Areas of expertise

• Mechanics,
• Materials,
• Processes,
• IT,
• Robotics.

IP practice areas : patent prosecution and litigation

• Patent application drafting, follow-up of the patent prosecution phases in France, Europe and abroad (responses to Office notifications, oppositions, divisional applications etc.)
• Prior art search, patentability study, patent watches.
• Legal consultations (freedom of operation, validity of the patent).
• Patent portfolio audit and IP valuation.
• Negotiation and drafting of contracts.
• Patent litigation in France and Europe

Titles

• Industrial Property Attorney mention patents
• European representative approved by the European Patent Office (EPO)

Education

• Arbitration (CMAP)
• A graduate of Center for International Studies of Intellectual Property Centre d'Études Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI)
• Doctor in mechanics and materials
• Ability to direct research
• Engineer of Ecole Centrale Nantes

Additional information

Jean-Christophe is a French and European patent attorney, also graduated in TM and design from CEIPI, and in Arbitration. He holds an Engineer Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Centrale. He also holds a Phd and Habilitation (Dr. Habil.) in Mechanics and Materials.

He has been working as a research manager for the University and for private companies in the fields of materials processing, production engineering and automation.

Jean-Christophe discovered IP as an inventor at an early stage of his career, and also practiced as an in house patent attorney in a major French company where he was mainly in charge of IP matter with subcontractors and risk sharing partners.

Jean-Christophe’s majors are physics, material processing and IT, patent drafting, patent prosecution and litigation, as well as portfolio valuation and strategic counselling