & Singh in 2005 as an associate. In 2012, when the firm was restructured into an LLP, he became…
- Partner
- Singh & Singh Law Firm LLP
- India
Sunil B. Krishna
Mr. Krishna's area of practice encompasses the entire spectrum of intellectual property management. He has to his credit vast…
- Senior Partner
- Krishna & Saurastri Associates
- India
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
Vítor Palmela Fidalgo is Legal Director and Trademark and Patent Attorney at Inventa. Combining the legal aspect with his vision…
- Legal Director
- Inventa
- 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
Vivien Chan
Vivien Chan is the founding and senior partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm with offices in Hong Kong and Beijing.…
- Senior Partner
- Vivien Chan & Co
- Hong Kong
Vladimir Marenovic
Vladimir Marenovic is an of counsel at Živko Mijatović & Partners (ZMP). He is renowned for his extensive experience in advising…
- Senior Associate
- 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
