Iana’s expertise concentrates on intellectual property law, in particular on trademark law with emphasis on the prosecution and enforcement of trademark rights. During her academic career she gained practical experience in the generic pharmaceutical sector.
Before she joined the firm, Iana was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich, writing her Ph.D. thesis on the comparison of trademark laws in West Balkan countries and their harmonization as part of the EU accession process.
Addmission
Pending
Languages
Native Bulgarian, fluent in English and German, intermediate Russian and working knowledge of Serbian and Croatian.
Education
Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law, Munich, Germany, PhD in IP law studies, pending
Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (MIPLC), Munich, Germany, LL.M. IP, 2005
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK, LL.B., 2004
Publications
"Bulgaria case summaries". The Trademark Reporter Vol. 101 No.3. International Trademark Association. (May-June, 2011)
"Amendments to the Bulgarian Trademark and Geographical Indications Law in Force as of March 10, 2011" GRUR Int. Verlag C. H. Beck (May, 2011)
Committees
International Trademark Association Committee Member, the European Union Subcommittee of the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, 2012 – 2013 Term