After completing his final-year internship in the intellectual property department of a company specialized in in vitro diagnostics, Michaël AFONSO then graduated from CEIPI and has been practising as a patent engineer since November 2015.
He advises small and large companies, focusing on the drafting and filing of patent applications in French and English, monitoring grant procedures in France and abroad, opposition proceedings, as well as various consultations such as freedom-to-operate studies or validity analyses.
His main areas of expertise are mechanics, biotechnology, and biochemistry. He handles patent files in the automotive industry, biology and biochemistry, and nebulization devices, among others.
Complementary activities
- Member of GRAPI
- Member of the French AIPPI Group
- Member of the Training Commission of the CNCPI