Tatiana Foltea

Tatiana Foltea is a senior intellectual property and brand protection strategist with extensive experience advising multinational companies and private-sector clients on combating counterfeiting and mitigating illicit trade risks across global markets. She combines legal expertise in patents and trademarks with strategic enforcement and market protection initiatives aimed at safeguarding innovation, revenue, and brand reputation.

Her work focuses on developing global IP protection and anti-illicit trade strategies, including trademark portfolio management, anti-counterfeiting programmes, and monitoring infringement across physical and digital channels. She previously worked with Continental Automotive, the European Patent Office, and Politecnico di Torino on patent development and IP strategy, and holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law from the University of Turin, completed with the WIPO Academy in Geneva.