Patricia is Chairman and Head of the Intellectual Property Department of DFMG Solicitors in Dublin, Ireland. She is a solicitor, registered Irish Trade Mark Agent and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney. She advises on all aspects of intellectual property, both contentious and non contentious. She also deals with all aspects of franchising, data protection and the competition aspects of intellectual property. In addition, she has extensive experience in dealing with issues affecting e-commerce and the internet, all aspects of technology agreements, all types of media contracts and the intellectual property aspects of employment.

Alberto is a partner in the Turin office of Jocabacci & Associati, which he joined in 1996. His practice covers all areas of IP, with a focus on IP litigation, as well as competition law and commercial agreements of all kinds. He routinely acts for major international clients assisting them in devising and implementing IP rights enforcement strategies. He has acted in landmark cases before the Italian courts, including the Supreme Courts and the European Court of Justice. Alberto is a frequent speaker on various IP issues from enforcement procedures to the protection of confidential information and trade secrets. He also lectures on antitrust law at the Master in Intellectual Property law course jointly organized by the University of Turin and the WIPO

Yasemin is a partner at BrandIT and is leading the practice in Turkey. She is an IP litigator, trademark and patent attorney since 2010. Yasemin is experienced in all aspects of litigation from pre-actions to full trial and also gives strategic advices regarding the set-up of IP portfolios . She is an active member of INTA, ECTA and Marques.

Pranay is a Partner at ALG India Law Offices LLP, a boutique IP law firm in New Delhi, India. Pranay specializes in trademark and copyright enforcement and litigation, and is involved in enforcing and defending IP before various courts and tribunals. Pranay has experience in devising and implementing effective enforcement strategies for clients, including Legal Notices, investigations, raids, negotiations, lawsuits, etc. and has been recognized as a Rising Star in Managing IP’s IP Stars 2022.

Jeremy is a partner at Bristows and is a specialist IP litigator. He has extensive experience in litigating patents, designs and copyright but has a particular focus on and significant expertise in trade mark litigation. Jeremy has acted in disputes before the High Court, IPEC and Court of Appeal in the UK as well as before the CJEU and before arbitration tribunals under the LCIA and SCC. He also has extensive experience in trade mark registry disputes and at OHIM. Jeremy qualified in New Zealand in 2002 and worked at AJ Park until 2007 when he went to London to join Bristows

Pascal is an attorney at law since 2008 and certified IP lawyer at Bardehle Pagenberg in Munich (Germany). He represents and advises clients in matters of unfair competition, trademarks, designs and domain names, particularly in the fashion, entertainment and sports equipment sectors. Pascal is also a member of AIJA (International Young Lawyer’s Association), INTA and GRUR. He is fluent in German, English, French and Italian.

I joined Westerberg as a partner in 2020. My practice is focused on litigation within Intellectual property and Media and Marketing law as well as commercial dispute resolution.
Prior to joining Westerberg & Partners I practiced as a judge at the Swedish Patent and Market court where I decided a large number of IP disputes. I have also worked as an associate judge at the Svea Court of Appeal and as a judge referee at the Swedish Supreme court´s Intellectual Property division.
My experience also covers six years of practice as a litigation attorney at another Swedish law firm, where I handled cases in Swedish courts, ad hoc as well as institutional arbitrations and cases before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Simon is a partner in Lewis Silkin LLP's, IP/MBT Department. His work covers all areas of intellectual property incl. trade marks, patents, copyright, designs and confidential information, with particular emphasis on brand protection. He also has a wealth of experience of developing and implementing internet enforcement programmes to protect clients’ brands on the internet and is appointed by Nominet as an expert under their Dispute Resolution System. He has extensive experience of advising on technology disputes, including pre-termination strategies.

Tobias is a partner of the law firm of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and a Professor of IP at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He graduated from Leyden University in 1992, after writing his thesis at the University of San Francisco. Tobias specialises in intellectual property law, in particular trade mark and design law. His practice also extends to copyright, advertising and media law. Tobias is a Supreme Court litigator, WIPO arbitrator under the ICANN rules and an arbitrator in .nl domain name disputes.

