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SABINE AGÉ YVES BIZOLLON Wren &Associés Bird &BirdAARPI I, rue Volney Centre d'Affaires Edouard VII , 75002 3 Square Edouard VII

Tel: +33 1 47 03 62 62 Paris, 75009

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sab i n e. age@ve ro n. co m Fax: +33 I 42 68 601 1 www.veron.com [email protected] www.twobirds.com She has served as board member in other IP Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1994, Sabine associations as well, including the Finnish Agé has been dedicating herself exclusively to Yves is renowned for his extensive AIPPI Group and Finnish Information patent litigation since she became a partner of experience in patent litigation. Technology Law Society Véron & Associés at the creation of the firm in 2001. Yves is the partner who leads the firm's The L411á Patent 1000 (2015) says: "At the group in France. He is helm is life sciences doyenne Ella Mikkola. Véron & Associés is a of 12 based in the Paris office. Quick - witted and perspicacious, the lawyers, assisted by a scientific consultant, celebrated paitnei and former Fulbright an economic litigation consultant, a graphic With more than 25 years' experience scholar brings adjunct expertise in copyright designer and translators, dealing exclusively in IP, Yves has extensive experience in and M &A to hei well-iounded practice." with patent litigation for French and litigation. He has dealt with sonie of the international clients. most significant, cross -border, patent cases Chambers Europe (2015) says: "Ella Mikkola in the fields of pharmaceuticals, electronics, leads the firm's IP and life sciences teams. Sabine handles standard related cases in the telecommunications and mechanics. She covets patent, and media- multimedia systems and telecommunications related copyright, and is praised by sources as fields and has acted on behalf of international Yves also led the establishment of the Lyon a `skilful and experienced lawyer'." telecommunications manufacturers for the office in 2006, making Bird & Bird the first French part of worldwide cross-border patent Anglo -Saxon law firm to practise in Lyon. litigations. She is also active in cases relating to pharmaceuticals, chemicals and medical Before joining the firm,Yves was an IP instruments as well as household appliances partner at Lamy Véron & Associés. and consumer goods, for international and domestic industry -based clients as well as He is a professor at CEIPI (Strasbourg) research organisations. She deals with legal and a lecturer at Centre Paul Roubier, issues extending from contractual disputes, and regularly teaches at Montpellier Law patent ownership (and co- ownership) to University. validity and infringement. Yves is a member of many professional Sabine lectures on patent litigation at the organisations such as APEB, EPLAW, International Centre of Intellectual Property APRAM, GRAPI and AAPI, where he is Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg and at the president of honour of the AIPPI French universities of Lyon and Montpellier, in group. He was previously vice president of addition to her speaking engagements for the AAPI. conferences. IAM Patent 1000 (2015) says: "Group leader Sabine Agé is an active member of the Yves Bizollon benefits from over a quarter- International Association for the Protection century's worth of contentious experience. of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and of He shines on multijurisdictional disputes the European Patent Lawyers Association and has spearheaded terrific growth in the (EPLAW). She is also a member of IPO and department." AIPLA throughVéron & Associés. Chambers Global (2015) says: "He is a very Véron & Associés maintains close relationship intelligent and bright lawyer and very quick with top-tier independent law firms in - even in complicated technical cases he other jurisdictions, which can handle parallel understands everything immediately." proceedings in multi jurisdictional cases.

She is co- author of Saisie- contrefaçon, trilingual version, edited by PierreVéron (2015).

