Jean-Luc Hartmann joined a French IP firm in 1993, after working as an engine fitter for a German company. He moved to Toulouse in 2000 and advises clients in the mechanics and electronics sector. He in particular works on patent filings in the aeronautical and construction industries as well as in the automotive industrie. He joined PLASSERAUD IP in 2011.

Jean-Paul Ameline is a French and European Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He specializes in telecommunications, computer science, electronics and signal processing. He worked in another IP firm before joining Plasseraud IP in 2013. He has more than 15 years of experience as IP Manager, Senior IP Counsel, and IP Manager for large telecommunications equipment supply groups.  He has extensive experience in patent transactions with a focus on licenses, divestitures, M & A transactions, technology licenses and R&D agreements.

Patrice spent 10 years at Hutchinson’s. He was Chief Engineer in a Research Centre and managed an advanced Engineering team in the automative anti-vibration development. During this experience, he discovered the fields of competitor benchmarking, technological watches and industrial property. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2005. Patrice specializes in the fields of mechanics, acoustics, electronics and signal processing as well as patent prosecution.

Patrick has worked in the field of Intellectual Property since 1995 and he joined PLASSERAUD IP in 2004. He specializes in the mechanics field (e.g. automobile, aeronautics, plastic products manufacturing, consumer products) as well as in patent prosecution and litigation matters.

Régis Vigand worked for 5 years in patent department of THALES (household appliances, optronics, avionics). He then joined the patent department of ALCATEL (optic fibers & cables, telecom services). Thereafter he worked for 5 years in PEUGEOT’s patent department (electronic & equipment in cars). After having worked for 3 years in an IP firm in Paris (electronic, telecom, mechanics, optics), he joined Plasseraud IP in June 2014, where he essentially deals with patent prosecution, freedom to operate, and oppositions before the EPO.

Fenglei Cayssol is a French and European Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP since 2018. Her Ph.D. work was devoted to the study of the domain wall dynamics in ultrathin ferromagnetic layers by using the anomalous Hall effect. After 1-year post-doctoral research on nanoelectronics based on carbon nanotubes at the Laboratory for Photonics and Nanostructures, she started her career in Intellectual Property in a French IP law firm.

Louis Lavigne is a French Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP, specializing in medical devices and the energy sector, particularly electric batteries. He drafts and defends patent applications before national and international offices and assists clients in disputes brought before offices, the Paris Judicial Court, or private arbitration.
With experience as a research engineer in the healthcare sector, he has developed in-depth expertise in medical devices. He helps startups and large companies enhance the value of their innovations through a strategic and technical approach.

Isabelle Labarre is a Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. She is mainly involved in the fields of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry, molecular and cellular biology. Isabelle has experience in drafting patent applications and grant procedures, opposition proceedings and litigation. She also advises patent holders in the field of Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC). Isabelle is also an active member of AIPPI. After a first experience in the patent Department of a pharmaceutical company, Isabelle worked for more than four years in a IP firm in Paris.

Anna-Lila Kaushik is a French and European Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. She is involved in the fields of biochemistry, biotechnology, and pharmacy as well as in the preparation and obtaining of patents. She began her career in intellectual property at a biotechnology company specializing in molecular tools and immunotherapy, after passing her PhD in cellular biology and development. Two years of research activity followed before taking a position in a Parisian technology transfer agency. Anna-Lila has joined Plasseraud IP in 2018.

Franklin Renard began his career Industrial Property in 2004. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2016. He works predominantly in the fields of mechanics, physics, electricity and electronics (e.g. automobile, packaging, medical devices, …). He handles patent prosecution as well as patent litigation.