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Frederick Mostert

Frederick Mostert is Past President of the International Trademark Association,[1] currently the President of the Luxury Law Alliance,[2] Of Counsel at Bird & Bird, London[3] and an internationally recognized authority on intellectual property issues. Mostert served as Chief Intellectual Property Counsel and Chief Legal Counsel of luxury group Richemont,[4] which includes Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Alfred Dunhill, and Chloé. He was inducted into the Intellectual Property Hall of Fame in 2015,[5] which honours those who have helped to establish intellectual property as one of the key business assets of the 21st century.

He is a Professor of Practice at the Dickson Poon School of Law, King’s College, London,[6] and a Research Fellow at the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, University of Oxford.[7] He is the recipient of a King’s College Teaching Excellence Award[8] as well as an Education Award for 'Expanding Opportunities'.[9] Mostert is a founder of the Digital Scholarship Institute and the Digital Communities Lab (London).[10] He is a co-developer of the international Unicode "Troll" emoji.[11]

Mostert has served on Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA’s Board, as well as the boards of Net-a-Porter, the International Trademark Association, The Walpole Group,[12] and others.

At present he serves on the board of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, the Adopt a School Trust, is a member of Classics for All and Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

Writing edit

Mostert is principal author and editor of Famous and Well-known Marks – An International Analysis[13] which has been cited by US Federal Courts,[14] the High Courts in the UK,[15] the Supreme Court in Canada,[16] the Constitutional Court in South Africa[17] and in various other jurisdictions,[18] as well as by other scholarly publications.[19] He has also authored From Edison to iPod – Protect Your Ideas and Profit[20] and International Trademark Treaties and Agreements.[21] Mostert's opinion pieces have been featured in the Financial Times and the South China Morning Post.[22] International news organizations call upon Mostert for expert commentary on intellectual property matters.[23]

Education and career edit

Mostert was educated at Columbia University School of Law in New York City and the University of Johannesburg.[24] He is a member of the New York Bar and a solicitor of England and Wales. He has practised corporate law at Shearman and Sterling and international intellectual property law at Fross, Zelnick, Lehrman & Zissu in New York.[25]

Pro bono edit

Some of Mostert's most notable pro bono legal assistance has been provided to President Nelson Mandela (South Africa), and the Shaolin Monks (China).

Awards edit

Mostert was inducted into the Intellectual Property Hall of Fame in 2015, which honours those who have helped to establish intellectual property as one of the key business assets of the 21st century.[26] He received a Teaching Excellence Award[8] from King’s College for 2017/18.

He was awarded a Life Achievement Award by the Global Legal Post,[27] a Lifetime Achievement Award by the World Trademark Review,[28] the Paul A. Welter Award for Excellence in Trademarks[29] and the World Leaders IP Award for the Best IP Achievement undertaken on a Pro-Bono Basis and Best Achievement in IP Management.[30]

Board service edit

Mostert has served on Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA’s Board, as well as the boards of Net-a-Porter, The International Trademark Association, The Walpole Group,[12] and others.[25] At present he serves on the board of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, the Adopt a School Trust, and is a member of Classics for All and Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

In addition, he has served on advisory boards including the Industry Advisory Commission of the World Intellectual Property Organization (UN Agency, Geneva),[31] the Advisory Board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (Brussels), the McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property (San Francisco), the Art and Science Foundation (New York), and Freedom under Law.

At present he also serves on the Editorial Board of the Oxford University Press’s Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, the Advisory Panel of the Intellectual Property Magazine and has served on the editorial board of The Trademark Reporter.

Personal edit

Mostert lives in London and is married to the novelist, Natasha Mostert.[32]

