After completing his final-year internship within the Industrial Property Department of a company specialised in in vitro diagnostics, Michaël AFONSO graduated from the CEIPI and has been practising as a patent engineer since November 2015.
He advises companies of all sizes and is primarily involved in drafting and filing patent applications in French and English, handling grant proceedings in France and abroad, managing opposition proceedings, and providing advisory services such as freedom-to-operate studies and validity analyses.
His main areas of expertise include mechanics, biotechnology and biochemistry. He handles patent matters in the automotive industry, biology and biochemistry, as well as nebulisation devices.
Complementary activities
- Member of GRAPI
- Member of the French AIPPI Group
- Member of the Training Commission of the CNCPI