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WIPR Influential Women in IP 2019
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Jo-Ann See
DIRECTOR, AMICA LAW, SINGAPORE
For more than 25 years Jo-Ann See has represented
a number of businesses in intellectual property
protection and disputes. She is a director at
Amica Law, a firm that specialises in all aspects
of IP including patents, trademarks, copyright
and designs. Companies in the entertainment,
telecommunications, IT and food and beverage
industries have benefited from her rich knowledge
of IP law. She regularly advises clients on brand
clearing and IP enforcement, and she conducts
patent searches and prosecutes applicantions
both in Singapore and in other jurisdictions. She
is a member of INTA.
Tshepo Shabangu
CHAIR OF THE PARTNERSHIP,
SPOOR & FISHER, SOUTH AFRICA
For more than two decades, Tshepo Shabangu
has been involved in domestic and international
trademark registrations as well as drafting
IP agreements, trademark audits, portfolio
management, and due diligences . She has drafted
IP-related agreements relating to the 2010 FIFA
World Cup for one of South Africa’s government
departments, which covered broadcasting rights
and the employment of performers involved in
the ceremony. In addition to her legal practice,
Shabangu is a guest lecturer at a local university.
She is also a member of ECTA, the International
Bar Association, and the South African Institute
of Intellectual Property Law.
Archana Shanker
SENIOR PARTNER AND HEAD OF
PATENTS AND DESIGNS, ANAND &
ANAND, INDIA
Archana Shanker is a senior partner and head
of the patent and designs department at Anand
& Anand. She is an active contributing member
of various international associations such as
the Asian Patent Attorneys Association. She
has experience in patents and designs, and
has represented clients in the bioinformatics,
software, electronics, and pharmaceutical
industries. She is a graduate of the faculty of law
at the University of Delhi, where she achieved
her postgraduate diploma in bioinformatics and
pharmaceutical regulatory affairs. She has also
handled cases before the high courts in India.
Elisabeth Siemsen do Amaral
PARTNER, DANNEMAN, BRAZIL
Elisabeth Siemsen do Amaral has more than
three decades of experience in trademark law,
and she manages both the national and overseas
trademark work of Danneman. Siemsen do
Amaral assists clients with all aspects of brand
protection, covering the necessary procedures
and strategy and, where necessary, litigation.
Her industry specialities include food and
beverage, tobacco, entertainment, cosmetics,
manufacturing, and education. Alongside her
practice, she is president of the Inter-American
Intellectual Property Association. She was
also president of the association’s trademark
committee from 2003 to 2009.
Say Sujintaya
PARTNER, BAKER MCKENZIE,
THAILAND
Say Sujintaya is a partner at Baker McKenzie
Bangkok, where she co-heads the recently merged
IP, technology, and communications practice
group. She also serves as Asia-Pacific regional
chair of the same group. Sujintaya represents
leading clients in the pharmaceutical, technology
and media, automotive, and consumer goods
industries. She has extensive experience handling
infringement and anti-counterfeiting matters
involving trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Sujintaya is a member of INTA, secretary
of the Thai chapter of AIPPI, and the newly
elected president of the Asian Patent Attorneys
Association Thailand.
Michiru Takahashi
PARTNER, JONES DAY, JAPAN
Michiru Takahashi has experience in intellectual
property and focuses primarily on trademarks,
unfair competition litigation, and trademark
prosecution. She has represented clients in a
variety of industries, such as cosmetics, medical
devices, video games, electronics, consumer
products, and entertainment. She graduated
with an LLB from Kyoto University in 1985 and
graduated with an LLM from Cornell University
Law School in 1993. She is also a member of
AIPPI, INTA, the Daini Tokyo Bar Association,
and the Japan Patent Attorneys Association. In
a notable case, she represented Mag Instrument
in connection with a 3D trademark victory
(‘Mini Mag-Lite’) at the Intellectual Property
High Court.