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THOMAS BOUVET ISABELLE ROMET PIERRE VÉRON Véron & Associés Véron & Associés Véron & Associés

I , rue Volney I, rue Volney I, rue Volney Paris, 75002 Paris, 75002 Paris, 75002

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Thomas Bouvet obtained an LLM in the Isabelle Romet is entirely dedicated to PierreVéron is a member of the Paris Bar USA and is a doctor-at -law. Admitted to patent litigation, as are the 12 lawyers at the the Bar in 1996, he has dedicated himself firm. Admitted to the Bar in 1988, she began Véron & Associés, with 12 lawyers and to patent litigation since becoming partner working with PierreVéron immediately offices in Paris and Lyon, deals solely in ofVéron & Associés, at the founding of the afterwards. She is a co- founder of the firm patent litigation, with a special emphasis on firm in 2001. Véron & Associés in 2001, with Pierre Véron, international cases. It won the 2006, 2007, Thomas Bouvet and Sabine Agé. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2015 Managing Véron & Associés is a law firm of 12 lawyers, Intellectual Property Award for the French a scientific consultant, an economic litigation Her practice focuses on patent validity Law Firm of theYear and the 2003, 2007, consultant, a graphic designer and translators, and infringement in most technical areas, 2009 and 2014 Décideurs Award for the Best dealing exclusively with patent litigation for especially in complex technological fields Intellectual Property Law Practice in France French and international clients. and in an international context. A team player, she points out the importance of the PierreVéron is the honorary president of Thomas handles patent validity and firm's scientific consultant who assists the the European Patent Lawyers Association infringement disputes in the fields of lawyers to build a strong technical reasoning ( EPLAW), which he founded in 2001 and of electronics, telecommunications, mechanics, and design the best visual aids with the the French association of patent litigators. He chemistry, pharmaceuticals, media and in -house graphic designer.The economic has taught European patent litigation at the biotechnologies. He has extensive experience litigation consultant allows the clients to International Centre of Industrial Property in patent entitlement cases. He defends assess the financial stakes of the case at all Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg. Between employers in actions of compensation for stages. 2007 and 2012 he served as an expert with employees' inventions and advises companies the European Commission for the creation setting up appropriate policies in this She has handled landmark cases relating to of the Unified Patent Court in Europe. He respect.Thomas handled many actions for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, ophthalmology, has then been a member of the drafting infringement of plant breeders' rights and nanotechnology, diagnosis, genetically committee of the Rules of Procedure of represents clients before the CPVO. He modified plants and veterinary products. this court. He now serves as an expert in obtained a number of pioneering decisions Her expertise in pharmaceutical the expert panel advising the preparatory about trade secret misappropriation. goes with a focus on supplementary committee of the Unified Patent court. protection certificates. Green technologies Thomas lectures on patent litigation in are a growing activity. She remains active in PierreVéron is the editor of Saisie - schools of management and universities. mechanics, electricity and electronics. Contrefaçon, trilingual version (2015), and of He is a member ofAIPPI (member of the Concise International and European Intellectual programme committee and co -chair of Convinced by the interest of alternative Property Law, published by Kluwer Law the standing committee on biotechnology dispute resolution, she develops mediation in International (third edition, 2014). He and plant breeders' rights), GRAPI addition to negotiations. is also the author of more than 70 other (former president), and EPLAW, and an publications on patent litigation. administrator of Centre Paul Roubier. The She lectures on patent litigation at Sciences firm is a member of IPO and AIPLA. Po, Paris; various intellectual property centres A former president of an arbitration centre (such as Centre Paul Roubier); international and a former associate of the Chartered Thomas is the author of a doctoral thesis conferences; and private seminars. She is Institute of Arbitrators, he has been involved titled "The Legal Protection ofVegetal a member ofAIPPI, EPLAW,AAPI, LES in several arbitration proceedings, either Innovation" and co-author of Saisie- and, throughVéron & Associés, IPO and as counsel, arbitrator or chairman of the Contrefaçon, trilingual version, edited by AIPLA. She is a co- author of the book arbitration panel. PierreVéron (2015), and Droit et Pratique des Saisie - Contrefaçon, trilingual version, edited by Voies d'Exécution (published in the Dalloz Pierre Véron (2015). She contributed to the Action series, 2013 -2014). He contributed book Patent Erforcement Worldwide, published to Global Patent Litigation: How and Where to by Hart Publishing (2015). Win, published by Bloomberg BNA (2014).

