José Meythaler

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Leaders in Law endorses José Meythaler as our exclusively recommended IP Litigation Law expert in Ecuador. If you wish to get in touch with José, please use the contact information provided above.

José Meythaler is the Senior Partner of the firm and trial lawyer since 1988. He is the head of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and of the Intellectual Property Litigation Department.

José Meythaler is considered one of the most experienced lawyers in national and international litigation and arbitration. He has been a litigator in Ecuador and abroad for several companies, including: Chevron, Ciba Geigy, Syngenta, Novartis, Baxter, Bayer, Pfizer, Merck, Conecel, Sanofi, Philip Morris, Stendhal, Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and others. They include civil litigation, commercial litigation, domestic and investment arbitration, intellectual property and market defence.

He has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, Leaders League, among others, in several areas of law, such as Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law, Intellectual Property, Patent Prosecution and Enforcement & anti-counterfeiting actions.

Areas of Expertise

  • Public Law
  • Business Law
  • Competition Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Life & Science
  • National and International Arbitration
  • Mediation and alternative dispute resolution
Outstanding Positions

Among the functions, he has performed are the following:

  • He has been a professor for 15 years in the Faculties of Jurisprudence of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Central University of Quito, University of the Americas, San Francisco de Quito, and SEK International.
  • Deputy for the Province of Pichincha;
  • Ex officio director of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Quito;
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property, currently SENADI;
  • Founding Director of the Ecuadorian Association of Phonogram Producers ASOTEC;
  • Member of the Ecuadorian Institute of Roman Law and the Ecuadorian Institute of Tax Law.

Main Activities

He has given lectures at several foreign universities, such as the Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Austral University in Buenos Aires, Externado in Colombia, UNAM in Mexico, among others.

​He has participated in several international events on arbitration and has given conferences on the subject in Peru under the auspices of the Peruvian Institute of Arbitration.

He is a member of Latin American International Arbitration and arbitrator judge of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce AMCHAM.

Languages

Spanish and English.

Firm Description:

For the benefit of our clients, the firm has around 40 legal professionals specialized in all branches of law, to provide strategic, comprehensive, and cost-effective legal advice, with emphasis on corporate communications, to meet the highest quality standards.

We have offices in the main cities of Ecuador: Quito and Guayaquil, belonging to a wide network of correspondents in America, Asia, and Europe, which is a huge competitive advantage for our clients. The breadth of professional resources at our disposal translates into a fast and efficient service, which is part of the policy we profess, which is summarized in:

  • Efficient communication with the client
  • Strict adherence to the Law and ethics
  • Effective defense of the individual and corporate rights of our clients

Throughout our accredited trajectory, we have advised clients of great international and national prestige who have placed their trust in us for more than 25 years. Likewise, we are part of the most reputable and relevant professional circles, providing our services in Ecuador and abroad.

We have offices in the main cities of Ecuador: Quito and Guayaquil, belonging to a wide network of correspondents in America, Asia, and Europe, which is a huge competitive advantage for our clients.

The breadth of professional resources at our disposal translates into a fast and efficient service, which is part of the policy we profess, which is summarized in:

  • Efficient communication with the client
  • Strict adherence to the Law and ethics
  • Effective defense of the individual and corporate rights of our clients

Throughout our accredited trajectory, we have advised clients of great international and national prestige who have placed their trust in us for more than 25 years. Likewise, we are part of the most reputable and relevant professional circles, providing our services in Ecuador and abroad.

 

Philipp Rastemborski, LL.M.

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Leaders in Law endorses Philipp Rastemborski as our exclusively recommended IP Litigation Law expert in Germany. If you wish to get in touch with Philipp please use the contact information provided above.

Philipp is a German-qualified attorney-at-law and a certified IP specialist in the Munich office of Meissner Bolte. His work focuses on complex patent infringement and invalidity cases tried before national courts, PTOs and arbitration bodies. Philipp’s expertise is in disputes involving SEPs, often at the intersection of IP and antitrust law. His cases are commonly international. He works with legal advisers from across Europe, the US and Japan, on multi-jurisdictional patent litigation strategies. He also advises on IP licensing strategies and IP-driven R&D projects.

