MOVERS AND SHAKERS
Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez adds IP lawyer
Mariana Montiel Salas
Venezuelan firm Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez has recruited Mariana Montiel Salas, it announced in April. Te firm now has 13 practising IP lawyers.
She joins Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez as a lawyer from Caracas-based firm Araque Reyna Sosa Viso & Pittier, where she was a partner and head of the IP practice.
Montiel has managed the trademark and patent portfolios of companies such as Starbucks, FMC and Diario El Universal in Venezuela.
She also practises IP administrative litigation and works on business transactions that require due diligence, contracts, transfer agreements and licences.
Ricardo Alberto Antequera, managing partner of Estudio Antequera Parilli & Rodríguez, said: “We are extremely fortunate to have a lawyer of Montiel’s character, expertise and business savvy at our firm. At a time when there is no ‘business as usual’ in Venezuela, every client’s IP assets must be strategically managed and protected.”
Olswang strengthens in London
Olswang LLP has appointed Campbell Forsyth as a partner in its IP group, the firm announced in April.
Campbell Forsyth
Before joining Olswang, Forsyth established the specialist IP and
patent practice Forsyth Simpson in 2004. Its clients came from the pharmaceutical industry.
Michael Burdon, head of the intellectual property group at Olswang, said, “I've known Forsyth for a long time. He is a talented patent litigator who brings a wealth of expertise to our firm.”
“By joining Olswang, he is able to dedicate more time and offer a greater breadth of service to his existing client base through the use of our infrastructure and resources. We equally look forward to utilising his European litigation expertise to build our IP practice across Olswang’s European offices.”
Forsyth added: “Olswang's approach is distinctly refreshing and progressive and I believe that in joining their IP group I am able to translate this to my client base.”
“Not only do I look forward to offering my clients a range of high-calibre legal services from a firm with an impressive international reach, but also to introducing them to Olswang's unique culture and an IP team comprising of trusted colleagues who I have grown to know and respect over the years.”
Iain Russell
EIP attorney appointed to Joint Examination Board
Iain Russell has become the second EIP attorney to be appointed to the Joint Examination Board.
Russell, who joined EIP in February 2011, is a UK and
European patent attorney. Alice Mastrovito, the head of EIP brands, joined the board in May 2008.
Russell’s expertise covers patents in the electronics and mechanical fields, including telecommunications and computer-implemented inventions.
Martin Hammler, of the Joint Examination Board, said: “We were impressed with Russell’s interest in the acquisition of draſting skills.”
Set up in 1990 by the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA) and the Institute of Trademark Attorneys (ITMA), the Joint Examination Board organises and manages the examinations of both CIPA and ITMA for entry onto the respective Registers of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys.
Made up of equal numbers of representatives appointed by CIPA and ITMA, the Joint Examination Board currently has six members from each.
82 World Intellectual Property Review May/June 2011
www.worldipreview.com
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