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ALEX WILSON SABINE AGÉ Powell Gilbert LLP Véron & Associés Fleet 85 Street I , rue Volney

London, EC4Y I AE Paris, 75002 Tel: +44 20 3040 8040 Tel: +33 1 47 03 62 62 Fax: +44 20 3040 8001 Fax: +33 1 47 03 62 69

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Alex Wilson, partner, has an international Admitted to the Paris Bar in 1994, Sabine Véron & Associés maintains close practice, acting mainly in multi jurisdictional Agé gained experience in the various relationship with top -tier independent IP matters. He regularly advises clients intellectual property fields (patents, law firms in other jurisdictions, which on Europe -wide patent enforcement and , designs), before dedicating herself can handle parallel proceedings in multi - defensive strategies and coordinates their exclusively to patent litigation when she jurisdictional cases. implementation. He has experience of became a partner ofVéron & Associés at the arbitrations under International Chamber of creation of the firm in 2001. She is co- author of Saisie -contrefaçon, Commerce and specific national rules. published by the leading French publisher Véron & Associés is a law firm of 14 lawyers, Dalloz and edited by PierreVéron (third Alex's background in the life sciences (BSc, assisted by two scientific consultants, an edition, 2012). biochemistry) makes him ideally placed economic litigation consultant, a graphic to handle matters in the medical devices, designer and translators, dealing exclusively biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. with patent litigation for French and He also has a wealth of experience in international clients. telecommunications and electronics disputes involving standardised and implementation Sabine handles standard related cases in the technologies. His fluency in French and multimedia systems and telecommunications German has allowed him to spend time fields and has acted on behalf of an working in leading law firms in Paris international telecommunications and Düsseldorf. He has also practised as a manufacturer for the French part of a in Australia and as an examiner at worldwide cross -border patent litigation. the European Patent Office for a number She is also active in cases relating to of years. pharmaceuticals, chemicals and medical instruments, for international and domestic He regularly supports and attends industry-based clients as well as research proceedings before the German Courts and organisations. She deals with legal issues is a recognised foreign expert in the German extending from contractual disputes, patent system (Chambers Global). He has also ownership (and co- ownership) to validity practised as a solicitor in Australia and as an and infringement. examiner at the European Patent Office for a number of years.Alex has been a partner at Sabine lectures on patent litigation at the Powell Gilbert since 2007. He is a member International Centre of Intellectual Property of AIPPI, EPLAW, GRUB andVPP. He Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg and at the regularly lectures on intellectual property universities of Lyon and Montpellier, in matters at conferences and is the author of addition to her speaking engagements for numerous articles on this subject. conferences.

Sabine Agé is an active member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and secretary to the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW). She is also a member of IPO and AIPLA, through Véron & Associés.

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THOMAS BOUVET JULIEN FRÉNEAUX ISABELLE ROMET Véron & Associés Bardehle Pagenberg Véron & Associés

I , rue Volney I 0 boulevard Haussmann I , rue Volney Paris, 75002 Pads, 75009 Paris, 75002

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Fax: +33 I 47 03 62 69 Fax: +33 I 53 05 15 05 Fax: +33 I 47 03 62 69 thomas,[email protected] freneaux @bardehle.fr [email protected] www.veron.com www.bardehle.com www.veron.com