His work focuses on complex patent infringement and invalidity cases tried before national courts, PTOs and arbitration bodies. Philipp’s expertise is in disputes involving SEPs, often at the intersection of IP and antitrust law. His cases are commonly international. He works with legal advisers from across Europe, the US and Japan, on multi-jurisdictional patent litigation strategies. He also advises on IP licensing strategies and IP-driven R&D projects.

Expertise

  • Electrical engineering
  • Telecommunications
  • Chip technology
  • Software
  • Mechanics.

Working languages

  • German
  • English

Education

Philipp Rastemborski studied law at the Freie Universität Berlin, completed his legal traineeship at the Berlin Court of Appeal and the German Embassy in Bangkok and his Master’s degree (LL.M. in European Law) at the University of Edinburgh.

Professional memberships

LES, VPP

Special fields

Electronics, telecoms, chip technology, software, mechanics

Rankings

MIP/IP Rising Star 2020

Firm Description:

Meissner Bolte offers full service protection of industrial property rights for innovative companies at home and abroad. Starting with the application process, through prosecution, to the enforcement and exploitation of your intellectual property rights, we are the IP experts to have at your side.

At Meissner Bolte, comprehensive IP consultation means teamwork: more than 80 highly qualified patent attorneys and lawyers work together using their combined legal expertise to protect and defend your creative accomplishments, technical innovations, unique products and valuable methods. Our teams focus on protecting industrial property rights in their entirety, combining all opportunities afforded by patent, trademark and design law with a single objective in mind: to develop and implement a sustainable strategy for your IP management.

When it comes to protection of the technical issues, we focus closely on the details: Our patent attorneys are graduate engineers and scientists in the fields of physics, electrical and electronic engineering, medical technology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and material sciences. In order to strengthen the bridge between science and law, many of our attorneys have also earned a Master of Laws degree. Moreover, the majority of our lawyers are qualified as lawyers specialising in the protection of industrial property rights, and are actively involved in the relevant industry and professional associations.

 

Terry Budd

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Terry Budd has spent over 35 years as a First Chair trial lawyer and litigator prosecuting and defending a wide range of Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Internet, First Amendment/Libel, and Complex Commercial litigation claims for corporations across the US and abroad. Typically advocating a counter-intuitive approach, yet one solidly grounded in well-established legal principles, Mr. Budd’s practice has included a large number of high-profile cases, involving, for example, Playboy Enterprises, Turner Broadcasting, WWE, Coca-Cola, AOL, CBS Network, Goldie Hawn, NFL players, Westinghouse, Alcoa, BNY Mellon Bank, PPG, F**ckedcompany.com, Malwarebytes, and Bleepingcomputer.com. Mr. Budd has personally handled trial cases in NYC, LA, San Fran, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Paris, Hamburg, and London. 

He has repeatedly received The Best Lawyers in America Award and is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers (ATLAC). He has been recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s Top Rated Lawyers and has consistently achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent – AV Rating plus its 5.0 Highest Ethical Standards Award. Budd Law has also earned the US News Best Law Firms Award – and has been recognized as a Top Rated Intellectual Property Lawyer in the National Law Journal and The American Lawyer.

After decades as an equity partner serving an array of Fortune 500 companies at the International law firm K&L Gates, Mr. Budd decided to custom tailor his practice to serve a small number of select clients through a boutique firm model in the special role as First Chair Trial Counsel and strategic outside General Counsel in matters across the globe from the US to the European Union to the Asian markets. Focusing his practice on the businesses of a select number of clients – while utilizing large International law firms as his special Litigation Teams – has enabled Mr. Budd to bring a new level of excellence to his clients’ cases. Expanding his International practice for clients across the European Union, Mr. Budd actively participates in a number of International Law associations and High Tech organizations. 

Mr. Budd’s practice primarily focuses on Cybersecurity, Software Litigation, AI/Machine Learning Developments, Blockchain Legal Disputes, and Intellectual Property matters. Mr. Budd has lectured extensively on Trial Tactics, developing and examining expert trial witnesses, jury psychology/jury selection, Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property law – as well as effective strategic business planning for avoiding costly litigation. He has also authored and served as an Editor for a number of books and articles on Trial Tactics and legal strategies. Mr. Budd has been a contributor/commentator in various media publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, NBC News, and the ABA Journal.

