Annsley Merelle Ward
Annsley Merelle Ward is counsel at WilmerHale specialising in complex cross-border patent and trade secrets litigation. With a…
- Counsel
- WilmerHale
- United Kingdom
Influential Women in IP
WIPR Influential Women in IP provides a positive focus on the development and progress that women in IP have made in creating, protecting, and securing IP.
At World IP Review, we want to ensure that the women at the top of their game, as well as those climbing the ranks, are given the exposure and opportunities they deserve. So, as part of the WIPR Influential Women in IP project we have compiled a dedicated list of 80 women who have built some of the most successful careers in IP and 20 women who, with fewer than 10 years of practice, are already making waves in the industry.
Interested in taking a look at our launch publication? You can find it here.
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Camilla Vislie
Camilla Vislie is a partner at Thommessen and heads the firm’s intellectual property and technology practice. She focuses on…
- Partner
- Thommessen
- Norway
Charmayne Ong
Charmayne Ong is a partner and head of IP at Skrine. She is registered as a patent agent, design agent and trademark agent in…
- Partner, head of IP
- Skrine
- Malaysia
Christine Kanz
Christine Kanz has worked as an attorney since 1998. Although she has primarily focused on international patent litigation in…
- Partner
- Hoyng Rokh Monegier
- Germany
Eldora Ellison
Eldora Ellison is a director at Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox in the biotechnology and chemical and trial and appellate practice…
- Director
- Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox
Heidi Lindner
Heidi Lindner is a founding partner and head of the patent litigation department at Arochi & Lindner. She has experience in patent…
- Founding Partner
- Arochi & Lindner
- Mexico
Inga-Lill Andersson
Inga-Lill Andersson is a senior European patent attorney who specialises in chemistry and biotechnology, focusing on protein chemistry,…
- Business area manager, north Sweden
- AWA Sweden
- Sweden
Kherk Ying Chew
Kherk Ying Chew is a registered trademark, patent and design agent in Malaysia, and heads the intellectual property and dispute…
- Partner
- Wong & Partners
- Malaysia
Kristin Stammer
A partner at Herbert Smith Freehills in Sydney, Kristin Stammer specialises in commercial transactions including acquisitions,…
- Partner
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Australia
Lorraine Tay
Lorraine Tay is joint managing partner at Bird & Bird Singapore and heads the firm’s IP and technology group in Singapore. Tay…
- Partner
- Bird & Bird ATMD
- Singapore
Mahua Roy Chowdhury
Mahua Roy Chowdhury has almost 25 years of experience as a lawyer specialising in intellectual property. She is a founding and…
- Principal partner
- Royzz & Co
- India
MaryAnne Armstrong
MaryAnne Armstrong is a partner at Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, and focuses her practice on prosecuting patent applications…
- Partner
- Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch
Melisa Litvin
Having practised IP law for more than 17 years, Melisa Litvin has gained experience in all areas of IP including patents, trademarks,…
- Founding partner
- Litvin Marzorati Legales
- Argentina
Natalia Gulyaeva
Natalia Gulyaeva joined Hogan Lovells in 2000 and since 2004 has headed the firm’s intellectual property, media and technology…
- Partner
- Hogan Lovells
- Russia
Nicola Dagg
Nicola Dagg leads Kirkland & Ellis' intellectual property litigation practice in London. She has experience in the enforcement…
- Partner
- Kirkland & Ellis
- UK
Peggy Wu
Specialising in domestic and international intellectual property matters, Peggy Wu is the executive manager and a member of the…
- Executive manager
- Top Team International Patent & Trademark Office
- Taiwan
Sara Holder
Sara Holder co-heads Rouse’s global patent and technology practice. She has degrees in law and biochemistry, and qualified and…
- Managing partner, MEA
- Rouse
- UAE
Say Sujintaya
Say Sujintaya is a partner at Baker McKenzie Bangkok where she co-heads the recently merged IPTech team and leads the Media &…
- Partner
- Baker McKenzie
- Thailand
Sophie Rich
Sophie Rich is a leading patent litigator in the UK. With clients including Sanofi, AbbVie, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL and Roche, she…
- Partner
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- UK
Sue Gilchrist
Sue Gilchrist is Herbert Smith Freehills’ regional managing partner in Asia and Australia. She has extensive experience in trademark,…
- Head of IP
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- Australia
Uche Nwokocha
Uche Nwokocha is a partner at Aluko & Oyebode. She has been at the firm since 2006 and worked as a partner since 2008. She has…
- Partner
- Aluko & Oyebode
- Nigeria
Vivien Chan
Vivien Chan is the founding and managing partner of Vivien Chan & Co, a Greater China law firm in Hong Kong and Beijing. She has…
- Founding and managing partner
- Vivien Chan & Co
- Hong Kong