Thomas Bouvet obtained an LLM in the The practice of Julien Fréneaux, Dipl CEIPI Isabelle Romet is entirely dedicated to patent USA and is a doctor- at- law.Admitted to the Brevets, DESS, Sciences-Po, comprises advice litigation, as are the 13 other lawyers of the Bar in 1996, he specialised in intellectual and litigation in all matters of intellectual firm. Admitted to the Bar in 1988, she began property law and dedicates himself exclusively property, in particular working with Pierre Véron immediately to patent litigation since he became a partner and validity litigation before the French afterwards. She is a co- founder of the firm ofVéron & Associés, at the creation of the courts, as well as trademark, design and unfair Véron & Associés in 2001, with Pierre Véron, firm in 2001. competition matters, licensing, technology Thomas Bouvet and Sabine Agé. transfer agreements and IP- related contracts. Véron & Associés is a law firm of 14 lawyers, Her practice focuses on patent validity two scientific consultants (a professor of The cases that Julien Fréneaux handles and infringement in most technical areas, physics and chemistry and a doctor of regularly involve coordination with teams especially in complex technological fields pharmacy), an economic consultant, a graphic of lawyers from other jurisdictions as well and in an international context. A team designer and translators, dealing exclusively as with parallel litigation proceedings player, she points out the importance of the with patent litigation for French and in different countries in a complex firm's scientific consultants who assist the international clients. international litigation framework. He lawyers to build a strong technical reasoning represents international as well as French and design the best visual aids with the Thomas handles patent validity and corporate clients in patent infringement in -house graphic designer. The economic infringement disputes in most technical fields, and nullity cases before the various French litigation consultant allows the clients to notably electronics, telecommunications, courts. assess the financial stakes of the case at all media,mechanics,chemistry,pharmaceutic stages. als, medical products and biotechnologies. Julien Fréneaux has managed many He advised several pharmaceutical multinational patent conflicts concerning She has handled landmark cases relating to companiesn and a major French public technologies such as medical devices, sports cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, ophthalmology, medical research institute in patent equipments and mechanical engineering. nanotechnology, diagnosis, genetically entitlement cases, in actions of compensation He also handles a number of fashion design modified plants and veterinary products. for employees' inventions and advises infringement cases. Her expertise in pharmaceutical patents companies setting up appropriate policies in goes with a focus on supplementary this respect.Thomas handled plant breeder's Julien Fréneaux has published a number of protection certificates. Green technologies rights litigation, including before the CPVO. articles on various IP topics. are a growing activity. She remains active in He also handles trade secrets litigation. mechanics, electricity and electronics. He is admitted to the Paris Bar and heads the Thomas lectures on patent litigation. He is Paris office of Bardehle Pagenberg. Convinced by the interest of alternative a member ofAIPPI (a member of the dispute resolution, she participated in programme committee and co -chair of the Recommendations include Leaders League, mediations and negotiations that led to standing committee on biotechnology and 2011, and The International Who's Who major settlements. plant breeders' rights), GRAPI (currently of Patents Lawyers, 2011, where he was president), and EPLAW. He is also an described as "top- drawer ". She lectures on patent litigation at Sciences administrator of Centre Paul Roubier.The Po, Paris, various intellectual property centres firm is a member of IPO and AIPLA. (such as Centre Paul Roubier), international conferences and private seminars. She is Thomas is the author of a doctoral thesis,"The a member ofAIPPI, EPLAW, LES and, Legal Protection ofVegetal Innovation ", and throughVéron & Associés, IPO and AIPLA. co- author of Saisie- Contrefaçon, from leading She is a co- author of the book Saisie - French publisher Dalloz (third edition, 2012), Contrefaçon, published by leading French and Droit et Pratique des Voies d'Exécution publisher Dalloz and edited by Pierre Véron published in the Dalloz Action series (third edition, 2012). 2013-2014. He contributed to Global Patent Litigation: How and Where to Win, published by Bloomberg BNA (2014).

