Contents page 04 A<strong>IP</strong>PI Opening letter by Olga Sirakova, A<strong>IP</strong>PI Secretary General. page 05 Genius, Creativity, and Endurance: all in the long journey of women’s recognition By Renata Righetti Pelosi, A<strong>IP</strong>PI President. page 07 <strong>The</strong> Importance of Women in Innovation by Bobbie Carlton, Founder, Innovation Women. Law firm profiles, bio’s and article Africa page 11 Anku.Anku At-Law - Partner profile & article - Trademarks Exclusivity: THE HAMPATA CASE by Sarah Norkor Anku, Senior Partner at Anku.Anku At-Law. page 15 OAALaw - Partner profile & article - <strong>IP</strong> Funding a key to entrepreneurial development through <strong>IP</strong> asset ownership in Africa by Mary Concilia Anchang - partner at OAA Law. page 19 Stillwaters law firm – Profile & article - <strong>The</strong> importance of Intellectual Property to Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Amaka Okafor Associate, Stillwaters Law Firm Asia page 23 Corner Stone & Partners, Partner profile & Article - Cross-Class Protection of Well-known Marks Should Accord with <strong>The</strong>ir Popularity by Brenda Zhao of Corner Stone & Partners. page 27 Women in Intellectual Property Law by Anomi I Wanigasekera - Partner at Julius & Creasy. www.womensipworld.com We are delighted to present you with the launch edition of <strong>The</strong> Women’s <strong>IP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>2019</strong>/<strong>2020</strong>, celebrating women at all levels working in <strong>IP</strong> Law and Innovation. From the very beginning, the response and feedback we have had was amazing, and we would like to thank all of the incredible women involved. Our aim was to celebrate a group of diverse women, from all over the globe, showcasing their achievements and also their personalities to inspire and inform. We have taken an unbiased approach and kept the articles & profiles as authentic as possible, to keep the author’s own personal style. This has resulted in a cocktail of inspirational women coming together to share thoughts, ideas, and experience positively. We hope you enjoy this issue as much as we have enjoyed putting it together. Ms. Elvin Hassan - Editor & Head of International liaisons page 28 LexOrbis Partner profile Manisha Singh, Co- Founder and Partner at LexOrbis Europe page 31 Dr. Helen G. Papaconstantinou and Partners, Partner profiles & presentation Women as lawyers and leaders in <strong>IP</strong> in Greece. page 34 Patpol Partner profile Izabella Dudek-Urbanowicz. North & Central America U.S.A page 36 Advitam, Partner profile & Article - <strong>The</strong> Myth of Work-Life Balance by Michele S. Katz Founder Advitam <strong>IP</strong>, LLC. page 39 Dumont, Partner profile & Article - Why is everybody talking about cultural misappropriation? by Laura Collada, Dumont. page 43 Eproint, Partner profile Gabriela Bodden. South America page 45 Litvin Marzorati Legalis, Founder Partner profile Melisa Litvin. page 46 Estrategia Juridica, Director & Attorney at Law profile Claudette Vernot. <strong>IP</strong> Service provider profiles, bio’s & articles page 48 Patent Seekers - Women of Science by Freya Shepherd, member of the Biotech team at Patent Seekers. page 51 Minesoft, Co-Founder & Managing Director profile, Ann Chapman-Daniel - Article, taking out the trash: big industry starts clearing up the mess made by our ‘throwaway’ society by Moira Sivills, Business Development Executive, & Caitlin Kavanagh, Marketing Executive, Minesoft. page 55 Dantofon, Co-Founder & Strategic Operations Manager profile, Lee-Ann Picoto - Article Innovation in its modern meaning is a new idea, creative thoughts, new imaginations in form of device or method. page 59 Brand Enforcement UK LTD, CEO profile Lisa Lovell. page 60 Carlton PR & Marketing. Innovation Nights, Innovation Women, Founder profile Bobbie Carlton. Carlos Northon Founder & CEO Northon’s Media PR & Marketing Ltd Publisher of <strong>The</strong> Global <strong>IP</strong> Matrix & Women’s <strong>IP</strong> <strong>World</strong> carlos@northonsprmarketing.com Elvin Hassan Editor for <strong>The</strong> Global <strong>IP</strong> Matrix & Women’s <strong>IP</strong> <strong>World</strong> Head of International liaisons for Women’s <strong>IP</strong> <strong>World</strong> elvin@womensipworld.com Craig Barber Head of Design for <strong>The</strong> Global <strong>IP</strong> Matrix & Women’s <strong>IP</strong> <strong>World</strong> info@northonsprmarketing.com 02 03