The 50 most influential people in IP 2022

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The 50 most influential people in IP 2022

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Managing IP reveals its pick of the top people driving intellectual property law, policy and business this year

December 06 2022

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19 Industry leaders
10 Public officials
9 IP authorities
7 Judges
5 Notable individuals
 
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Kasim Alfalahi at Avanci
Kasim Alfalahi is CEO at Avanci in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Niall Trainor at Entertainment One
Niall Trainor is senior director of brand protection at eOne in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Craig Wright, the supposed bitcoin creator
Craig Wright is a computer scientist in Australia
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Robert Devonshire at MML Capital
Robert Devonshire is a partner at MML Capital in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Clemens Heusch at Nokia
Clemens Heusch is global head of dispute resolution at Nokia in Germany
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Jack Randles at Manolo Blahnik
Jack Randles is head of legal at Manolo Blahnik in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises René Claude Metomo at Penja Pepper Producers
René Claude Metomo is the president of the Association of Penja Pepper Producers in Cameroon
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Joyce Ang at Lazada
Joyce Ang is senior vice president for IPR protection at Lazada in Singapore
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Mattia Fogliacco of Sisvel International
Mattia Fogliacco is president of Sisvel International in Luxembourg
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Daniel Zohny at FIFA
Daniel Zohny is head of IP at FIFA in Switzerland
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Juliette Rouilloux-Sicre at Thales
Juliette Rouilloux-Sicre is vice president of legal and intellectual property at Thales in France
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Audrey Lee at Starz Entertainment
Audrey Lee is general counsel at Starz Entertainment in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Scott Frank at AT&T
Scott Frank is CEO of IP at AT&T in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Nader Pazirandeh at Unicolors
Nader Pazirandeh is president at Unicolors in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Shannon Thyme Klinger at Moderna
Shannon Thyme Klinger is chief legal officer at Moderna in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen at Andreessen Horowitz
Ben Horowitz and Marc Andreessen are founders at Andreessen Horowitz in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Stephen Wurth and John Scott at Qualcomm
Stephen Wurth and John Scott are legal counsel at Qualcomm in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Jim Sullivan at Shazam Productions
Jim Sullivan is a director at Shazam Productions in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Beat Weibel at Siemens
Beat Weibel is chief IP counsel at Siemens in Germany
December 06 2022
 
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Joe Biden of the US government
Joe Biden is the president of the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Patrick Leahy at the US Congress
Patrick Leahy is a senator for Vermont at the US Congress
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Thom Tillis at the US Congress
Thom Tillis is a senator for North Carolina at the US Congress
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at the WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the director general of the World Trade Organization in Switzerland
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Edwin Tong of the Singapore government
Edwin Tong is the second minister for law in the Singapore government
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Kerstin Jorna at the European Commission
Kerstin Jorna is director general of DG Grow at the European Commission in Belgium
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE
Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan is the former president of the United Arab Emirates
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Jacob Rees-Mogg at the UK government
Jacob Rees-Mogg is the former secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: Vladimir Putin of the Russian government
Vladimir Putin is president of Russia
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises an investigation lead in the Spanish National Police
The investigation lead at the Spanish National Police asked to remain anonymous
December 06 2022
 
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Alexander Ramsay of the UPC Administrative Committee
Alexander Ramsay is former chair of the UPC Administrative Committee in Sweden
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Insil Lee at KIPO
Insil Lee is the commissioner at KIPO in South Korea
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Shen Changyu at the CNIPA
Shen Changyu is the commissioner of the CNIPA in China
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Christian Archambeau at the EUIPO
Christian Archambeau is executive director at the EUIPO in Spain
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises António Campinos of the EPO
António Campinos is president of the EPO in Germany
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Kathi Vidal at the USPTO
Kathi Vidal is the director of the USPTO and under secretary of commerce for IP in the US government
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Shira Perlmutter at the US Copyright Office
Shira Perlmutter is register of copyrights at the US Copyright Office
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Konstantinos Georgaras at CIPO
Konstantinos Georgaras is CEO of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Tim Moss at the UKIPO
Tim Moss is former CEO of the UKIPO
December 06 2022
 
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Len Stark at the Federal Circuit
Len Stark is a judge at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Suzanne Barnett at the Copyright Royalty Board
Suzanne Barnett was the interim chief judge at the Copyright Royalty Board in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Orlando Garcia at the Western District of Texas
Orlando Garcia is the chief judge at the District Court for the Western District of Texas in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Colm Connolly at the District of Delaware
Colm Connolly is the chief judge at the District Court for the District of Delaware in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Wang Jiangqiao at the Hangzhou Internet Court
Wang Jiangqiao is a judge at the Hangzhou Internet Court in China
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Prathiba Singh at the Delhi High Court
Prathiba Singh is a judge at the Delhi High Court in India
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Klaus Grabinski of the UPC Court of Appeal
Klaus Grabinski is president of the UPC Court of Appeal in Germany
December 06 2022
 
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Amber Kotrri at House of Zana
Amber Kotrri is the founder of House of Zana in the UK
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Lynn Goldsmith, celebrity photographer
Lynn Goldsmith is a celebrity photographer in the US
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Ankit Sahni, AI owner
Ankit Sahni is the owner of the RAGHAV Artificial Intelligence Painting App in India
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Taras Kulbaba at Bukovnik & Kulbaba IP Guardians
Taras Kulbaba is a partner at Bukovnik & Kulbaba IP Guardians in Belgium
December 06 2022
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50 most influential people in IP 2022: MIP recognises Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran is a pop star in the UK
December 06 2022

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