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PIERREVÉRON KLAUS HAFT TOBIAS HAHN Véron & Associés Hoyng ROKH Monegier Hoyng ROKH Monegier

I , rue Volney Steinstrasse 20 Steinstrasse 20 Paris, 75002 Düsseldorf, 40212 Düsseldorf, 40212

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PierreVéron is a member of the Paris Bar. Klaus Haft has worked as a physicist (holding Tobias Hahn has been an attorney since a diploma degree) since 1997 and an 2004 and a partner at the firm since 2011. His 14- lawyer firm, with offices in Paris and attorney since 2002. He advises on patent He advises German and international clients Lyon, deals solely in patent litigation, with infringement litigation and subsequent in all matters of intellectual property, and a special emphasis on international cases. litigation regarding damages, as well as specialises in national and international Between 2006 and 2015 it was named 7 times licences, in the entire area of intellectual patent litigation as well as subsequent French Law Firm of theYear at the Managing property law, with a specialism in patents. His proceedings for damages. He particularly Intellectual Property Awards; it obtained the particular focus is on standards, electronics, concentrates on the telecommunications, Décideurs Award for the Best Intellectual software, optics, electrics and general medical devices, pharmaceuticals, automotive Property Law Practice in France in 2003, mechanics. and mechanics. sectors. 2007, 2009 and 2014. Klaus Haft studied in Würzburg and . His practice has a key focus on infringement PierreVéron is the honorary president of He completed his diploma thesis in 1997 as proceedings on standard-relevant patents, in the European Patent Lawyers Association a member of the Spin Muon Collaboration which capacity Tobias advises and represents (EPLAW), which he founded in 2001 and of at the European Centre for Particle Physics several international telecommunication the French association of patent litigators. He at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. In companies regarding FRAND and has taught European patent litigation at the 1990, in parallel to his physics studies, he antitrust defences. He further represents International Centre of Industrial Property started specialising in intellectual property clients in opposition, revocation and Studies (CEIPI) in Strasbourg. Between 2007 law (particularly patent law). Klaus Haft is nullity proceedings before the German and 2012 he served as an expert with the visiting lecturer at Maastricht University and and European Patent Office, the German European Commission for the creation of the at Hagen Law School. Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Unified Patent Court in Europe. He has then Court. Moreover, he drafts and negotiates been a member of the drafting committee patent and copyright licence agreements, of the Rules of Procedure of this court. He R &D contracts, software and know-how now serves as an expert in the Expert panel agreements. advising the Preparatory Committee of the Unified Patent court. After studying at the Universities of Heidelberg (Germany) and (UK) he PierreVéron is the editor of Saisie- Contrefaçon, has specialised in intellectual property law. from the leading French publisher Dalloz During his legal clerkship he continued (third edition, 2012), and Concise International this specialisation, working for several and European Intellectual Property Law, international law firms. His PhD, obtained published by Kluwer Law International (third from the Free University of Berlin, dealt edition, 2014). He is also the author of more with the liability of companies for acts of than 70 other publications on patent litigation. unfair competition by third parties.

A former president of an arbitration centre Tobias Hahn publishes regularly on current and a former associate of the Chartered issues of intellectual property law and is a Institute ofArbitrators, he has been involved speaker at conferences on patent law and in several arbitration proceedings, either licensing. Furthermore, he is visiting lecturer as counsel, arbitrator or chairman of the at Hagen Law School. arbitration panel.

Véron Sc Associés maintains a statistical study on patent litigation in France.The latest report concerns the years 2000 to 2009, and follows on from a previous study spanning the years 1990 to 1999. Both can be found on the firm's website.

