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Past Directors and Herchel Smith Chairs/Fellows

Find out about the Herchel Smith Chairs and Fellows of Intellectual Property, Directors and notable alumni of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Institute.

Herchel Smith Chair of Intellectual Property holders

  • James Lahore (1981 - 1986)
  • Gerald Dworkin (1986 -1992)
  • James Lahore (1992 - 1998)
  • Michael Blakeney (1998 - 2007)
  • Johanna Gibson (2007 -

Directors of the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute

  • Michael Blakeney (1998 - 2007)
  • Johanna Gibson (2007 - 2014)
  • Noam Shemtov (2014 - 2018)
  • Duncan Matthews (2019 - 2021)
  • Uma Suthersanen (2021 - 2023)
  • Noam Shemtov (2023 -

Past Herchel Smith Research Fellows

  • Yvonne M. Smyth.
  • Sam Ricketson.
  • Yvonne Cripps.
  • Jeremy Phillips.
  • Peter Drahos.
  • Graham Dutfield.
  • Estelle Derclaye.
  • Tanuja Garde.
  • Mira Sundara Rajan.
  • Gary Lea.
  • Uma Suthersanen.

Alumni

Our Alumni continue to be a valuable part of the QMIPRI community and includes the following:

  • Spyros Maniatis - Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law.
  • Gadi Oron - Director General, CISAC.
  • Phillip Johnson, Cardiff University.
  • Estelle Derclaye, University of Nottingham.
  • Marta Diaz Pozo – World Intellectual Property Organization.
  • Daphne Zografos-Johnsson – World Intellectual Property Organization.
  • Johanna von Braun, International Land Coalition / Ecologic Institute.
  • Rajesh Sagar, LFB Biotechnologies S.A.S.
  • Sotiria (Ria) Kechagia – University of Geneva.
  • Burcu Kilic - Director, Public Citizen.
  • Pedro Malaquias, European Commission.
  • Olga Gurgula – Brunel University / Oxford Martin School.
  • Florian Koempel – Director, IUSARTIUM Public Affairs Consultancy.
  • Andrea Rizzi - Founder & Managing Partner, Andrea Rizzi & Partners, Italy.
  • Thomas J. Farkas - Eversheds Sutherland, Germany.
  • Shane Burke - Cardiff University.
  • Luke McDonaugh - London School of Economics.
  • Pinar Oruç - University of Manchester.
  • Lynda Oswald - University of Michigan, USA.
  • Pawarit Lertdhamtewe - Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand.
  • Jairak Euarchukiate - National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand.
  • Natasha Mangal - CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, France.
  • Beverley Pereira - Counsel for University of the West Indies.
  • Marisella Ouma - Consultant; Former Executive Director, Kenya Copyright Board.
  • John Cahir - Partner @ A&L Goodbody, Ireland.
  • Hanan Almawla, University of Bahrain.
  • Ken Shao, University of Western Australia.
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