When not fighting for his clients, Mr. Budd enjoys traveling with his wife, son, and daughter – as well as shooting clays and motocross racing. Mr. Budd has been honored to gain a reputation given to him by his peers as “a lawyer’s lawyer”, who approaches litigation as a chess match and who’s always ready for a bare-knuckled fight.

REPRESENTATIVE TRIALS/CASES

Below are examples of different types of trials and cases that Terry Budd has handled over the course of his career.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. Bleeping Computer, (S.D.N.Y.)

Prosecuted Lanham Act, libel/defamation, business tort, and Intellectual Property infringement claims against a website to a successful business resolution after securing a Federal Court Opinion defining the limitations of the scope of protections afforded under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and establishing the scope of liabilities of website owners.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. ESET, (Hamburg, Germany Trial Court)

Successfully obtained an initial stage Preliminary Injunction against ESET for wrongfully blocking and interfering with Enigma’s customers’ use and access to Enigma’s software system optimization products and for unfair business competition under German law. The prosecution of Enigma’s comprehensive claims is proceeding.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. Malwarebytes, Inc., (Paris Business Court)

Prosecution of claims under French law for unfair competition and tortious interference with Enigma’s customer relationships for Malwarebytes’ unlawful blocking of Enigma’s anti-malware software products. (Case pending).

WWE vs. Playboy Entertainment, Inc., (S.D.N.Y.)

Successfully prosecuted emergency suit in NYC Federal Court and secured Preliminary Injunction against Playboy Magazine for Intellectual Property infringement claims for unauthorized use of WWE’s characters and trademark/copyright materials.

WWE vs. Brent Bozell and Parents Teachers Council, (S.D.N.Y.)

Prosecuted to successful resolution extended litigation for claims for disparagement, trade libel, and tortious interference against an activist group to protect WWE TV Programming and Intellectual Property rights from unlawful campaign of attacks.

Print Café Software vs. F*#^cked Company.Com, (Pa. Ct of Common Pleas)

Prosecuted one of the earlier original cases for defamation/libel and theft of proprietary information against anonymous Internet posters through pursuit of litigation against ISPs for disclosure of true identity of the defendant posters.

Turner Broadcasting Corporation (TBS) vs. WWE, CBS, et al, (Delaware Chancery Ct)

Successfully defended through trial, verdict, and appeal alleged claims for breach of TV Programming contracts to enable WWE to pursue new TV Programming deals with alternative TV stations.

Mellon Bank, N.A. vs. Arthur A. Gillis, Goldie Hawn, Quincy Jones, et al., (Los Angeles Superior Ct)

Successfully investigated and prosecuted to resolution claims for millions of dollars due Mellon Bank under real estate tax shelters and real estate partnership notes.

United Technologies, Inc. vs. AIG, et al., (Mass. Superior Ct)

Prosecuted to a wining jury verdict UTC’s claims for insurance coverage against dozens of insurance carriers for reimbursement of millions of dollars for cleanup costs for environmental remediation and for breach of insurance contracts and wrongful denial of insurance coverage.

Jeannette Glass, Inc. vs. Coca Cola, Inc., Security Pacific Bank, N.A., et al, (W.D. Pa)

Successfully defended and conducted forensic accounting investigation in a protracted litigation concerning alleged financial fraud and accounting improprieties with damages alleged in excess of $50 Million in connection with a leveraged buyout – and obtained winning defense verdict after a full trial.

Alcoa, Inc. vs. Liberty Mutual et al. (Washington Superior Court)

Developed and prosecuted complex insurance coverage claims for environmental clean-up costs against 100 + insurance companies and won 8 figure jury verdict for Alcoa after 3 month trial.

 

Terry Budd

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Terry Budd has spent over 35 years as a First Chair trial lawyer and litigator prosecuting and defending a wide range of Intellectual Property, Cybersecurity, Internet, First Amendment/Libel, and Complex Commercial litigation claims for corporations across the US and abroad. Typically advocating a counter-intuitive approach, yet one solidly grounded in well-established legal principles, Mr. Budd’s practice has included a large number of high-profile cases, involving, for example, Playboy Enterprises, Turner Broadcasting, WWE, Coca-Cola, AOL, CBS Network, Goldie Hawn, NFL players, Westinghouse, Alcoa, BNY Mellon Bank, PPG, F**ckedcompany.com, Malwarebytes, and Bleepingcomputer.com. Mr. Budd has personally handled trial cases in NYC, LA, San Fran, Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Paris, Hamburg, and London.

