Tomorrow’s Leader Award

Through pro bono work, Ms. Hanspal has advised several businesses and organizations regarding their trademark applications. She is a member of many IP-related networks including ILN, Interlegal, ASSOCHAM, and Globalaw, to which she regularly contributes articles and resources. She has demonstrated an acute interest in how brands can enforce their trademark rights amid emerging technologies such as AI and the Metaverse. Ms. Hanspal will serve on The Trademark Reporter Committee next term.

Nguyen has engaged in pro bono projects working with Vietnam-based startups to help protect and register their trademark rights in the Asia Pacific. During his time in practice, Mr. Nguyen has authored several articles to raise awareness of IP issues and has spoken at trademark law-related events. He also supports the development of IP professionals through his lectures at the Vietnam Judicial Academy and Hanoi Law University. In the coming term, he will join INTA’s Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee.

Ms. Estabile, recently honored as a “rising star” by Leaders League, focuses her career on biodiversity matters and supporting the interaction of companies with indigenous/traditional people living in different regions in Brazil, such as the amazon, and territories demarcated by the Brazilian Indigenous Foundation, drafting agreements to authorize the use of their name, image, and voice, as well genetic resources associated with traditional knowledge, in addition to assisting with legal certifications and approvals to enter those territories. A member of the Brazilian Industrial Property Association, Ms. Estabile has also played a key role in developing important IP-related legislative changes in Brazil, as coordinator of the advocacy committee.

Emilie Feil-Fraser has established herself as a voice for female entrepreneurship in Canada, doing all she can to attract, nurture, and empower women-led businesses and women entrepreneurs as clients, focusing on their trademark rights. She is also active in the Canadian cannabis legalization movement, directing her efforts on the emerging trademark issues as they relate to standardizing, defining, and asserting trademarks regarding cannabis strain names.

Mr. Campos has been practicing law for two years, concentrating on IP law, regulatory law, and compliance. His experience involves litigation on copyright, trademarks, and patents.

In his brief tenure as an attorney, he has already made a mark on the IP community in Brazil. His pro bono work has included helping to protect the trademark of nonprofit organization, Fight for Peace, which combines boxing and martial arts with education and personal development to assist young people in reaching their potential.

He has published books and articles related to the IP community, including on topics such as copyright, geographical indications, trademarks, patents, trade secrets, amendments to Internet and copyright laws, and more. His book on Pharmaceutical Patent Litigation was nominated for two awards and cited by the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro to ground judicial decisions.

An associate at the full-service IP practice for three years, Ms. Gerharde specializes in IP, IT matters with a particular focus on global IP protection strategies and transactions, trademark enforcement, trademark litigations, and copyright.

She has done extensive pro bono work for various organizations in Latvia during her brief career as an IP lawyer. Her efforts have included providing assistance on IP matters for the country’s official COVID-19 contact tracing mobile application; the Latvians Abroad Museum and Research Centre, which collects testimonials, objects, photos, and stories about Latvia emigration; and ManaBalss, a platform for public initiatives.

Ms. Maienza, who has worked at the global law firm for nearly four years, focuses on the protection of trademarks, designs, geographical indications, copyright, and other IP assets. She has experience with data protection and privacy, and she has authored articles on topics related to historical trademarks, trademarks and fashion, IP protection for indigenous peoples, nontraditional marks, and more.

In addition, she has performed pro bono work for organizations in both Italy and the United Kingdom. Her efforts have included trademark filings for a UK-based magazine that creates opportunities for the homeless, and to an Italian radio station operated by adolescents.

Bita Kianian focuses her practice on trademark prosecution and enforcement, copyright, unfair competition, and licensing. During the first few years of her career, she co-authored numerous articles for prestigious publications. During these years, she also performed extensive pro bono work, including volunteering at El Centro Legal, a student-coordinated network of volunteer legal aid clinics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, where she represented individuals who had been wrongly denied government benefits.

Aprajita Nigam’s practice covers trademark, copyright and design matters, risk assessment, oppositions, cancellation, review and appeals, suits for copyright and trademark infringement, and domain name complaints. She has been published in several well-known trade publications on topics including pharmaceutical trademarks, counterfeit goods, and the overlap between trademark and design rights in India. Additionally, Ms. Nigam has a long list of pro bono work. This includes advising a non-profit organization on registering geographical indications with respect to 400-year-old paintings, filing trademark applications for a rice trader who had recently started his business, and handling myriad other IP issues for small businesses and individuals.

Sher Hann Chua’s practice focuses on IP with clients in a broad range of industries, including automotive, energy, food and beverage, and media and entertainment. She has appeared on behalf of brand owners before trademark registrars and government bodies in negotiations, enforcement actions, and regulatory affairs. Ms. Chua has completed pro bono work for artists and non-governmental organizations and is a regular contributor to INTA’s Unreal Campaign. As part of a corporate social responsibility initiative by Tilleke & Gibbins, she volunteers as a speaker and guide at the Museum of Counterfeit Goods in Bangkok.

Suzannah Wood’s practice revolves around IP law, specializing in trademark prosecution for international brands. She has co-author and research credits on multiple prestigious publications and has done extensive pro bono work. She was named one of King & Wood Mallesons’s 2019 Pro Bono Champions for her pro bono service. Outside of IP law, Ms. Wood is involved with the Refugee Legal Service representing refugees before Fines Victoria and the Magistrates Court.