Leaders Directory

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   Carlos Aboim is one of the founding partners at Licks Attorneys and is one of our leaders at the Rio de Janeiro office. Mr. Aboim has more than 20 years of experience as a trial and appellate litigator before state and federal courts. Since 2002, his practice has been focused on complex disputes and leading cases in intellectual property, unfair competition, competition law and regulatory compliance – mainly in the areas of life sciences and information technology. With substantial first-chair trial and appellate experience in lawsuits relating to pharmaceutical, medical device, computer system, telecommunications, and other industries, he also advises multinational clients in international disputes. Having received an LL.M in Intellectual Property Law from The George Washington University (class of 2010), he worked as a fulltime intern for the Honorable Chief Judge Randall Rader, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.   Licks Attorneys
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Director, Founding Partner and Head of Singapore Office   Soroker Agmon Nordman
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Partner   Abimbola is a partner in the dispute resolution practice group with over 29 years of experience in commercial litigation and arbitration, including trademark, copyright, and patent disputes. Her recent cases include defending a top Nigerian movie-on-demand platform in a copyright infringement claim of over Three Billion Naira (over 7 Million US Dollars), and defending a multinational technology consulting firm in a suit involving an allegation of patent infringement. An astute all-round dispute resolution practitioner, she was conferred with the prestigious rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2015, and in July 2019, she was appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (United Kingdom).   Banwo & Ighodalo
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Partner   Abion
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Senior Partner and Head of Department   Accredited as one of India’s Top IP Attorney, Safir Anand is a Senior Partner & Head of Trademarks, Commercial & Contractual IP at Anand and Anand, with over 25 years of experience in providing inputs on strategy, business models, marketing and commercial insights, blended with an astute understanding of IP law that encompasses IP protection, IP enforcement, IP agreements, licensing, franchising, monetisation and due diligence. Safir has worked throughout his career to explore facets of monetization, fine-tuned the concept of Returns of Advertising, created industry level specialisations for the firm, worked with clients’ R&D Teams for product development and personally created product prototypes. Safir extensively contributes to prestigious national and international publications and is on the editorial panel of many leading journals and magazines focused on commercialization, licensing, franchising and other aspects of Intellectual Property. He also writes frequently for financial dailies and is featured on TV shows on trend forecasting Safir has been recognised by many prestigious forums such Financial Times London, Business World India and Forbes amongst many others for being an innovative professional.   Anand & Anand
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Managing Partner & Head of Litigation   Pravin Anand is the Managing Partner and Head of Litigation at Anand and Anand. Awarded the AIPPI Award of Merit, INTA's Presidents Award and recognised the "Most Innovative Lawyer" for Asia Pacific by Financial Times, Pravin has appeared in 2500 plus cases in over 42 years' practice as an IP lawyer.   Anand & Anand
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Partner, Swedish and European Patent Attorney   Inga-Lill is head of EIP’s Sweden office and is a highly experienced European and Swedish patent attorney, having her expertise within chemistry and life sciences. She has handled all types of patent-related issues, including drafting and prosecution of patent applications, freedom-to-operate analyses, and due diligence investigations. She has also been deeply involved in patent litigation cases before Swedish courts. Prior to joining EIP Inga-Lill spent over 20 years at AWA where she held several role including six years as a Business Area Manager for AWA North Sweden and was also a member of the Swedish management team.   EIP
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Partner | Head of Competition Law Group   Adams & Adams
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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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Partner   Lauren Emerson co-chairs the Trademark and Copyright Practice Group at Leason Ellis where she helps clients establish and enforce IP rights. Emerson counsels household names and new ventures alike across a diverse array of industries including consumer products, payment technology, energy, telecom, software, automotive, and food and beverage. She has developed a niche publishing practice working with authors. Emerson has significant experience managing global trademark portfolios, crafting complex rights agreements, tackling thorny prosecution issues in China, and representing clients before the TTAB. Federal litigation highlights include cases pertaining to film, architecture, sippy cups, romance novels, and in-dash navigation systems.   Leason Ellis LLP
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Partner & Patent Attorney   Russell Bagnall is a partner, patent attorney and head of the patent and design litigation group at Adams & Adams. He served as the Patent Department’s chair for several years and is highly regarded as an expert in his field. Russell specialises in patent litigation and opinion work, mainly in the fields of pharmaceuticals and chemistry, advising clients on a wide range of issues. Russell is also responsible for managing multi- jurisdictional litigation in several African countries.   Adams & Adams