Barbara is the main point of contact for our clients’ IP-related matters in Slovenia. Her practice focuses mainly on trademark clearance, prosecution and enforcement. She advises clients on various non-contentious and contentious IP matters, assists with litigation in Slovenia and represents clients before the Slovenian IPO, the EUIPO and the Slovenian customs authorities. Barbara is also experienced in coordinating and supervising trademark clearance searches. She manages trademark portfolios in multiple jurisdictions where we operate and has experience with coordinating cross-border IP matters.

Before joining our firm in 2015, Barbara worked at another law office in Slovenia where she provided administrative support to the team and also handled IP-related legal tasks.

Experience
  • Assisted clients from various industries, including retail, pharmaceutical, and food processing, with both non-contentious and contentious IP-related legal work

  • Assisted and coordinated IP-related legal work in Slovenia and other jurisdictions for a leading multinational fashion and clothing company

  • Coordinated complex recordal project in various jurisdictions for one of the largest contemporary circus producers in the world

Qualifications
  • Trademark and Design Attorney, Slovenia, 2018
  • European Trademark and Design Attorney, 2018
Education
  • Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, LLB, 2014
Languages
  • English
  • German
  • Slovenian

Professional Activities

    • INTA
    • International Trademark Association Committee Member, Famous and Well-Known Marks Committee, 2018 - 2019 Term, 2020 - 2021 Term
    • WIPO Academy Courses, DL-302 Advanced Course on Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, 2017
    • WIPO Academy Courses, DL-101 General Course on Intellectual Property, 2014