References edit

  1. ^ "Frederick Mostert". King's College London. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  2. ^ "Bird & Bird swoops up former Richemont legal chief | Luxury Law Alliance". www.luxurylawalliance.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  3. ^ "Frederick Mostert – Of Counsel at Bird & Bird". Retrieved 2021-01-18.
  4. ^ "Changes to roles of directors within the board of Company Financière Richemont SA". www.richemont.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  5. ^ "Frederick Mostert – iphalloffame". www.iphalloffame.com. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  6. ^ "Frederick Mostert". King's College London. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  7. ^ "Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre: Research Fellows". Research Fellows | Oxford Law Faculty. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  8. ^ a b "King's College London - Prof. Frederick Mostert wins the 'Rising Star' Teaching Excellence Award 2018". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-17.
  9. ^ "King's Education Awards". www.kcl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  10. ^ "DIGITAL COMMUNITIES LAB United Kingdom Trademark Information".
  11. ^ Unicode Emoji Charts: Emoji Recently Added, v14.0, available at https://unicode.org/emoji/charts/emoji-released.html and https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2019/19399-troll-emoji.pdf
  12. ^ a b Board of the Walpole Group, available at http://www.thewalpole.co.uk/the-board Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Famous and Well-Known Marks: An International Analysis, available at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0939190532/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0.
  14. ^ "Empresa Cubana Del Tabaco d.b.a. Cubatabaco v. General Cigar Co., Inc". casetext.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  15. ^ Hotel Cipriani SRL and others v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street) Ltd and others [2008] All ER (D) 94 (Dec) (Court of Appeal, England & Wales), available at http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2008/3032.html.
  16. ^ "Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin v. Boutiques Cliquot Ltée". decisions.scc-csc.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  17. ^ "Laugh It Off Promotions CC v South African Breweries International (Finance) BV". www.saflii.org. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  18. ^ See, e.g., Adidas-Salomon AG and another v Fitnessworld Trading Ltd [2004] IP & T 219 (European Court of Justice 2004), available at http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?text=&docid=48509&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2434125; General Motors v Yplon SA, Case-375/97 (Advocate General Opinion, Court of Justice of European Communities 1998) available at http://curia.europa.eu/juris/showPdf.jsf?text=&docid=43742&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=2619317.
  19. ^ See, e.g., The Management of Internet Names and Addresses: Intellectual Property Issues, Final Report of the WIPO Internet Domain Name Process, fn. 168 (Apr. 30, 1999) available at http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/processes/process1/report/finalreport.html; Barry M. Krivisky, The Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995: The In-House Counsel Perspective, The Trademark Reporter (1996), fn. 5, available at http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/thetmr86&div=47; Lisa P. Ramsey, Free Speech and International Obligations to Protect Trademarks, Yale J. Int'l Law (2010), fn. 18, available at https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1389&context=yjil.
  20. ^ From Edison to iPod: Protect Your Ideas and Profit, available at https://www.amazon.com/From-Edison-iPod-Protect-ideas/dp/0756626021.
  21. ^ International Trademark Treaties & Agreements, available at https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/cambridge-handbook-of-international-and-comparative-trademark-law/protection-of-wellknown-marks-under-international-intellectual-property-law/B95A17C1FB126C352146865B18BAA385; Book Launch: From Edison to iPod by Frederick Mostert, available at http://penguin.bookslive.co.za/blog/2007/07/12/book-launch-from-edison-to-ipod-by-frederick-mostert.
  22. ^ Counterfeits on Ebay: Who is Responsible?, available at http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e694a4fe-5426-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.html?siteedition=intl#axzz33bZkOX00; The intellectual property debate meets Confucious, South China Morning Post, December 2, 2002.
  23. ^ See e.g., Youssef M. Ibrahim, As Trademarks Multiply, Infringement Does, Too, New York Times (Nov. 12, 1998), available at https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/12/business/international-business-as-trademarks-multiply-infringement-does-too.html; Robert F.Worth, Online Library Wants It All, Every Book., New York Times (March 1, 2003). Neil Craven, Customs Agencies Losing Battle Against Counterfeiters, Bloomberg Businessweek (Feb. 6, 2007), available at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2007-02-16/customs-agencies-losing-battle-against-counterfeiters; http://www.economist.com/node/15610089.
  24. ^ WIPO: World Intellectual Property Association - Biographical Data, Frederick Mostert, available at https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/amc/en/domains/panel/profiles/mostert-frederick.pdf
  25. ^ a b "International Comparative Legal Guides". International Comparative Legal Guides International Business Reports. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  26. ^ "Frederick Mostert". iphalloffame.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  27. ^ "Richemont GC wins 'Lifetime Achievement' award". www.globallegalpost.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  28. ^ "WTR Industry Awards 2016: shortlisted teams and individuals revealed". World Trademark Review. World Trademark Review. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  29. ^ Dr. Frederick Mostert receives Paul A. Welter Award for Excellence in Trademark Law, available at http://web.wmitchell.edu/news/2012/10/dr-frederick-mostert-receives-paul-a-welter-award-for-excellence-in-trademark-law/ Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine.
  30. ^ Patent World Magazine, available at http://www.i-law.com/ilaw/doc/view.htm?id=6409.
  31. ^ "Industry Advisory Commission List of Members". www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  32. ^ "Natasha Mosterts Biography". www.natashamostert.com. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
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