Gavin studied law in England and France, and is a dual-qualified English Solicitor and Registered Trade Mark Attorney at Penningtons Manches LLP. He is a trade marks specialist and provides strategic brand protection advice to international brand owners across a broad range of industries and sectors, with a particular focus on the (luxury) retail and fashion sectors. Gavin was appointed to the MARQUES Trademark Law and Practice Team in September 2015 and is a member of The Law Society, The Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys and The Bucharest Bar Association

Mariëtte is a senior partner at Adams & Adams Attorneys. She specialises in all trade mark, copyright and domain name related disputes in Africa and has a particular interest in IP aspects of the arts, advertising and social media, with a focus on educating young creative talents to protect their IP. She regularly presents talks on IP at local conferences and various advertising and design schools. She is also a senior adjudicator for .co.za domain name disputes.

Italian and EU Trademark and Design Attorney. Joined Marques in 2017. Member of the International Trade Mark Law and Practice Team.

Laura is a Council member of MARQUES and a project leader in the International Trademark Team of the association. Laura has over 25 years experience in Intellectual Property. Since 2008 she has been the Managing Partner of Dumont Bergman Bider. Her practice includes the complete lifecycle of IP rights from advising to litigation and enforcement, as well as licensing; she is a litigator both in the trademark and patent fields. Laura started in the field in a renowned IP firm and then moved to work at the Mexican Trademark Office (IMPI) where she was the sub-director for the Prevention of Unfair Competition in charge of all infringements. She has taught the subjects of trademarks, copyrights and Intellectual Property in several law schools in Mexico and has written many articles regarding IP. Laura has been recognized and awarded by major rankings and publications on the field. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Nathalie is a senior IP lawyer at Sedin SA located in Geneva. Her main focus is the definition of strategies for protection and defense of trademark and design rights. Her practice includes the advice to local and international companies, the availability searches, the prosecution and the defense of IP rights especially negotiations and settlement agreements. She moved to private practice in 2017 after working several years in a large FMCG company where she managed global IP portfolios. She holds a Master in Intellectual Property Law and New Technologies from the Centre for Intellectual Property Studies and Research, France. She regularly publishes articles regarding trade mark law and has been recognized on this field. She is fluent in English and French.

Samantha is Head of Trade Marks at Rouse in the United Arab Emirates. She advises on the registration and maintenance of client trade mark portfolios in the region and has also been responsible of the management of enforcement actions of IP rights for major international companies in respect of fast moving consumer goods and pharmaceuticals in North Africa, Middle East and India. She has experience of general commercial contracts to include supply, consultancy, service, agency and distribution agreements in relation to a wide range of product and services. She is regularly involved in international multi-lateral negotiations involving commercial and legal decision-making and can guide projects from initiation to completion.

Tove is a Business Development Consultant. Her company offers BD services to IP law firms and consulting services to businesses. She was Chairman 2001-2006 and is a life member of MARQUES. She is a member of the International TM Team. She sat as observer on OHIM AdminBoard 2009-2013, acted as External Consultant to WIPO (Madrid) 2011-2014 and as Special Advisor to EUIPO Executive Director 2017-2020. Tove was Head of Corporate IP at Arla Foods 1987-2006 and Director TM at Zacco 2006-2010.

Michael is a Partner in the Trademark and Copyright group for the general practice law firm of Fox Rothschild LLP located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He focuses his practice on advising clients with regard to the availability and adoption of trademarks and the development, management and enforcement of domestic and international trademark portfolios

Eduardo has a Law Degree from the Cândido Mendes University in 1982. LL.M in Intellectual Property from MIPLC - Munich Intellectual Law Center. Guest Professor at the Post-Graduate course in Intellectual Property at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation in 1999 and 2000. Arbitrator for WIPO’s Chamber of Domain Name Disputes, Arbitrator for the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), USA. Participation in various national and international seminars on IP. One of his appearances includes a lecture presented at the Conference of the International Bar Association in Mexico City, March 1996 on issues related to IP in the MERCOSUR Agreement

Handling legal work, trademark enforcement cases, and domain names management. Assuring the smooth flow of the work within the firm, and enforcing appropriate tools to guarantee the same level of quality, follow-ups, and performance. Managing key accounts.

Paola is an IP Attorney at Tess@rolo IP Services (www.tessaroloip.com) in Barcelona. She is a lawyer admitted to practice in Spain and Argentina. She is the founder of Tess@rolo IP Services, she manages IP portfolios for local and international companies, counsels clients on trademarks and designs protection strategies; conducts marketplace investigations; litigates contested proceedings, such as oppositions and appeals before the Spanish Trademark and Patent Office, EUIPO and WIPO.

Alexander holds a Law Degree from the University of Cologne and an LLM degree from King’s College, London (2001). PhD in Law (2003). Admitted to the Hamburg bar (2004). Alexander is mainly active in the area of Trademark Law including litigation, Customs seizure and has a main focus on managing international trademark portfolios. He joined Uexküll & Stolberg in 2007 and has become a partner with the firm in 2011. Admitted as a Certified Specialist in Industrial Property Law

Sanjukta is a partner at Dickinson Wright LLP, and is a member of the Marques International Trademark Law Team. She provides availability opinions, adversarial proceedings and management of IP portfolios. She also enforces IP rights, advises on domain disputes and due diligence. She is a co-author on Hughes on Trademarks and Trademarks Act & Commentary, and writes trademarks chapters in Canadian Forms & Precedents, the Halsburys’ Laws of Canada, and the Canadian Trademark Law Benchbook.