FICPI // Focus 45 // Rising IP stars

Laura Mannering

Laura Mannering is a UK Chartered and European Patent Attorney at Bryn Aarflot AS. 

Laura has extensive experience in general and strategic intellectual property consulting, including developing company IP strategies, the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, IP analyses such as Freedom to Operate (FTO) assessments, and infringement evaluations. 

Laura advises both national and international clients in the fields of physics, engineering and mechanics, with specialized expertise in medical devices and Greentech technology. 

Laura is the ExCo Delegate for Norway and runs the FICPI Business Development group. She was the winner of FICPI’s ‘IP Attorney under 40’ in 2022 and has been voted MIP Rising Star in 2023 and 2024.
 

Tarso Machado

Tarso Machado is a Partner at Kasznar Leonardos and Alternate FICPI Delegate from Brazil. 

Tarso is an Electronics Engineer with a master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence systems. He is currently enrolled in a doctorate program at the Academy of Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI), focused on the patentability of AI systems in Brazil. 

At Kasznar Leonardos, Tarso currently holds the position of Head of Patents, in the domain of electronics, electric, telecommunication and information technology. His expertise includes filing and prosecution, draft of patent applications, patentability searches and analysis, FTO searches and analysis, infringement analysis, pre-grant and post-grant patent oppositions.

Tarso is also an active member of the Work and Study (CET) group 6 – Software, high-tech, and computer related issues, and also a member of ABPI (Brazilian Intellectual Property Association), where he is currently the Coordinator of the Study Commission of Artificial Intelligence. He was also the winner of the ‘FICPI Under 40s contest’ in 2023.
 

Louis-Pierre Gravelle, FICPI webinar host

Louis-Pierre Gravelle is Partner at Dipchand LLP in Canada and Vice President of FICPI's Practice Management Committee.

He specialises in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications and providing patentability, validity, infringement and right to manufacture opinions in the fields of electricity, telecommunications, mechanical and information technology. He is a registered patent agent in Canada and in the United States (1998).

Louis-Pierre is involved in due diligence matters and managing patent portfolios. He is also involved in strategic counselling for start-ups, small, medium and large-sized businesses.

A member of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and the Canadian Bar Association (CBA), Louis-Pierre was called to the Québec Bar in 1995. He is also a member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ). Louis-Pierre Gravelle is past-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) and past co-president of the Joint Liaison Committee – Patents between the Patent office and IPIC. He is a Councillor for FICPI Canada.

He is listed in the IAM Patents 1000, and has been since 2012. Louis-Pierre is often called upon to speak on a variety of IP-related topics, at local and international conferences and events.