He has repeatedly received The Best Lawyers in America Award and is a member of the Academy of Trial Lawyers (ATLAC). He has been recognized as one of Pennsylvania’s Top Rated Lawyers and has consistently achieved the highest Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent – AV Rating plus its 5.0 Highest Ethical Standards Award. Budd Law has also earned the US News Best Law Firms Award – and has been recognized as a Top Rated Intellectual Property Lawyer in the National Law Journal and The American Lawyer.

After decades as an equity partner serving an array of Fortune 500 companies at the International law firm K&L Gates, Mr. Budd decided to custom tailor his practice to serve a small number of select clients through a boutique firm model in the special role as First Chair Trial Counsel and strategic outside General Counsel in matters across the globe from the US to the European Union to the Asian markets. Focusing his practice on the businesses of a select number of clients – while utilizing large International law firms as his special Litigation Teams – has enabled Mr. Budd to bring a new level of excellence to his clients’ cases. Expanding his International practice for clients across the European Union, Mr. Budd actively participates in a number of International Law associations and High Tech organizations.

Mr. Budd’s practice primarily focuses on Cybersecurity, Software Litigation, AI/Machine Learning Developments, Blockchain Legal Disputes, and Intellectual Property matters. Mr. Budd has lectured extensively on Trial Tactics, developing and examining expert trial witnesses, jury psychology/jury selection, Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property law – as well as effective strategic business planning for avoiding costly litigation. He has also authored and served as an Editor for a number of books and articles on Trial Tactics and legal strategies. Mr. Budd has been a contributor/commentator in various media publications, including the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, NBC News, and the ABA Journal.

When not fighting for his clients, Mr. Budd enjoys traveling with his wife, son, and daughter – as well as shooting clays and motocross racing. Mr. Budd has been honored to gain a reputation given to him by his peers as “a lawyer’s lawyer”, who approaches litigation as a chess match and who’s always ready for a bare-knuckled fight.

REPRESENTATIVE TRIALS/CASES

Below are examples of different types of trials and cases that Terry Budd has handled over the course of his career.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. Bleeping Computer, (S.D.N.Y.)

Prosecuted Lanham Act, libel/defamation, business tort, and Intellectual Property infringement claims against a website to a successful business resolution after securing a Federal Court Opinion defining the limitations of the scope of protections afforded under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and establishing the scope of liabilities of website owners.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. ESET, (Hamburg, Germany Trial Court)

Successfully obtained an initial stage Preliminary Injunction against ESET for wrongfully blocking and interfering with Enigma’s customers’ use and access to Enigma’s software system optimization products and for unfair business competition under German law. The prosecution of Enigma’s comprehensive claims is proceeding.

Enigma Software Group USA, LLC vs. Malwarebytes, Inc., (Paris Business Court)

Prosecution of claims under French law for unfair competition and tortious interference with Enigma’s customer relationships for Malwarebytes’ unlawful blocking of Enigma’s anti-malware software products. (Case pending).

WWE vs. Playboy Entertainment, Inc., (S.D.N.Y.)

Successfully prosecuted emergency suit in NYC Federal Court and secured Preliminary Injunction against Playboy Magazine for Intellectual Property infringement claims for unauthorized use of WWE’s characters and trademark/copyright materials.

WWE vs. Brent Bozell and Parents Teachers Council, (S.D.N.Y.)

Prosecuted to successful resolution extended litigation for claims for disparagement, trade libel, and tortious interference against an activist group to protect WWE TV Programming and Intellectual Property rights from unlawful campaign of attacks.

Print Café Software vs. F*#^cked Company.Com, (Pa. Ct of Common Pleas)

Prosecuted one of the earlier original cases for defamation/libel and theft of proprietary information against anonymous Internet posters through pursuit of litigation against ISPs for disclosure of true identity of the defendant posters.

