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IP Ones to Watch
Managing IP's annual IP Ones to Watch list showcases emerging talent in the in-house intellectual property world.
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In this special edition, 12 former IP Ones to Watch reveal how their careers have evolved and what law firms must now do to earn their trust and business
Managing IP presents the fifth edition of its IP Ones to Watch list, profiling 21 in-house counsel on the rise
Managing IP presents the fourth edition of its Ones to Watch list, profiling 20 in-house counsel on the rise
Managing IP presents the third edition of its Ones to Watch list, profiling 22 in-house counsel on the rise
Managing IP presents the second edition of its Ones to Watch list, profiling 22 in-house counsel on the rise
Managing IP has launched a new project profiling 25 junior in-house counsel who are on the rise
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Julia Bishop is director of IP at Twilio in the US
Hellberg is an IP director at Essity in Sweden
Teemu Itälä is head of legal and compliance for technology standards at Nokia in Finland
Palińska is the business & IP law lead at CD Projekt Red in Poland
Schwitulla is the head of litigation management at Nokia in Germany
David Degen is senior IP counsel at Novartis, Switzerland
Demetrio Roberto Cavicchia is an IP director at Angelini Pharma in Italy
Almeida is the IP group leader at Bosch in Brazil
Amanda Luz is brand protection manager - global at Adidas in the US
Samantak Ghosh is vice president of IP at Avere Therapeutics in the US
Kathy Pessotto is senior legal counsel at Canva in Australia
Fox is senior associate attorney at Qualcomm in the US
Rob Fewery is a solicitor at Allwyn Entertainment in the UK
Piotr Rafalski is a patent attorney at Qemetica in Poland
Piera Massucci is a patents and trademarks specialist at Sacmi in Italy
Martina Torp is a legal counsel at Demant in Denmark
Roshni Suchak is a legal counsel at SSP Group in the UK
Sven Böcker is an associate patent attorney at Volvo Group in Sweden
Andrew Holt is a legal counsel at Telefónica in the UK
Dominik Koenig is a senior legal counsel at Fresenius in Germany
Delyana Petkova is a legal counsel at Huawei in Germany
Nadav Lev is legal counsel for IP, licensing, and brand protection at Playtika in Israel
Tracey Cotignola is a trademark paralegal at Johnson & Johnson in the US
Pilar Cano Serrano is a junior counsel for brand protection at Puma in Germany
Jeremy Towers is a senior IP engineer at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in New Zealand
Nour Abboud is global legal counsel, IT, digital, AI at Moët & Chandon in France
Darshan Shetty is an IP counsel at Ather Energy in India
Eduardo Pinto González is a lawyer at Canal 13 in Chile
Tian Liang is a patent counsel at Canva in Australia
Anshul Mehra is IP counsel at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the US
Joanna Rodrigues is an IP lawyer at Dassault Systèmes in France
Emma Lonnen is a patent attorney at Elekta in the UK
Juan Antonio Nunez is a senior IP engineer at Ficosa International in Spain
Rebecca Silverhart is a senior legal counsel at Royal Bank of Canada in Canada
Monique Meyemberg is an innovation analyst at Loccus in Brazil
Julianna Fuchs is a brand protection counsel at Puma in Germany
Matt Chan is an IP adviser at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in New Zealand
Monica Gutierrez is an IP counsel at Block in the US
Marina Padilla Cuadra is a legal counsel at Secuoya Studios in Spain
Melisa Prestes is a lawyer at YPF Tecnologia in Argentina
Andrew Gesior is an associate director of dispute resolution at Regeneron in the US
Farnaz Massoumian is a European Patent Attorney at Vodafone in the UK
Camille Lim is a legal counsel at Carousell in Singapore
Jimmy Fuglsbjerg Christensen is a corporate counsel at Vestas in Denmark
David O'Hair is an IP corporate counsel at Starbucks in the US
Julia Archutowska is a legal counsel at Nestlé in Switzerland
Ashish Chokkakula is a legal associate at Sony Pictures Networks India in India
Skirmanta Balsevičienė is a senior IP legal counsel at Vinted in Lithuania
Tram Nguyen is a junior counsel at Toyo Tires in the US
Shraddha Katarmal is a legal executive at Godrej Industries in India
Rodrigo Cavalcante is a legal manager at Honda in Brazil
Satyam Tripathi is a legal counsel at Zydus Wellness in India
Seth Fortenbery is a senior litigation counsel at Tesla in the US
Kaisa Susi is a legal counsel at Neste in Finland
Alberthe Moungouka is IP legal counsel at Dassault Systèmes in Singapore
Alex Bridge is intellectual property transactions counsel at HPE in the US
Alexandra Vital Alves is legal counsel at i4F Patents & Technologies in Belgium
Marko Stübegger is a legal IP management expert at RHI Magnesita in Austria
Amanda Luz is a legal manager at Adidas in Brazil
Samantak Ghosh is a senior IP counsel at Gilead Sciences in the US
Sarah Brough is a trademark attorney at Caterpillar in the UK
Teemu Pitkänen is a senior legal counsel at Teosto in Finland
TJ Fox is an IP and compliance counsel at DivX in the US
Kaushal Choonee is a patent attorney at Elekta in the UK
Kelly Kazue Totsugi is a corporate lawyer at Heineken in Brazil
Manon Alexandre-Bresdin is a lawyer at Servier in France
Laís Araujo is a legal counsel at JBS in Brazil
Ciera Schick in an in-house counsel at Ontel in the US
Kateřina Kučmášová Resslová is trademarks and licences expert coordinator at Škoda in the Czech Republic
Kathy Janevska is IP legal counsel at Canva in Australia
Martina Beato is an advocate at Mercado Libre in Argentina
Owen James is a solicitor at Admiral Group in the UK
Paloma Almeida is a senior IP attorney at Bosch in Brazil
Richard Spriggs is an IP manager at CSIRO in Australia
Sam Lees is an IP adviser at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in New Zealand
Frederick Braunstein is a senior counsel at TaskRabbit in the US
Rachel Armstrong is a senior counsel at Dubai Future Foundation in the UAE
David Degen is an IP counsel at Novartis in Switzerland
Grace Du is a staff attorney at Starbucks in China
Stephanie Glyde is an IP counsel at Rio Tinto in Australia
Fredrika Hellberg is a trademark attorney at Essity in Sweden
Jake Holt is a trademarks corporate counsel at Amazon in the US
Alix Lesage is a legal counsel at France Brevets in France
Guillermo Mier Y Concha Martinez is a brand enforcement manager at Red Bull in Austria
Xiaolong Meng is an IP counsel at TCL in China
Mila Misevska is an IP lawyer at Play’n Go in Malta
Ana Gouvêa Monetti is a legal counsel at Siemens in Brazil
Dev Narasimhan is a patent portfolio manager at CoMotion at University of Washington in the US
Kinga Palińska is an IP team member at CD Projekt in Poland
Charles Roger is a senior contract and licensing manager at STMicroelectronics in France
Hyeran You is a senior legal counsel at Samsung Electronics in South Korea
Thibault Saurat is a group patent manager at Ontex in Belgium
Armin Schwitulla is a senior litigation counsel at Nokia in Germany
Morgan Seisson is a European patent attorney at Nestlé Institute of Material Sciences in Switzerland
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Mélodie Sofack is an IP legal counsel at Dassault Systèmes in France
Maria Herlitz Sundelius is a legal counsel at H&M in Sweden
Daniela Valera is a legal assistant at Backus (part of AB InBev) in Peru
Managing IP has launched a new project profiling 25 junior in-house counsel who are on the rise