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Alan Johnson, Bristows LLP Thierry Mollet -Vieville, Duclos Thorne Mollet- Viéville HONG KONG Jennifer Jones, Bird & Bird LLP & associés Nigel Jones, Linklaters LLP Denis Monégier du Sorbier, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Vivien Chan,Vivien Chan & Co Ian Karet, Linklaters LLP Cyra Nargolwalla, Cabinet Plasseraud Ella Cheong, Ella Cheong Law Office Ari Laakkonen, Powell Gilbert LLP Alexandra Neri, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Douglas Clark, Gilt Chambers Rebecca Lawrence, Redd Solicitors LLP François Pochart,August & Debouzy Ling Ho, Morag Macdonald, Bird & Bird LLP Isabelle Romet,Véron & Associés Matthew Laight, Bird & Bird Charters Macdonald -Brown, Redd Solicitors LLP Marianne Schaffner, Dechert LLP Alison Wong, Bird & Bird James Marshall, LLP Denis Schertenleib, Cabinet Schertenleib Middlemiss, Dariusz Szleper, Szleper Henry Avocats Susie HUNGARY Kevin Mooney, Simmons & Simmons LLP GrégoireTriet, Gide Loyrette Nouai AARPI Smith Freehills LLP Associés Sebastian Moore, Herbert PierreVéron,Véron & Gabor Germus, Germus and Partners Gareth E Morgan, Olswang LLP Michael Lantos, Danubia Patent & Law Office LLC Gai y Moss, EIP Europe LLP GERMANY Eszter Szakács, Sár and Partners Attorneys at Law Jane Mutimear, Bird & Bird LLP József K Talas, Sár and Partners Attorneys at Law Edward Nodder, Bristows LLP Thomas Bopp, Gleiss Lutz Marian Noor, Simmons & Simmons LLP Jochen Bühling, Krieger Mes Graf v. der Groeben Tim Powell, Powell Gilbert LLP Martin Chakraborty, Hogan Lovells International LLP INDIA Richard Price,Winston & Strawn LLP Peter Chrocziel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Sophie Rich, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Pravin Anand, Anand and Anand Martin Fähndrich, Hogan Lovells International LLP David Rose, King & Wood Mallesons D Calab Gabriel, K & S Partners Joachim Feldges, Allen & Overy LLP Hiroshi Sheraton, Baker & McKenzie LLP S Majumdar, S Majumdar & Co Eva Geschke,Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin & Mark R Shillito, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP Archana Shanker,Anand and Anand Partners mbB Katharine Stephens, Bird & Bird LLP Hemant Singh, Inttl Advocare Olaf Giebe, Klaka Rechtsanwälte Diana Sternfeld, Fieldflsher Wolf Graf von Schwerin, Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Nigel Stoate,TaylorWessing LLP Schwerin & Partners mbB Christopher Stothers, Arnold & Porter (UI<) LLP IRELAND Marcus Grosch, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan Chris Thornham,TaylorWessing LLP LLP Gerard Kelly, Mason Hayes & Curran ClareTunstall, LLP Klaus Haft, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Patricia McGovern, DFMG Solicitors Justin Watts, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Tobias Hahn, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Aoife Murphy,WhitneyMoore Philip Westmacott, Bristows LLP Christian Harmsen, Bird & Bird LLP Fiona O'Beirne, McCann FitzGerald Richard Willoughby, D Young & Co Johannes Heselberger, Bardehle Pagenberg David O'Donohoe,Arthur Cox Alex Wilson, Powell Gilbert LLP Partnerschaft mbB Alistair Payne, Matheson David Wilson, Carpmaels & Ransford Frank -Erich Hufnagel, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Carol Plunkett,William Fry Ian Wood, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP LLP Laura Scott, William Fry Oliver )an Jüngst, Bird & Bird LLP John Whelan, A&L Goodbody ENGLAND BARRISTERS Christine Kanz, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Kay N Kasper, Hoyng ROKH Monegier James Abrahams QC, 8 New Square Peter Kather, Preu Bohlig & Partner ISRAEL

PiersAcland QC, I I South Square Roland Kehrwald, Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Schwerin Jonathan Agmon, Soroker - Agmon, & Patent Daniel Alexander QC, 8 New Square & Partners mbB Attorneys Henry Carr QC, I I South Square Martin Köhler, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Tal Band, S Horowitz & Co Mark Chacksfield, 8 New Square Boris Kreye, Bird & Bird LLP Eran Bareket, Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Joe Delaney, 3 New Square Peter Mes, Krieger Mes Graf v. der Groeben Group Thomas Hinchiiffe QC, 3 New Square Tilrnan Müller -Stoy, Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft Christopher Brice, Luthi & Co Andrew Lykiardopoulos QC, 8 New Square mbB Shlomo Cohen, Dr Shlomo Cohen & Co Charlotte May QC, 8 New Square Thomas Musmann, Rospatt Osten Pross David Gilat, Gilat, Bareket & Co, Reinhold Cohn Group Richard Meade QC, 8 New Square Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Richard Luthi, Luthi & Co James Mellor QC, 8 New Square Christian Osterrieth, Hoyng ROKH Monegier Avi Ordo, S Horowitz & Co Tom Mitcheson QC, 3 New Square Jochen Pagenberg, Bardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft Liad Whatstein, Liad Whatstein & Co Brian Nicholson, I I South Square mbB

