Susanne Born

Supporting TM portfolio for Abbott's branded generics; Protect and enforce TM rights in accordance with business strategies; Interaction with brand teams and assistance in creation, prosecution and enforcement of TM portfolio; Drafting and review of license agreements, consent agreements and other agreements; TM dispute proceedings and litigation; Due Diligence; Promote and deliver the innovative use of TMs as an integral part of Abbott's business strategy; Development of TM and branding strategies

Head of Legal Europe

Responsible for Mundipharma companies in the AP Region, Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe; Contracts; Pharmaceutical, Competition, Corporate and IP Law; Compliance; Review of promotional/training material; Project Management; Due Diligence; legal support of all Corporate Functions; Training; Leading the Trademark team; Leading the Legal Team for all legal, corporate, structural or strategic questions; introduction/supervision of new hired team members

Responsible for Mundipharma companies in the AP Region, Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe; Contracts; Pharmaceutical, Competition, Corporate and IP Law; Compliance; Review of promotional/training material; Project Management; Due Diligence; legal support of all Corporate Functions; Training; Leading the Trademark team; Point of Contact for all team members legal questions; introduction/supervision of new hired team members

General legal services for Mundipharma companies and distributors in the Middle East, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe; Contract law (drafting and negotiation of all kind of international contracts); Pharmaceutical Law; Competition Law; Corporate Law; Intellectual Property Law, Compliance; Review and approval of promotional and training material/corporate websites, Due Diligence, General legal support of all Corporate Functions; leading the Trademark Manager and the Trademark Assistant

Handling and managing of all international trademark matters through local trademark agents (including clearance searches, new filings, renewals, negotiation and drafting of co-existing agreements and letters of consent, assignments and infringement actions); Leading and co-ordinating the Trademark Assistant; Training of employees with regard to correct trademark use; review of promotional, advertising and training material; handling of domain names

Licensing-, Intellectual Propery- and Information Law. Thesis: EU/US Roots of the New Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law and Comparison with Selected Competition Laws of other Asia-Pacific Countries