Katarina currently works at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as an Intellectual Property legal specialist in the Legal Affairs Department. She is the Head of the Legislative Affairs Service involved in all legal aspects of legislative proposals affecting the EUIPO and its activities and defining legal practice of the Office in relation to, among others, GIs. Just before taking up her post at the EUIPO, she worked for the European Commission at the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development in the Unit for Geographical Indications, where she obtained first-hand experience in examining GI applications from all over the world. During her career, she has served as a Member of the Boards of Appeal of the Croatian State Intellectual Property Office, after working in the private sector for over ten years. She worked both as an in-house counsel and as a trademark and patent agent, advising on strategy and the management of IPRs and representing clients in various IP-related matters.