The GLIPA Board
Atlanta - October 19, 2022 | Launch of the Alliance and first GLIPA board meeting
Our Cabinet
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Scott Frank
AT&T, GIPA
Chair & President
Maria Fernanda Hurtado
Hurtado Consultant
Executive Director & Latin America Regional Co-Chair
Nikhil Marathe
AT&T, ILIPA
Strategy & Planning
Lisa Jorgenson
WIPO
Vice Chair - WIPO
Gonzalo Rovira
Bayer
Latin America Regional Co-Chair
Bertin Niyigaba
Executive Director at African Institute of Intellectual Property
Africa Regional Co-Chair
Alan Kasper
(Former) President of Global Network of National IP Law Associations
Acting Vice Chair - Regional (Chair N.America)
Henry Wheare
Partner Nixon Peabody CWL
Vice Chair - Regional (S & E Asia + A-NZ)
Michael Wright
(Retired) Coca-Cola, GIPA
Treasurer
Michael Hobbs
Troutman Pepper, GIPA
Secretary
Barry Brager
Perception Partners, GIPA
Technology
Our Executive Committee
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Louis-Pierre Gravelle
Past-President of IPIC
Regional Co-Chair
Ilias Konteas
EMMA & ENPA Executive Director
Europe Regional Co -Chair
Precious Gozwa
Co-Founder and Director, Intellectual Property Hub Zambia
Africa Regional Co-Chair
Bastiaan Koster
Patent and Trademark Attorney, Partner at Von Seidels
Africa Regional Co-Chair
Julian Crump
President of FICPI
Europe Regional Co -Chair
Mohammad Fazil Bharucha
Bharucha & Co
Regional Co-Chair
He Jing
Managing Partner GEN Law Firm
Regional Co-Chair
Pravin Anand
Managing Partner and leading IP litigator at Anand & Anand (Law Firm)
Regional Representative
Otto Licks
Partner, Licks Attorneys
Regional Representative
Jay Erstling
(Former) Director PCT, Director-Advisor to DG WIPO
Strategy & Planning
Our Board Members
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Gwilym Roberts
Partner, Kilburn & Strode LLP, Podcast Co-host
Board Member
Suzanne Harrison
IP Gathering
Board Member
Patrick Wingrove
Americas editor, Managing IP
Strategy & Planning
Tony Rollins
President, Global Network of National IP Practitioner Associations
Strategy & Planning
Sophia Sakupwanya
Intellectual Property Manager, AT&T
Strategy & Planning
Laura Peter
Former Deputy Director USPTO
Strategy & Planning
Jorge Otamendi
G. Breuer
Board Member
Claire Gregg
Senior Associate, DCC; Councillor, Institute of Patent & Trade Mark Attorneys (IPTA)
Board Member
S.M Zillur Rahman
Rahman Ip Solutions
Board Member
Perla Koziner
BUFETE AGUIRRE QUINTANILLA, SORIA & NOSHIZAWA
Board Member
Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta
ABPI, Senior Partner, Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello
Board Member
Oswald Alembong
Patent Attorney, Von Seidels
Board Member
Mike McLean
CEO, Innovation Asset Collective
Board Member
Stephanie Curcio
Co-Founder & CEO, NL Patent
Board Member
Santiago Schuster
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE,COORDINADOR PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL
Board Member
Xiaolin Dang
Managing Partner, Beijing Sanyou Intellectual Property Agency Ltd.
Board Member
Jose Alejandro Santana
Lugo Lovaton
Board Member
Jose Roberto Romero
Partner and Vice president at Romero Pineda
Board Member
Joerg Thomaier
Head of IP Bayer Group
Board Member
Stephan Freischem
GRUR (Germany)
Board Member
Pearl Yomekpe
IP Consultant
Board Member
Vincent Taally Dugbenu
IP Officer at Ghana Industrial Property Office
Board Member
Christian de Lespinasse
Cabinet Delespinasse
Board Member
Ricardo Mejía
Butete Mejía
Board Member
Hari Subramaniam
Managing Partner, Subramaniam & Associates
Board Member
Ran Vogel
Partner, S. Horowitz & Co.