lain Purvis QC, I I South Square Clemens Plassmann, Hogan Lovells International LLP Adrian Speck QC, 8 New Square Thomas W Reimann, Hoyng ROKH Monegier ITALY Michael Tappin QC, 8 New Square Sabine Rojahn,TaylorWessing PartG mbB Justin Turner QC, 3 New Square Matthias Sonntag, Gleiss Lutz Giovanni Francesco Casucci, Bardehle Pagenberg Andrew Waugh QC, 3 New Square HenrikTimmann, Rospatt Osten Pross Gabriel Cuonzo,Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati James Whyte, 8 New Square Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Gian Paolo Di Santo, Pavia e Ansaldo Studio Legale RogerWyand QC, Hogarth Chambers AxelVerhauwen, Krieger Mes Graf v. der Groeben Gualtiero Luca Dragotti, DLA Piper Andreas von Falck, Hogan Lovells International LLP Mario Franzosi, Franzosi Dal Negro Setti Max von Rospatt, Rospatt Osten Pross Giovanni Galimberti, Studio Legale Bird & Bird FINLAND Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB Cesare Galli, IP Law Galli Peter -Michael Weisse, Wildanger Kehrwald Graf v Giovanni Ghirardi, Hogan Lovells Studio Legale Peter Backstrom, Backström & Co Schwerin & Partners mbB Fabrizio Jacobacci, Studio Legale Jacobacci & Associati Rainer Hllli, Roschier Attorneys Ltd Anna Wolters, Bird & Bird LLP Vincenzo Dandoli, Franzosi Dal Negro Setti Seppo Kemppinen, Borenius Attorneys Ltd Luigi Mansani, Hogan Lovells Studio Legale Lasse Laaksonen, Borenius Attorneys Ltd Massimiliano Mostardini, Studio Legale Bird & Bird Johanna Lilla, Roschier Attorneys Ltd GHANA Giuseppe Sena, Studio Legale Sena eTarchini Ella Mildcola, Bird & Bird Attorneys Ltd LucaTrevisan,Trevisan & Cuonzo Avvocati Ben Rapinoja, Borenius Attorneys Ltd Amárkai Amarteifio, Amarteifio and Co Adriano Vanzetti, Studio Legale Vanzetti e Associati Mikael Segercrantz, Roschier Attorneys Ltd

GREECE FRANCE JAPAN Constantinos Kilimiris, Patrinos & Kilimiris Hisao Fukami, Fukami Patent Office PC Sabine Age,Veron & Associés Helen G Papaconstantinou, Helen G Dr Chikao Fukuda, Fukuda & Kondo Laetitia Benard,Allen & Overy Law LLP Papaconstantinou and Partners Firm Yoshiyuki Inaba,TMI Associates Thomas Bouvet,Véron &Associés Eiji Katayama, Abe Ikubo & Katayama Marina Cousté, Reed Smith Eiichiro Kubota, Kubota Pauline Debré, Linklaters LLP GUATEMALA Yoshio Kumakura, Nakamura & Partners Grégoire Desrousseaux,August & Debouzy Luis F Ruiz, Arenales & Skinner-Klee - LatamLex Hiroshi Nemoto,TMI Associates Julien Freneaux, Bardehle Pagenberg Masashige Ohba, City-Yuwa Partners Marc -Roger Hirsch, Hirsch & Associés

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