Host:

Michele Katz

Founder & CEO

Advitam IP, LLC - Chicago, USA

Guests:

Laura Collada

Managing Partner

Dumont - Mexico

In this latest episode of the Women's IP World podcast, your host, Michele Katz, catches up with Laura Collada about the lasting effects of the Covid 19 pandemic and how Dumont has implemented new measures to support their employees. They also discuss Laura's highly topical article published in the Women's IP World Annual title 'The Metaverse, NFTs; IP in the Virtual World'.

Laura talks with Michele explaining further what the metaverse is, why it is a rapidly growing area and why trademark attorneys must be aware and keep up with the virtual world's ever-evolving trends and regulations.

With more than 30 years of experience in the IP field and as the Managing Partner of the firm since 2008, Laura is a dedicated strategist and has acted on several milestone cases. Laura leads most of the firm's large and complex cases. Furthermore, Laura has a high profile, both locally and internationally. She is regularly invited to speak for MARQUES, UIA, ASIPI, FICPI, ABPI, and INTA and is a renowned teacher at several Law Schools.

Laura is one of the only two women in Mexico who is the Managing Partner of an IP law firm and a three-time recipient of the Best IP Lawyers in Latin America Award of Euromoney's Americas Women in Business Law. She has written about IP for national newspapers and international IP magazines:

Women's IP World Magazine 2019-2020 – Why is everybody talking about Cultural misappropriation?

Expert Guides Women in Business Law 2019 - Cultural misappropriation, where Mexico stands.

Laura advocates for women's equality by seeking out female candidates and offering top positions to female lawyers. She is involved in several associations (AIPLA, UIA), creating awareness by speaking out about "glass-ceiling" issues at events, including the AIPLA Women in IP event that took place at Dumont's office in Mexico City three years in a row (2016, 2017 and 2018).

As one of the two only female Managing Partners of an IP firm in Mexico, Ms. Collada acts as an icon to women who wish to advance their careers in this field. The women working at Dumont often choose to stay long-term to improve their knowledge and expertise here since they are met with far less bias than is often found at other firms in Mexico. This has made Dumont known as a firm in which women are empowered, acknowledged, and groomed as lawyers.

Click here to read Laura's full article.

Click here to listen to the article in non-intrusive audio format.

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