Eszter Szakács is an attorney-at-law and partner of Danubia Legal, Budapest, representing and advising prominent international clients in the field of IP. With over 15 years of practice her main focus is the enforcement and commercialization of patents, know-how and trade secrets as well as trademarks. She advises and represents clients from various industries and is particularly experienced in pharmaceutical patent litigation and regulatory issues, including CJEU preliminary ruling proceedings (C-492/16, C-688/17). She authors several articles in the field of patent law, including publications of the EPO and regularly speaks at conferences in this field. She is a former vice president and secretary of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association), current board member of LES Hungary and Vice-Chair of the Dispute Resolution Committee in LESI. She enjoys recurring recognition in the field of patents and life sciences in MIP Top 250 Women in IP, IAM Patents 1000, IP Stars, Who’s Who Legal and WIPR Leaders.