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Michaël AFONSO

michael.afonso@llrip.fr

Status:

Experts in Europe

Functions:

Patent Engineer

Offices:

Lyon

Languages:

French, English, Spanish, Portuguese

  • Entered the profession in 2015
  • Joined our team in November 2015
  • Master 2 Intellectual Property (University of Toulouse 1, Capitole)
  • Master 1 Biochemistry and Biotechnology (University of Toulouse 3, Paul Sabatier)
  • Graduate from the CEIPI (patents, trademarks, designs and models)
  • European Patent Attorney (EPO)
  • French Patent Attorney
  • European Patent Litigator (UPC)

Biography

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