AMICUS CURIAE TEAM
Submission of Amicus Curiae briefs before the European Courts either on its own or in cooperation with other professional organisations.
Responsibilities/Mission:
To intervene in legal proceedings where deemed appropriate and where permissible in cases considered to involve important trade mark issues likely to have a significant impact on trade mark owners or the public.
Team Chair
Roderick Chalmers
AKD Benelux Lawyers
Netherlands
Roderick Chalmers
AKD Benelux Lawyers
Netherlands
Team Vice-Chair
Rafaela Borges
Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira
Brazil
Rafaela Borges
Dannemann Siemsen Bigler & Ipanema Moreira
Brazil
Cristina Carvalho
ArentFox Schiff LLP
USA
Lara Dorigo
Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd
Switzerland
Sebastian Fischoeder
Taylor Wessing Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
Germany
Yan Gong
Beijing Wis & Weals Law Firm
China
Melanie Harvey
Birketts LLP
United Kingdom
Emmy Hunt
Potter Clarkson LLP
United Kingdom
Tobias Malte Mueller
A M P E R S A N D
Germany
Ileana Nicolescu
Baciu Bende IP SRL
Romania
Ana Padial
Baylos 5.0 Legal Advisors, S.L.
Spain
Antonella Pagliara
Barzanò & Zanardo S.P.A.
Italy
Jakub Slupski
PATPOL - European and Polish Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys
Poland
Martin Viefhues
Jonas Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Germany
MARQUES Council Member
Sebastien Vitali
Johnson Controls
Switzerland
Sebastien Vitali
Johnson Controls
Switzerland
Elisa Vittone
Weigmann Studio Legale
Italy