Lia Young
Corporate Counsel, Caterpillar
Lia is Corporate Counsel – Intellectual Property at Caterpillar, with responsibility for trade mark activity for the flagship brand regionally, including trade mark clearance, prosecution, maintenance and enforcement, anti-counterfeiting initiatives, UDRP and Nominet proceedings, as well as for managing customs liaison in multiple jurisdictions. In addition, she has global responsibility for all trade mark aspects of several subsidiary brands headquartered in Europe. Lia manages the European, mid-East and Russian trade mark portfolios and provides trade mark portfolio advice and support to the wider internal legal team. She also has responsibility for managing the regional outside counsel teams.