Board Member
Mikhail Jackson
Livingston Alexander & Levy, partner
Board Member
Kay Konishi
President, Global Network of National IP Practitioner Associations; also active in the Japan Patent Attorneys Association and the Asia Patent Attorney Association (Japan)
Board Member
Concilia Were
IP Lawyer - IP office
Board Member
Martin Michaus
Senior Partner of Basham, Ringe y Correa
Board Member
Elena Szentiványi
Henry Hughes
Board Member
Julian Bendaña
Guybendana
Board Member
Desmond Oriakhogba
University of Pretoria, Lead Advisor, Penguide Advisory
Board Member
Temitope Ogunbanjo
Principal Assistant Registrar, Nigeria Trademark Registry
Board Member
Wilfrido Fernández
Zacarias & Fernandez
Board Member
Tony Yeo
Managing Director, Intellectual Property Drew & Napier
Board Member
Deepak Syal
GreyB
Board Member
Chijioke Okorie
University of Pretoria, Lead Advisor, Penguide Advisory
Board Member
Catherine Eunkyeong Lee
Partner at Bae, Kim & Lee IP Group
Board Member
Gordon Humphreys
Chairperson, 5th Board of Appeal, EUIPO
Board Member
Raj Moahan Balendra
Sinnadurai Sundaralingam & Balendra
Board Member
Eleonora Rosati
Stockholm University, Professor of IP law
Board Member
Galit Gonen
Novartis, Head of Commercial IP
Board Member
Juma Athanas
IP Lecturer, University of Dodoma
Board Member
Okan Can
Senior Partner, Deris Legal
Board Member
Bushirah Namwaya
Stanbic Bank , Legal Officer
Board Member
Milan Ruzicka
Ready For Social
Board Member
Valencia Martin-Wallace
USPTO Deputy Director
Board Member
Dana Colarulli
Licensing Executive Society (LES) - International
Board Member
Steve Susalka
AUTM, National Council for Expanding American Innovation
Board Member
Daryl Lim
Associate Dean for Research and Innovation,The Pennsylvania State University
Board Member
Siva Raghupathy
Chief Commercialization Officer, Georgia Tech University
Board Member
David Hill
Past President AIPLA and AIPPI-US
Board Member
Rob Sterne
Partner, Sterne Kessler
Board Member
Griff Griffin
Eversheds, GIPA
Board Member
Jim Malackowski
Ocean Tomo
Board Member
Joaquin Nuñez Landáez
Partner at Hoet & Partners
Board Member
Nguyen Tuan Minh
Company secretary of TechcomBank, Lecturer Vietnam Judicial Academy
Board Member
Bright Chalwe
IP Attorney in Zambia
Board Member
Ropafazo sithole-Nyamundanda
Legal practioner
Board Member
MANUEL GUERRERO
Director Especializacion en Propiedad Intelectual, Externalo Univerity
Board Member
Axel Ferrazini
Managing Director, 4iP Council EU
Board Member
Esteban Santa Maria
Director at CAIINNO
Board Member
Maria Cecilia Romoloreux
Socia Corrales Rosales
Board Member
Shlomit Yanisky - Ravid
Professor Intellectual Property Law
Board Member
Jorge Rojas
UC Davis California
Board Member
Karen Abraham
Head, Intellectual Property Shearn Delamore & Co
Board Member
Josh Pond
Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP
Board Member
Justin Delfino
Executive Vice President, Evalueserve
Board Member
Alexander Agudelo O
Partner Director at OlarteMoure
Board Member
Jennifer Brant
International Consultant
Board Member
Margo A. Bagley
Emory University School of Law
Board Member
Daniel Greif
Senior Trademark Attorney
Board Member
Takuya Izumi
Director of Global Operations, Sugimura & Partners
Board Member
Letlhogonolo G. Moremi
Founder of ParkGrey IP
Board Member
Nick Neftenov
Tambourine Innovation Ventures
Board Member
Vikrant Rana
Managing Partner SS Rana & Co
Board Member
Sarah Roberts-Favell
UK IPO
Board Member
Sherry M Knowles
KECTIL
Board Member
Mauricio Uribe
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Board Member
Lucas Lehtinen
Universidad Austral
Board Member
Ryan Abbott
JAMS Inc
Board Member
Hugo Carrasco
Law Professor, UNAM Law School
Board Member
Danny Marti
Head of Public Affairs and Global Policy, Tencent
Board Member
Aaron Montero
Founding Partner, Eproint
Board Member
Mariano Municoy
Moeller IP
Board Member
Austin Padgett
Troutman Pepper
Board Member
Damaso Pardo
Partner - Head of IP group, Bruchou
Board Member
Gines Perea
Trampoline Network
Board Member
Maria Vazquez
Dean of Law School, Universidad de San Andrés
Board Member
Orit Fischman-Afori
Professor of Law; President, ATRIP
Board Member
Abel Martin
Professor at the Universidad Complutense (Madrid); Lawyer; AISGE CEO; Academic Researcher
Board Member
Pilar Montero
Law Professor, University of Alicante
Board Member
Jose Maria Montes
Managing Partner, CMC
Board Member
Grace Ann-Abbang
Compliance Officer
Board Member
Akira Yoshimori
JETRO
Board Member
Ricardo Castanheira
Sony Music
Board Member
Howard Read
ACAPO
Board Member
Francisco Tschen
Tschen Law
Board Member