Turner Broadcasting Corporation (TBS) vs. WWE, CBS, et al, (Delaware Chancery Ct)

Successfully defended through trial, verdict, and appeal alleged claims for breach of TV Programming contracts to enable WWE to pursue new TV Programming deals with alternative TV stations.

Mellon Bank, N.A. vs. Arthur A. Gillis, Goldie Hawn, Quincy Jones, et al., (Los Angeles Superior Ct)

Successfully investigated and prosecuted to resolution claims for millions of dollars due Mellon Bank under real estate tax shelters and real estate partnership notes.

United Technologies, Inc. vs. AIG, et al., (Mass. Superior Ct)

Prosecuted to a wining jury verdict UTC’s claims for insurance coverage against dozens of insurance carriers for reimbursement of millions of dollars for cleanup costs for environmental remediation and for breach of insurance contracts and wrongful denial of insurance coverage.

Jeannette Glass, Inc. vs. Coca Cola, Inc., Security Pacific Bank, N.A., et al, (W.D. Pa)

Successfully defended and conducted forensic accounting investigation in a protracted litigation concerning alleged financial fraud and accounting improprieties with damages alleged in excess of $50 Million in connection with a leveraged buyout – and obtained winning defense verdict after a full trial.

Alcoa, Inc. vs. Liberty Mutual et al. (Washington Superior Court)

Developed and prosecuted complex insurance coverage claims for environmental clean-up costs against 100 + insurance companies and won 8 figure jury verdict for Alcoa after 3 month trial.

 

Leslie M. Spencer

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Leslie Spencer, co-chair of the firm’s diversity committee, is a partner in the IP litigation practice working in the firm’s New York and West Coast offices. Leslie counsels clients on intellectual property matters involving software, computer networks and security, semiconductors, financial technology (“FinTech”), blockchain and artificial intelligence, among other technologies. She has over 15 years of experience litigating patent disputes in federal district court, including at Markman hearing, trial and appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Leslie is also a registered patent attorney, and appears before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Her practice also involves advising clients on IP asset protection, IP transactions and freedom-to-operate opinions.

Leslie has been recognized by New York Law Journal as one of thirty “Top Women in Law 2016,” and among New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2013.

Prior to practicing law, Leslie worked for financial services and defense technology companies, and supervised the development of a smart card-based secure transaction system.

Diversity:

At Ropes & Gray, diversity has long been an essential part of our firm identity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of professionals of all races, religions, genders, sexual orientations and family structures. We see our individual differences as an asset that enhances the quality of life for each of us and strengthens what we can accomplish as a firm.

The firm works hard to promote the recruitment, retention and advancement of people of diverse backgrounds at all levels. Our diversity committee, led by partners Leslie Spencer and Joan McPhee, hosts programs and events, addresses policy issues, and works to ensure that diversity remains a key focus across all of our offices. With the help of resources such as the Ropes Multicultural Group, LGBTQ Forum, Women’s Forum, and professional development and attorney support teams, we offer educational programs and seminars to our firm community.

Firm Overview:

Joining Ropes & Gray means becoming part of a global network of 1,200 professionals working across three continents and 17 time zones. And that translates into exciting career opportunities for entry-level candidates and experienced lawyers alike.

Rajeshwari Hariharan

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Leaders in Law endorses Rajeshwari Hariharan as our exclusively recommended IP Litigation Law expert in India. If you wish to get in touch with Rajeshwari please use the contact information provided above.

Rajeshwari Hariharan is the founder of Rajeshwari & Associates, a full service law firm based at New Delhi (India), specializing in the field of Intellectual Property including Patents & Designs, Trade Mark, Copyright, Plant Variety Registration, Geographical Indicators, besides other regulatory and allied areas.

After completing her Master’s Degree in Biotechnology and Bachelor’s Degree in Law, she was admitted to the Bar in 1993 and practiced as an advocate before the courts in Pune as well as the High Courts at Delhi and Bombay.

Ms. Rajeshwari led the patent litigation practice and played a key role in managing and growing the patents team in a reputed and leading Delhi-based law firm. She parted as an equity partner from the firm after almost 14 years, to set up Rajeshwari & Associates.

With over 20 years experience in legal practice, Ms. Rajeshwari’s areas of practice include counseling on issues relating to patent and infringement including rendering patentability opinions, drafting technology transfer and know-how agreements, licences, assignments; prosecution of patent applications in the field of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and biochemistry.

