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Intellectual Property Practice Group

The purpose of this Practice Group is to facilitate in the collaboration of Intellectual Property issues. Members have the ability to correspond with other members, view current events in the group and/or industry events, start a discussion and share links and resources.

Africa & Middle East|4 members

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Asia Pacific|6 members

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Caribbean|1 members

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Europe|53 members

Gary Assim
Group Leader

Gary Assim

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Latin America|26 members

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North America|18 members

Chantal Desjardins
Group Leader

Chantal Desjardins

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Members

Chantal  Desjardins
Partner and Trademark Agent
Lavery Lawyers
Legal Services
Canada - Quebec
Gary  Assim
Partner
Shoosmiths LLP
Legal Services
England
Emilio  Beccar Varela
Partner
Beccar Varela
Legal Services
Argentina
Mariana  Lamarca Vidal
Senior Associate
Beccar Varela
Legal Services
Argentina
Florencia  Rosati
Partner
Beccar Varela
Legal Services
Argentina
Jonathan  Kelp
Partner
MinterEllison
Legal Services
Australia
Gus   Lightowlers
Partner, Patent Attorney, MinterEllison Consulting
MinterEllison
Legal Services
Australia
Axel  Anderl
Partner
DORDA
Legal Services
Austria
Rosalind K. Smith Millar, Q.C.
Partner
CGF
Legal Services
Barbados
Christophe  Ronse
Partner
ALTIUS/Tiberghien
Legal Services
Belgium
Olivier  Vrins
Partner
ALTIUS/Tiberghien
Legal Services
Belgium
Patricio  Rojas
Partner
C.R. & F. Rojas Abogados
Legal Services
Bolivia
Anisa  Tomic
Partner
Marić & Co Law Firm
Legal Services
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fabio  Pereira
Partner
Veirano Advogados
Legal Services
Brazil
Valdir De Oliveira Rocha
Partner
Veirano Advogados
Legal Services
Brazil
Stela  Sabeva
Partner
Boyanov & Co.
Legal Services
Bulgaria
Geneviève  Bergeron
Partner and Trademark Agent
Lavery Lawyers
Legal Services
Canada - Quebec
Béatrice T  Ngatcha
Partner and Patent Agent
Lavery Lawyers
Legal Services
Canada - Quebec
Gaspard  Petit
Senior Associate
Lavery Lawyers
Legal Services
Canada - Quebec
Benoit  Yelle
Patent Agent
Lavery Lawyers
Legal Services
Canada - Quebec
Pablo  Iacobelli
Managing Partner
Carey
Legal Services
Chile
León  Weinstok
Director
BLP
Legal Services
Costa Rica
Petra  Mirovska
Counsel
Kocián Šolc Balaštík
Legal Services
Czech Republic
Sture  Rygaard
Partner
Plesner
Legal Services
Denmark
Isabel  Andrickson
Senior Counsel
Pellerano & Herrera
Legal Services
Dominican Republic
Maria Rosa  Fabara Vera
Managing Partner
BUSTAMANTE FABARA
Legal Services
Ecuador
Francisco  Medrano
Senior Associate
Consortium Legal - El Salvador
Legal Services
El Salvador
Carlos  Rodriguez
Senior Associate
Consortium Legal - El Salvador
Legal Services
El Salvador
Suzanne  Tablas
Partner
Consortium Legal - El Salvador
Legal Services
El Salvador
Antony  Craggs
Partner
Shoosmiths LLP
Legal Services
England
Lisa  Page
Legal Director
Shoosmiths LLP
Legal Services
England
Egon  Talur
Partner
COBALT
Legal Services
Estonia
Kalle  Hynönen
Partner
Krogerus
Legal Services
Finland
Thierry  Lauriol
Partner
Jeantet
Legal Services
France
Frederic  Sardain
Partner
Jeantet
Legal Services
France
Dominik  Eickemeier
Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Ruben A.  Hofmann
Equity Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Anton  Horn
Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Thomas  Jansen
Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Antje  Muench, LL.M.
Equity Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Soren  Pietzcker, LL.M.
Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Thorsten A. Wieland
Partner
Heuking
Legal Services
Germany
Gregory  Vlachos
Partner
SARANTITIS Law Firm
Legal Services
Greece
Gusztav  Bacher
Senior Partner
Szecskay Attorneys at Law
Legal Services
Hungary
Erla S. Arnadottir
Partner
LEX Law Offices
Legal Services
Iceland
Tarvinder  Singh
Senior Partner
Kochhar & Co. Advocates & Legal Consultants
Legal Services
India
Amit  Dat
Partner
FISCHER (FBC & Co.)
Legal Services
Israel

Events

WSG Annual Meeting 2026

Hosted by: World Services Group

World Services Group and Lavery Lawyers will welcome members to the WSG Annual Meeting 2026 in Montreal, Canada. The meeting program will feature guest speakers, case studies, and panel perspectives on industry and global trending topics. It will create opportunities to network with global members and continue developing relationships.

Event DETAILs and Registration

Group Policies

  1. MISSION: To bring together and establish relations between practice specialists of WSG member firms.
  2. OPEN CHARACTER: WSG Practice Groups are open to all specialists in that field within WSG firms. Groups will be titled and represented with the WSG logo.
  3. PRACTICE GROUP POLICIES:
    1. The groups will have a group leader who will be established by WSG at the outset of the group. The group leader will be the main person of contact for the group and will act as a liaison with WSG regarding all policy recommendations, meeting/event coordination and any other group issues required. Rotation of the group leader should be discussed with WSG corporate headquarters. At the onset of a new group leader, any special policies defined by the group must be reconfirmed.
    2. Meeting and event date requests should be submitted to WSG corporate headquarters for review of the request in advance of the meeting up to 24 months or best estimation.
    3. Should the opportunity for a meeting arise at any moment, the group leader will discuss with WSG corporate headquarters the possible dates to avoid interference with already pre-existing commitments.
    4. Following the policy already defined in some Practice groups, there can be limitations to the number of representative from each Firm invited to attend in person group meetings/events to allow for multiple firm representations and smaller more effective gatherings.
    5. Meeting/event sponsorship for the practice group will be undertaken completely by the firm organizing the event.
    6. The WSG logo, name and image must be present at all events/projects undertaken by the group.
    7. WSG will necessarily deal with invitations and advertisement of all meetings and charge a registration fee of € 60 / USD 75 to assure brand image and equal assistance opportunities.
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