50 most influential people in IP 2020: IP authorities
    
          
          
          
          
            
              
            
          
          
    Our list includes seven 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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                Charlotte reports on patent-related issues. She often covers the European market, focusing on developments including FRAND, licensing and trade secrets. She is particularly interested in how new technologies affect IP challenges in the pharmaceutical industry.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
                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.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
        
        
        
        
            
            
            
                Asia Reporter
                 Managing IP
            
            
         
        
            
        
     
    
        
            
                Karry joined the Managing IP team as Asia Reporter in October 2017. She covers all aspects of IP across Asia. Based in Hong Kong, she is also the Asia Reporter for International Financial Law Review. She has been with Euromoney’s Legal Media Group since December 2015.
            
        
    
 
        
            
    
    
        
            
                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.