Peter Hlavnicka is a founder and CEO of Phi Ventures Pte. Ltd. as well as Venture Partner at R3i Ventures Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore and is specializing in deeptech and medtech, global IP commercialization, compliance, brand protection, and supply chain security. Previously as Director Brand Protections APAC at Fitbit, Director Pricing at Blackberry Ltd., Director IP Protection and Enforcement at Dolby Laboratories, Grey Market and Anti-counterfeiting at Nortel Networks; he led global IP protection and IP licensing efforts and also served as President and Treasurer of AGMA Global. Anthony M. Keats is a founding partner of Keats Gatien LLP, a leading intellectual property law firm in Los Angeles, California. He has developed and enforced the IP of rights holders against IP counterfeiters and pirates globally including the world's leading footwear, fashion, luxury goods, electronics, and entertainment entities as well as professional sports leagues and global sports competitions. Mr. Keats also represents numerous award-winning individual performing artists and producers in the protection of their creative work. Mr. Keats serves as a member of the College of Experts of Union des Fabricants, Paris, France and has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the International Anti-counterfeiting Coalition, Washington, D.C.
If you are involved in Brand Protection, you need this book! It is packed with practical information, including ways to leverage new technologies to support your work. And, it cuts through the clutter around a myriad of services that may assist you, helping you find the right fit for your organization.--Jacqueline A. Leimer, former Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Global Intellectual Property, Kraft Foods; former President, International Trademark Association The authors, clearly experts in their field, have provided a very useful guide for counsel, business executives and IP professionals faced with counterfeiting and grey-market challenges. I highly recommend this book.--Brian Monks, VP & Chief Security Officer at UL LLC Tony Keats is one of the top anticounterfeiting lawyers in the world. This book is an invaluable resource on anticounterfeiting and one of the only such guides available to practitioners as well as academics.--Barbara Kolsun, Director of the FAME Program and Professor of Practice, Cardozo Law School