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The global IP community’s movers and shakers of the year are revealed, in a list that spans 80 countries and six continents.
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Maître Méridor Kongota Ndelo, who has experience in IP and corporate law, will manage the company's office in Gombe, Kinshasa.
The inequality of gender within innovation in Brazil is a pressing issue that cannot be overlooked, say Tatiana Machado and Vivian Coco of Licks Attorneys.
Women face ageism throughout their entire careers, whether they are young, middle-aged, or older, and this prejudice needs to be addressed at all levels in IP, says Lisa Mueller of Casimir Jones.
Seven years after founding IP Inclusive, Andrea Brewster offers insights on the organisation’s remarkable journey and its impact on the sector.
The chair of the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee and Knobbe Martens partner explores the thrill of IP cases and how her enviable ‘super power’ has helped her career.
The IP professor tells WIPR about how she made the journey from a childhood in Sri Lanka to becoming a copyright expert in the UK.
Alice Stephenson tells WIPR about how being a homeless teenage mother and overcoming prejudice inspired her to make a difference in law.
Laurie Fitzgerald, senior vice president at Avanci, explains why a sense of humour and adventure are crucial ingredients for success.
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The US firm’s new recruits—which marks a "significant expansion" of its Los Angeles and West Coast presence—include two with IP expertise.
The fresh hire, who will take up his new role in May, brings years of expertise in luxury, tech and AI to the firm’s team offering in Frankfurt.
Ranked in WIPR’s Global In-House Elite 2026, Sean Alexander—head of IP at multinational materials group Umicore—tells Sarah Speight what he loves about his job, his industry’s key trends and challenges, and why AI ‘is already proving its worth’.
The patent litigator, who moves from McDermott Will & Schulte, joins on the eve of the firm’s merger with Taylor Wessing.
Washington, DC partner brings IP legislation expertise and relationships with congressional leadership to the firm’s Public Policy & Global Regulation Group.
Group brings expertise in IP litigation and non-contentious matters to Smith, Gambrell & Russell, with their former firm set to shut its doors after 20 years.
Hiring the “outstanding” new partners underscores the firm’s aim to be the “go-to” for complex, high-stakes contentious matters.
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