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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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Annual intro articles
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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Rebecca Silverhart is a senior legal counsel at Royal Bank of Canada in Canada
Julianna Fuchs is a brand protection counsel at Puma in Germany
Monica Gutierrez is an IP counsel at Block in the US
Melisa Prestes is a lawyer at YPF Tecnologia in Argentina
Camille Lim is a legal counsel at Carousell in Singapore
Jimmy Fuglsbjerg Christensen is a corporate counsel at Vestas in Denmark
Tram Nguyen is a junior counsel at Toyo Tires in the US
Shraddha Katarmal is a legal executive at Godrej Industries in India
Seth Fortenbery is a senior litigation counsel at Tesla in the US
Marina Padilla Cuadra is a legal counsel at Secuoya Studios in Spain
Andrew Gesior is an associate director of dispute resolution at Regeneron in the US
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
Satyam Tripathi is a legal counsel at Zydus Wellness in India
Monique Meyemberg is an innovation analyst at Loccus in Brazil
Farnaz Massoumian is a European Patent Attorney at Vodafone in the UK
Julia Archutowska is a legal counsel at Nestlé in Switzerland
Matt Chan is an IP adviser at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in New Zealand
David O'Hair is an IP corporate counsel at Starbucks in the US
Rodrigo Cavalcante is a legal manager at Honda in Brazil
Alexandra Vital Alves is legal counsel at i4F Patents & Technologies in Belgium
Samantak Ghosh is a senior IP counsel at Gilead Sciences in the US
Kaushal Choonee is a patent attorney at Elekta in the UK
Ciera Schick in an in-house counsel at Ontel in the US
Kathy Janevska is IP legal counsel at Canva in Australia
Kateřina Kučmášová Resslová is trademarks and licences expert coordinator at Škoda in the Czech Republic
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
Amanda Luz is a legal manager at Adidas in Brazil
Sarah Brough is a trademark attorney at Caterpillar in the UK
Teemu Pitkänen is a senior legal counsel at Teosto in Finland
Manon Alexandre-Bresdin is a lawyer at Servier in France
Sam Lees is an IP adviser at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare in New Zealand
Kelly Kazue Totsugi is a corporate lawyer at Heineken in Brazil
Owen James is a solicitor at Admiral Group in the UK
Paloma Almeida is a senior IP attorney at Bosch in Brazil
Marko Stübegger is a legal IP management expert at RHI Magnesita in Austria
TJ Fox is an IP and compliance counsel at DivX in the US
Laís Araujo is a legal counsel at JBS in Brazil
Martina Beato is an advocate at Mercado Libre in Argentina
Richard Spriggs is an IP manager at CSIRO in Australia
David Degen is an IP counsel at Novartis in Switzerland
Grace Du is a staff attorney at Starbucks in China
Dev Narasimhan is a patent portfolio manager at CoMotion at University of Washington in the US
Charles Roger is a senior contract and licensing manager at STMicroelectronics in France
Frederick Braunstein is a senior counsel at TaskRabbit in the US
Rachel Armstrong is a senior counsel at Dubai Future Foundation in the UAE
Stephanie Glyde is an IP counsel at Rio Tinto in Australia
Jake Holt is a trademarks corporate counsel at Amazon in the US
Guillermo Mier Y Concha Martinez is a brand enforcement manager at Red Bull in Austria
Mila Misevska is an IP lawyer at Play’n Go in Malta
Thibault Saurat is a group patent manager at Ontex in Belgium
Armin Schwitulla is a senior litigation counsel at Nokia in Germany
Daniela Valera is a legal assistant at Backus (part of AB InBev) in Peru
Alix Lesage is a legal counsel at France Brevets in France
Ana Gouvêa Monetti is a legal counsel at Siemens in Brazil
Kinga Palińska is an IP team member at CD Projekt in Poland
Morgan Seisson is a European patent attorney at Nestlé Institute of Material Sciences in Switzerland
Fredrika Hellberg is a trademark attorney at Essity in Sweden
Hyeran You is a senior legal counsel at Samsung Electronics in South Korea
Maria Herlitz Sundelius is a legal counsel at H&M in Sweden
Xiaolong Meng is an IP counsel at TCL in China
Mélodie Sofack is an IP legal counsel at Dassault Systèmes in France
Managing IP has launched a new project profiling 25 junior in-house counsel who are on the rise