Ms. Rajeshwari was an active member of the legal team engaged for advising on issues related to reform initiatives in India. She has also advised clients on various aspects of Foreign Direct Investments, entry strategies, structuring of investments and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating of contract documents, as well as advised several clients on diverse high value and precedent-setting dispute resolutions.

She has rich experience in carrying out due diligence and handing of patent oppositions, revocations and appeals before the Patent Office and other higher for authorities. Currently, she handles patent and other litigations at the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts across India.

Besides authoring several articles, Ms. Rajeshwari is regularly invited to present papers and speak at various conferences and seminars in India and Abroad. Moreover, she has been rated by Chambers and Partners and Intellectual Asset Management magazine as one of the leading patent lawyers in the country.

Firm Description:

Founded in the year 2010, Rajeshwari & Associates, is committed to providing quality legal advice and seamless services to clients, and now has evolved to become one of the most preferred Intellectual Property Law firms in India. Building upon the 20 years of enviable experience of its founder Ms. Rajeshwari Hariharan across various segments of IP Laws, Litigation and Prosecution, the firm works relentlessly towards providing specifically customized solutions to its clients.

Drawing upon a dedicated pool of professionals, with a perfect blend of youth and experience, the team at Rajeshwari & Associates has developed proven expertise, and is fully capable of handling all types of Patents, Trademarks, Copyright, Industrial Designs, Plant Variety, Geogprahical Indicators, and related IP litigation, besides Information Technology

Law, Regulatory Affairs, Technology Transfer and allied fields.

We firmly believe that our success depends on the skills and commitment of our people, and hence we form specialized teams to handle cases as per the needs of the specific

clients. Stress is laid on building collaborative working environment and on developing a productive working relationship with our clients. We strive hard to understand the objective of the clients, and then provide them with the best possible options and solutions.

In a short span of 5 years since inception, we feel humbled and also draw inspiration by the confidence and trust reposed in us by large and small corporations alike, a number of Government bodies and technical Universities, for protection of their Intellectual Property.

At Rajeshwari & Associates, we have an unending passion for work, an unfettering relationship with our colleagues and an unbeaten commitment to live up to our clients’ interests and expectations. It is our endeavor to work relentlessly towards providing the most innovative, well-researched and meticulously planned strategies and solutions to our clients for helping them to protect and profit from their ideas.

 

Kerry Chrysiliou

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Kerry is a co-founder and managing principal of Chrysiliou IP, which has a principal focus on all aspects of intellectual property. She is a Solicitor and a Patent and Trade Marks Attorney in Australia and New Zealand. A Bachelor of Science graduate (majoring in Chemistry and Biochemistry), she has specialised in patent, trade mark and litigation matters since 1969.

Kerry has authored intellectual property presentations and articles in Australia and overseas. Kerry also heads the litigation team in Chrysiliou Lawyers, a division of ChrysLegal, where she acts in major intellectual property litigation matters before the Federal Court and High Court. ChrysLegal is involved in litigation matters in a number of Australian States. Kerry has been highly recommended to clients by senior counsel and has acquired a substantial reputation in the intellectual property litigation field.

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Chrysiliou IP and ChrysLegal  (“the Group”):

The Group occupies a niche in the Australasian intellectual property field by bringing specialist knowledge of intellectual property, consumer law and technology law into the practice provided by patent and trade mark attorneys and lawyers. With offices in Sydney and Melbourne it represents clients throughout Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea with members of the Group admitted to practice in such countries.

The Group dates back to1987 when CMC intellectual property lawyers was founded by Andros Chrysiliou and Kerry Chrysiliou who had for many years before such time occupied senior partner positions in one of Australia’s largest Firms.  With careers dating back to 1970, Andros and Kerry used a wealth of knowledge and experience upon which to build the solid foundations of the Group, which has worked hard to establish a reputation for outstanding services in Australia and overseas.

The law firm in its initial years came to prominence with its successful handling of significantly important contentious matters.  These matters had been transferred to the Firm’s care by large US multi-national corporations and local companies who had faith in the Firm.