Tobias is the primary author of the handbook European Trademark Law, Kluwer Law International 2010.

Timme is partner at Rotterdam based law firm Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh. Timme has been a lawyer since 2010. Before becoming a lawyer Timme was in house counsel at Unilever N.V. Timme specializes in intellectual property law, in particular European trade mark and design law, copyright and trade name law. Timme regularly reviews and lectures on topics relating to intellectual property law. Timme assists clients in first instance and appeal court litigation and the EU and Benelux trademark offices.

Born 1972 in Basel (Switzerland), studies Mannheim, Freiburg and Adelaide. Doctorate in trademark law 2000, admitted to the bar 2002. Since 2008 partner of HARTE-BAVENDAMM Rechtsanwälte. Specialising in trade mark law, unfair competition law and copyright law; mainly litigation. Other memberships: German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property ("GRUR"), expert committee for trade mark and competition law), Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des Markenwesens, INTA.

Education: LL.M Fashion Law, Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali "Guido Carli", Rome; LL.M International Trade and Investment Law, University van Amsterdam;LL.B University of Athens, Athens Law School, Athens

Work experience: IP legal Counsel, HUGO BOSS AG, Zug, Switzerland, August 2022– today; Brand Protection Team Lead, Corsearch Inc, Brand Protection Client Manager, Corsearch Inc,; Brand Protection Analyst, Corsearch Inc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Associate, Gkioles Law firm, Trikala, Greece; Trainee Lawyer and Junior legal Counsel, Hellenic Dairies S.A, Trikala, Greece

I am a senior dispute resolution lawyer with a keen interest in complex regulatory matters and technology. As counsel and arbitrator, I specialise in commercial and international arbitration and litigation with a focus on intellectual property, information technology and antitrust. Legal500 recommends me for my broad practice and experience of appearing before EU courts up to the CJEU. I have a rich experience in ADR, handling proceedings before the ICC, Cepani, ICDR (AAA), SCC, among others.

Constantin Kletzer is a partner of GEISTWERT Attorneys-at-Law. He is specialised in, trademark and patent law, copyright and design law, product piracy, unfair competition, licensing and publishing agreements and is handling related litigation.  Constantin is author of numerous publications in the field of IP and IT law. LANGUAGES: German and English.

Thomas is a partner and Head of Arbitration with PESTALOZZI in Geneva. His practice focuses on representing clients in international and national arbitration and litigation, in particular in IP/IT matters. He also regularly sits as arbitrator and is a deputy judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court. Furthermore: IP Panel of WIPO, Tech List of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Vice-Chair of the IBA's Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee.

Nikos is a seasoned strategist and litigator, spearheading the intellectual property and dispute resolution team of Prentoulis Gerakini Law Partnership”. His litigious practice focuses on trademarks, patents, designs and unfair competition matters, but extends to white collar crime and wider commercial litigation. He is described as a “star in the contentious sphere” and “highly knowledgeable, creative, straightforward and solution-orientated”. Nikos is a contributor to the Class46 blog.

Leticia Provedel is the senior partner in charge of Souto Correa Advogados IP practice in Brazil. Leticia leads a team of 22 trademark and patent attorneys with expertise in the fields of Patent, Trademark & Copyrights, including prosecution and litigation, technology transfer, anti-counterfeit and related matters. Leticia is a frequent speaker in international events and is currently a proud member of the Marques Dispute Resolution Team.

Vuk is an attorney at law and a partner in the Serbian law firm MSA IP – Milojevic, Sekulic and Associates. Vuk’s practice in IP law started in 2007, following almost eight years of working as a criminal defense lawyer. Vuk has represented a vast number of clients in all aspects of trademark protection, management and enforcement in the region of Southeast Europe. He has participated in and supervised legal actions against counterfeits, pirated goods and other IP infringements. Vuk is an experienced litigator who has been directly involved in a number of high-profile trademark disputes in the region that have led to landmark decisions on important issues, such as parallel imports and the protection and infringement of famous trademarks.