10/28: CONCURRENT SESSION: International-It's a Litigious World After All

Topic

International: It's a Litigious World After All; Big Developments in Central and South America; Mastering Madrid Protocol

Moderator:

Laura Collada, Dumont, Mexico City, Mexico

Speakers:

Global Patent Infringement Litigation Strategies for Plaintiffs and Defendants. -- Penny Gilbert, Powell Gilbert, LLP, London, United Kingdom

Big Developments in Central and South America: A deep dive on patent law changes in Latin America, including Mexico's new IP law and Brazil's strategies to reduce its backlog. -- Ricardo Boclin, ClarkeModet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Mastering the Madrid Protocol: Best practices for when to use it and when not to use it. -- Rosalyn Newsome, Barker Bretell, Birmingham, England

Speakers

• Newsome, Rosalyn

  Barker Brettell | Head of Cosmetics Sector

  Rosalyn Newsome has over 20 years’ experience handling all aspects of trade mark work. She routinely conducts global brand clearance work and creates global filing strategies to complement business drivers, timeframes and budget considerations.
• Boclin, Ricardo
  Ricardo Boclin is a seasoned professional working with Intellectual Property for more than 20 years, mainly on the consultancy related to patent and industrial design prosecution. He is a mechanical engineer and attorney at law and recently assumed the role as Technical and Legal Director at Clarke Modet Brazil.
• Gilbert, Penny

  Powell Gilbert | Partner

  Penny’s strong scientific background has led to her specialisation in advising clients in the life sciences sector. She represents clients before the UK patent courts, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and has represented clients in referrals to the CJEU and EFTA Court.
• Collada, Laura

  Dumont | Managing Partner

  Laura Collada has been the managing partner of Dumont since 2008. She has many years of experience in the field of IP. Her practice covers the complete lifecycle of IP rights, from consultancy to application, and from enforcement to dispute resolution.