Olivier Vrins is attorney-at-law at Altius, one of the leading Belgian law firms in the field of intellectual property. He graduated in law at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), and completed a Master in European Law at the European Institute of Ghent University (Belgium) as well as a Master (LL.M) in Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition at Queen Mary & Westfield College (University of London). His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including anti-counterfeiting. He has published several articles on intellectual property related issues, including on border measures (eg under EC Regulation 1383/2003). He was invited to give seminars on the implementation of EC intellectual property law as part of the PHARE program of the EC Commission in the East and Central European Countries.

Marius Schneider is attorney-at-law at Eeman & Partners. He formerly worked with Gevers & Partners. Before joining Gevers & Partners he practised at the Brussels bar. He is a graduate of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), University College London (LL.M) and the Brussels Katholieke Universiteit (Master in Intellectual Property). Mr Schneider is the director of the anti-counterfeiting department of Gevers & Partners, where he also practises mostly trade mark and design law, and he lectures on intellectual property at the ICHEC and VLEKHO colleges. He was invited as part of the PHARE program of the EC Commission to give seminars on the implementation of EC intellectual property law in the East and Central European Countries.

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László Bérczes, Bérczes Law Office
Collette Brady, DFMG Solicitors
Andrej Bukovnik, PETOSEVIC
Antoine Camilleri, Mamo TCV Advocates
Juan Jose Caselles, Elzaburu
Nuno Cruz, J. Pereira da Cruz, S.A.
Gary Cywie, Noble & Scheidecker
Patrice de Candé, Marchais de Candé
Marianne Decker, Decker, Braun & Poos
Ignacio Diez de Rivera, Elzaburu
Indrek Eelmets, Sorainen
Bengt Eliasson, Zacco Advokater AS
Alison Firth, University of Surrey
Martin Fritz, Fritz & Partners
Daniel Gervais, Vanderbilt University
Benoit Godart, INTERPOL
Zuzana Hecko, Allen & Overy
Johanna Harsu-Lilja, Roschier
Pepy Ioakimides, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates
Emil Jurcenoks, Plesner
Bernt Juthström, Roschier
Stefanie Körber, Weber & Sauberschwarz
Petra Korejzova, Korejzova & Spol
Christine Lai, Director General of UNIFAB
Benoît Lory, European Commission
Gregor Macek, ITEM d.o.o.
Alecos Markides, Markides, Markides & Co
Hermione Markides, Markides, Markides & Co
Mads Marstrand-Jorgensen, Norsker & Co Advokater
Patricia McGovern, DMFG Solicitors
Gatis Merzvinskis, Petersona Patents
Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General WCO
Gonçalo Moreira Rato, Telepac
George Moukas, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates
Frits Mutsaerts, Banning Advocaten
Riina Pärn, Intels Ltd
Christian Peugeot, President of UNIFAB
Jeremy Phillips, Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute
Gilles Ringeisen, Cabinet Plasseraud
Maarten Rijks, Banning Advokaten
Sture Rygaard, Plesner
Dorota Rzazewska, JWP
Marius Schneider, Eeman & Partners
Zofia Senda, Kulikowska & Kulikowski
Olga Sirakova, Interius
Helmut Sonn, Sonn & Partner
David Tonna, Mamo TCV Advocates
Simon Tracey, Mishcon de Reya
Raluca Vasiliescu, Cabinet M. Oproiu
Kristina Vilkiené, Metida
Veronika Vojir Vokal, ITEM
Oliver Vrins, ALTIUS
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