The Group has a strong team of experts in its patent and trade mark attorney and litigation practices, offering a range of specially designed services in the intellectual property law and related practice fields. These specialised services include reviewing the management of clients’ intellectual property portfolios, creating a master plan for effective protection and been in a position to the in the best possible position should litigation becomes necessary or is encountered.

Security and confidentiality is an ethical requirement of the Group and it protects client’s confidential information as if it is our own and this is important when litigation proceedings are on the radar. Using conflict management tools members of the Group has managed to settle numerous matters with favorable outcomes and avoiding the need for costly litigation.

Kerry has played a leading role in establishing such structure for the Group, as well as diligently working around the clock in leading the way in giving clients the best possible attention to their intellectual property litigation and providing the best prospects for success.

Kerry is a director in a top level professional rugby league team and has been actively involved in the activities of the team and its governing body. Kerry is also a director of a horse racing and breeding company. Her commercial experiences at board level have been passed onto the Group in providing a better understanding of what are critical factors for businesses in conflict matters.

Creativity and new ideas lie at the heart of every successful new venture.  These intangible rights need to be legally protected by experts in order to avoid costly adverse consequences down the track. It is all part of a successful anti-litigation plan and the Group has the patent and trade mark attorney and lawyer team of technically literate and experienced professionals to do that and they  not only think outside the box, but examine all cavities within the box.

 

Hemant Singh

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Hemant Singh, the founder member of the firm, joined the bar in 1984 and has been exclusively practicing in the field of Intellectual Property Rights for more than two and a half decades. Till 1991, he was a partner in an IP law firm where after, he established INTTL ADVOCARE, an IPR law firm based at New Delhi, India. His guidance has seen the firm grow steadily from a national to an international level. He has been instrumental in developing a world-wide clientele, and has handled over 1700 IP litigations.

He has been the lead counsel in several land mark IP cases. He is a litigation counsel as well as a registered Patent Agent. Mr. Singh is also a member of the INTA, AIPPI, APAA, IPAA, FICCI and ASSOCHAM and Supreme Court and Delhi High Court Bar Association. He has been the Chairman of National Council on IPR of ASSOCHAM (Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in India) (2010-11).

He has served as the Vice President APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association) India Group (2004-09). Also been the Committee Member of Trade Name Subcommittee of INTA (International Trade Marks Association (2010-12), Trade Marks Committee of APAA (Asian Patent Attorneys Association) (2010-12), CII National Committee on IP (2011-2012), Anti Counterfeiting Sub-Committee of INTA (2006-09), Internet Counterfeiting Task Group of INTA (2006-07), Anti Counterfeiting Committee of APAA (2004-09), Membership Committee of INTA (2004-05), Executive Member of APAA Management Committee (Indian Group) (2002-04). He has been attending many conferences all over the world, speaking on various relevant IP issues at Global conferences including LawAsia, INTA, APAA among many others.

Inttl Advocare:

Inttl Advocare is a full service IP firm, ranked as one of the leading IP firms in India by “Managing IP” and “Chambers and Partners”, U.K. The Firm in a short span of time has firmly established itself in the Indian legal industry and has built up a reputation for competence, good practices and effective service.

Inttl Advocare was established in 1991 and has its principal office in New Delhi with associate offices in Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore and Ahmadabad.Mr. Hemant Singh, the Founding Partner, is a leading IPR litigation lawyer in India who has been practicing in the field of IPR since 1984 and has handled over 1700 IP litigation cases till date on Trade Marks, Copyright, Industrial Designs, and Patents.

Inttl Advocare presents an appropriate mix of the necessary legal expertise, industry specialization and commercial acumen. The Firm has specialist teams headed by domain experts to ensure that the most relevant, powerfully persuasive and comprehensive legal advice is delivered to its clients. The firm has a strong IT support, and qualified patent agents and engineers.

With an aim to provide best results, the Firm has specialized Departments for Trademarks prosecution, Enforcement and Patent. The firm advises a diverse clientele including leading brands in Foods and Beverages, Liquor, Garments, Cosmetics, FMCG, Fashion Accessories, Computer Software, Telecommunication, Media, Electronics, Telemarketing Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Automobiles, Biotechnology, Printing Industry, civil engineering etc. The Firm ensures that its clients receive cost-effective, value added and fully integrated services always.