IP Ones to Watch 2022: MIP recognises Rachel Armstrong at Dubai Future Foundation
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IP Ones to Watch 2022: MIP recognises Rachel Armstrong at Dubai Future Foundation

Rachel Armstrong is a senior counsel at Dubai Future Foundation in the UAE

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Rachel Armstrong, senior legal counsel, Dubai Future Foundation, the UAE

Rachel Armstrong, an intellectual property specialist at Dubai Future Foundation, an economic development agency, was picked for her skills as an all-round commercial lawyer and her passion for public work.

Armstrong, who became a solicitor in 2013, is responsible for the worldwide protection and enforcement of Dubai’s iconic Museum of the Future. She also played a key part in the successful launch of the museum in February 2022.

Beyond her museum work, Armstrong has spent time in all the business groups within the DFF and is well respected by everyone there. The DFF senior management even recognised her as a leader in her field.

As part of the Dubai government , Armstrong works at both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) federal and Dubai emirate levels, focusing on IP reform. She presented a talk on IP improvement to the UAE Ministry of Economy earlier this year.

Armstrong has led IP teams in the region since 2013, and has significant in-house experience.

She initially joined DFF from Gowling WLG’s IP team on secondment in February 2021.

Although on partnership track at this time, Armstrong became a senior legal adviser at DFF in June 2022.

All ones to watch

All ones to watch

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Hyeran You is a senior legal counsel at Samsung Electronics in South Korea
Dev Narasimhan is a patent portfolio manager at CoMotion at University of Washington in the US
Daniela Valera is a legal assistant at Backus (part of AB InBev) in Peru
David Degen is an IP counsel at Novartis in Switzerland
Armin Schwitulla is a senior litigation counsel at Nokia in Germany
Kinga Palińska is an IP team member at CD Projekt in Poland
Jake Holt is a trademarks corporate counsel at Amazon in the US
Frederick Braunstein is a senior counsel at TaskRabbit in the US
Stephanie Glyde is an IP counsel at Rio Tinto in Australia
Alix Lesage is a legal counsel at France Brevets in France
Xiaolong Meng is an IP counsel at TCL in China
Grace Du is a staff attorney at Starbucks in China
Thibault Saurat is a group patent manager at Ontex in Belgium
Ana Gouvêa Monetti is a legal counsel at Siemens in Brazil
Morgan Seisson is a European patent attorney at Nestlé Institute of Material Sciences in Switzerland
Guillermo Mier Y Concha Martinez is a brand enforcement manager at Red Bull in Austria
Maria Herlitz Sundelius is a legal counsel at H&M in Sweden
Fredrika Hellberg is a trademark attorney at Essity in Sweden
Charles Roger is a senior contract and licensing manager at STMicroelectronics in France
Mila Misevska is an IP lawyer at Play’n Go in Malta
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