Kick-off of the Unified Patent Court

Newsletter March 2022
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Unified Patent Court

The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement signed in 2013 is a breakthrough for pan-European patent law. 

Xingye Huang

Xingye is a European Patent Attorney at the Amsterdam office of Plasseraud IP. Xingye has a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry and a PhD in Pharmacy and is fluent in Mandarin and English. Xingye started her career as a patent attorney in a leading UK private practice, where she was trained and qualified as both UK Chartered Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney. She worked there for over 10 years with clients from the UK and abroad, mainly in the field of industrial chemistry, bioscience, pharmaceuticals, mechanical engineering, and polymer chemistry.

Marion Puimatto

Marion Puimatto is a European Patent Attorney with 15+ years’ experience in Intellectual Property. She is Engineer in biotechnology and specialises in patent drafting, proceedings and IP analyses in the field of biology, biotechnology and biomedical research.

Jean-Elie Zheng

Jean-Elie ZHENG is a patent engineer at Plasseraud IP. He holds a doctorate in organic chemistry and works mainly in the fields of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, organic materials and batteries. Jean-Elie joined Plasseraud IP in 2024.