Kujtesa Nezaj-Shehu

With 15 years of experience in intellectual property, Kujtesa’s practice focuses on contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, industrial design and copyright matters. She has successfully represented leading multinational companies across various industries, including oil, automotive, apparel, and food and beverage, in numerous IP matters, with a particular focus on enforcement. Kujtesa recently successfully represented a well-known multinational fast fashion company before the Kosovo Appellate Court in a case involving unauthorized importation and placing of goods on the local market. She represents clients before the courts, the Kosovo Industrial Property Office, where she is a certified Patent and Trademark Agent, as well as the local customs authorities.

Kujtesa is a certified trainer of the Kosovo Bar Association and regularly provides trainings on trademarks to Bar members. She was also a consultant in several USAID projects involving preparation of trademark and patent manuals for attorneys and judges, while she has also provided trainings for judges from courts of different instances. Kujtesa is also listed as an arbitrator with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Center of the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo. She regularly writes articles and contributes to chapters on intellectual property protection in Kosovo for different international IP publications. Kujtesa is an active INTA and AIPPI member and has represented SDP KOSOVË at various conferences. 

Prior to joining SDP KOSOVË in 2007, Kujtesa worked as a human rights trainer for the non-governmental organization Hareja. She also worked as a database operator for KosInvest/World Vision.

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