Raphaël Fleurance is a Partner and Head of the Lyon office at Plasseraud IP. He is a French and European Patent and Trademark Attorney. He works in the areas of chemistry, physics and medtech, for the drafting, prosecution and defense of patents, trademarks and designs, as well as IP contracts. He began his career in the Direction Générale de l’Armement for a year. Then, he moved to the IP department of Salomon (sport equipments) in 1986/1987 and afterwards he worked for three years at the IP department of Roquette Frères, a leading multinational firm in the agrochemical industry.

Seowon Park is a Partner and a Korean IP Attorney within Plasseraud IP. 

Head of Korea Team, she is a graduate of Yonsei University in Korea, where she studied biology. She began her career in a Korean intellectual property law firm where she was responsible for prosecutions and appeals in the fields of chemistry, pharmacy and biology. 

She also has several years of experience as an IP expert in public organisations and as an IP leader in the chemical industry. 

She joined Plasseraud IP in 2017 and was appointed partner in 2025.

Albert Hassine is a partner and Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He specializes in software protection with applications as varied as telecommunications, image processing and bioinformatics. He also gives training courses on software protection in Europe (patentability, copyright, licensing of "free" software). Albert Hassine started in IP in 1996.

Laurence Loumes is a Partner and a French and European Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP.

She spent 14 years in the United States and Canada before joining Plasseraud IP, where she practiced as both a U.S. and Canadian patent agent. Laurence has nearly 20 years of experience in patent drafting, prosecution, and litigation.

Guillaume Durville is a European Patent Attorney based in Madrid. Guillaume specializes in computer science, telecommunications, mechanics and electricity. Guillaume has had diverse work experiences in IP practice. Prior to joining Plasseraud IP, Guillaume practiced at a large Spanish IP firm, led the global in-house patent department of a large IT multinational based in California, worked as a European Patent Examiner in The Hague in the field of electromechanics, and trained as an in-house patent attorney in the consumer goods industry.

Eric Burbaud is a Partner at Plasseraud IP. He joined the firm in 1993, where he became a Partner in 2000. He mainly works in the fields of mechanics, physics, electricity and electronics (in particular in automotive, consumer products, medical imaging, airo space, IOT, telecommunications, luxury, advertising industry) as well as in the field of preparation and obtaining of patents, litigation and contracts.

Denis Bourgarel is Partner and Life Sciences Patent Practice Group Leader at Plasseraud IP. He is active in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacy and biochemistry, particularly in the field of Proprietary Variety Protection Certificate (PVPC). Prior to joining Plasseraud IP in 2010, he worked in consulting as a patent attorney in a Paris office from 2000 to 2004. He then spent six years in the patent department of Novartis, where he managed a portfolio of patents for biological molecules in the development phase (antibodies and other therapeutic proteins).

Catherine Touati is a Patent Attorney and a Partner at Plasseraud IP. She is involved in the fields of chemistry, cosmetics, food processing, and more specifically in pharmacy and phytopharmacy. She deals with case files, conducts freedom of operation studies and manages litigation files. She has developed a particular expertise in Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) and Plant Variety Rights (PVR). She joined Plasseraud IP in 1996, after a first four-year experience in an IP law firm, where she trained in patent and trademark law. She became a Partner in 2011.

Frédéric Niemann is a partner and Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2005 where he is active in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacy, chemistry and medtech. He was an examiner at the European Patent Office from 2000 to 2005 (in The Hague). He was specialized in the fields of biotechnology (gene therapy, vaccines, and diagnostics).

Mathias Robert is a Partner and Patent Attorney at Plassseraud IP. He is specialized in various industrial sectors, such as aeronautics and automotive, which include different technical (mechanical, electronic) and legal aspects (procedure for obtaining intellectual property rights, litigation, strategic analysis). Mathias is particularly recognized for his expertise in artificial intelligence, he assists his customers, whether major corporations or start-ups, in defining protection strategies, obtaining intellectual property rights, litigation and audits.