50 most influential people in IP 2021: IP authorities
    
          
          
          
          
            
              
            
          
          
    Our list includes six IP authorities, the details of whom you can find below along with the full list of names that make up the top 50
          
            
              
                
        
        
        
            
            
                
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                Head of Editorial Content
                 Managing IP
            
            
         
        
            
        
     
    
        
            
                Ed oversees the coverage by Managing IP and its sister publications International Tax Review and International Financial Law Review.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
    
        
            
                Max edits Managing IP’s news and analysis and oversees the team of reporters. He also helps chair and present the publication’s events, and commissions expert comment. He reports on all aspects of IP, particularly trademark and copyright matters in Europe.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
                Deputy managing editor
                 Managing IP
            
            
         
        
            
        
     
    
        
            
                Patrick assists with editorial agenda management, and regularly reports on patent-related issues, including FRAND, supplementary protection certificates and patent eligibility, as well as trade secrets. He also chairs industry events and produces conference newspapers.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
                Senior Reporter
                 Managing IP
            
            
         
        
            
        
     
    
        
            
                Rani reports on all aspects of IP in the US and the Americas, particularly trademarks and copyright. Based in New York, she covers in-house and private practice lawyers' concerns and insights into the market.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
                Special Projects Editor
                 Managing IP
            
            
         
        
            
        
     
    
        
            
                Sukanya manages the special projects published on Managing IP, including the IP Ones to Watch, 50 Most Influential People in IP and What Corporates Want. She also covers all IP-related issues in Asia including trademark, copyright, patent and design matters.