IP: practical ways to protect your IP globally

Caroline Berube is the Managing Partner of HJM Asia Law (with offices in China and Singapore). She is admitted to the New York Bar, the Singapore Bar, holds a BCL (civil law) and an LL.B. (common law) from McGill University in Montreal and studied Chinese law at the National University of Singapore. Caroline has been working in Asia for more than 22 years with SMEs, MNCs and foreign banks, advising them in the field of commercial law, intellectual property, human resources and M&A in the Asia Pacific region. With an extensive presence on the ground in Asia, Caroline is well versed in the opportunities and risks associated with most Asian jurisdictions.

Bob H. Sotiriadis is a Canadian Lawyer specialized in litigation in all areas of industrial and intellectual property law for more than 35 years. He has also developed a widely recognized practice in licensing and transactional intellectual property, including strategic IP management, due diligence and auditing as well as the management and commercialization of intellectual property rights. Bob H. Sotiriadis was called to the Québec Bar in 1984 and is a Certified mediator of the Quebec Institute for Mediation and Arbitration (IMAQ) and a member of IP Neutrals of Canada and the ADR Institute of Canada. Bob H.Sotiriadis is Past Chair of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law section of the IBA. He is consistently ranked as a leading versatile IP practitioner in Canada.

John Wilson practices in the fields of intellectual property law, foreign investment law, immigration law, corporate law, litigation/arbitration, taxation, employment law/industrial relations, corporate restructuring and liquidation of companies, and testamentary matters. He holds a double degree from King’s College, University of London and the Université de Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne graduating in 1995 with an LLB (Hons) Degree as well as a Maîtrise en droit privé mention droit Français et Anglais. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1996 and was admitted as an Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public, Colombo in 2000. Currently, he is the Managing Principal of the law practice John Wilson Partners, Attorneys-at-Law & Notaries Public and has been acting as the In House Legal Adviser / Counsel for the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (ECCSL) since 2010. He is also a director and Vice President of ECCSL. He acts as legal counsel for a number of embassies in Sri Lanka (including the embassies of France, Austria, and Switzerland). He is a member (MCIArb) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Sri Lanka) branch and currently functions as its Hon. Secretary and is a director of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Sri Lanka) branch.