Guy Le Falher began his carrer in an IP firm near Paris in 2002. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2007 and focuses on the fields of the consumer products (writing implements, packaging) and automobile industry, for which he carries out patent prosecution proceedings, freedom to operate and invalidity studies.

Jean-Luc Hartmann joined a French IP firm in 1993, after working as an engine fitter for a German company. He moved to Toulouse in 2000 and advises clients in the mechanics and electronics sector. He in particular works on patent filings in the aeronautical and construction industries as well as in the automotive industrie. He joined PLASSERAUD IP in 2011.

Jean-Paul Ameline is a Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He specializes in telecommunications, computer science, electronics and signal processing. He worked in another IP firm before joining Plasseraud IP in 2013. He has more than 15 years of experience as IP Manager, Senior IP Counsel, and IP Manager for large telecommunications equipment supply groups.  He has extensive experience in patent transactions with a focus on licenses, divestitures, M & A transactions, technology licenses and R&D agreements.

Patrice spent 10 years at Hutchinson’s. He was Chief Engineer in a Research Centre and managed an advanced Engineering team in the automative anti-vibration development. During this experience, he discovered the fields of competitor benchmarking, technological watches and industrial property. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2005. Patrice specializes in the fields of mechanics, acoustics, electronics and signal processing as well as patent prosecution.

Patrick has worked in the field of Intellectual Property since 1995 and he joined PLASSERAUD IP in 2004. He specializes in the mechanics field (e.g. automobile, aeronautics, plastic products manufacturing, consumer products) as well as in patent prosecution and litigation matters.

Christian Schmitbegan his career as an engineer in an electronics design department at Souriau Diagnostic Electronic then project manager on automotive diagnostic equipment. He began to work in the field of Intellectual Property at Framatome Connectors International and dealt with inventions of design departments of various European and American sites. He joined a Patent Law firm in Bordeaux in 2002 and dealt with cases for various SMEs in the field of mechanics and electronics and cases of an international group in the aeronautic and aerospace field.

Régis Vigand worked for 5 years in patent department of THALES (household appliances, optronics, avionics). He then joined the patent department of ALCATEL (optic fibers & cables, telecom services). Thereafter he worked for 5 years in PEUGEOT’s patent department (electronic & equipment in cars). After having worked for 3 years in an IP firm in Paris (electronic, telecom, mechanics, optics), he joined Plasseraud IP in June 2014, where he essentially deals with patent prosecution, freedom to operate, and oppositions before the EPO.

After obtaining his Master’s Degree in Mobile Telecommunications, Kirt Zhang worked in the Research Laboratory of a Taiwanese Telecommunications Company in Shanghai, China, as a Core Research Engineer of the antenna design department working on projects related to mobile technologies such as CDMA,GSM, BT, WIMAX, GPS, and WIFI. He joined Plasseraud IP Limited (Shanghai), in 2008.

Dongxu (Clark) Wang received a bachelor degree in Energy and Power Engineering (Thermal Engineering) from University of Shanghai for Science and Technology in 2017, before joining Shanghai Shentie Jieneng Information Technology Co., Ltd. as an operation engineer. He was mainly responsible for the maintenance of large air conditioning equipment at high-speed railway stations. Since 2018 he is a technology specialist in the field of mechanics and electricity in the patent department of Plasseraud IP Limited (Shanghai).

Faye Fei holds a Master of Laws Degree (LL.M.) in Intellectual Property Law from the Intellectual Property Institute of Shanghai University and passed the Chinese Bar Examination in 2013. Prior to joining Plasseraud IP’s Shanghai office in 2013, Faye worked as a Legal Assistant in Sunray Intellectual Property Attorneys in 2012 and interned at General Electric (China) Company in 2010. Faye also worked in Kings Island in the United States in 2010.