french speakers at the meeting

FRENCH SPEAKERS AT THE MEETING
Christian DERAMBURE, President of CNCPI
Christian Derambure is a graduate engineer from Ecole des Mines.
Christian Derambure began his career in Intellectual Property in 1972.
Since then, he has managed major IP firms in France.
Christian has been very active at the CNCPI for a number of years and is
President since 2005, having been re elected three times.
Alain MICHELET, Vice President of CNCPI
Alain Michelet is Chairman and Executive Officer of Cabinet HARLE et
PHELIP, European Patent and Trademark Attorney, former Member of the
Examination Committee for Qualification of European Patent Attorneys; He is
physics graduate from Ecole Supérieure d'Optique, specialized in optics,
electronics and measuring devices. He was trained by FORMEX to be an
Examiner with the European Patent Office.
He worked for 11 years with ANVAR dealing with licensing of results of
French Public Research. He is a Patent Attorney since 1986. He was
President of ACPI (French Association of Industrial Property Attorneys).
Cyra NARGOLWALLA, Treasurer of CNCPI
Cyra Nargolwalla is a partner at Cabinet Plasseraud where she works on
patent matters mainly in the Biotech and Pharmatceutical fields. She is
regularly at the EPO for Opposition/Appeal Proceedings and regularly
handles litigation matters in France, but also has exposure to litigation in
other countries.
She also deals with contracts/licences and due diligence matters. She speaks
at conferences on biotech/pharmacy patent matters as well as on litigationrelated topics.
Cyra is currently Treasurer of the CNCPI.
François POCHART, Secretary of CNCPI
François Pochart is a French & European Patent Attorney. He is graduated
from Ecole Polytechnique. He holds a post-graduate degree in Chemical
Engineering and is Master in Law. He is a partner of the firm since more than
10 years. He is specialized in chemistry and pharma industries, and is
involved in both prosecution and litigation.
François Pochart is the current Secretary to the French profession, a former
president of the French association (the national French FICPI branch), vicechair of the patents commission of Union.
Gabriel de KERNIER, Partner at Cabinet Netter
Gabriel de Kernier is a French and European Patent Attorney. He is a
Graduate Engineer from the Ecole Spéciale de Mécanique et d’Electricité
(ESME). He holds a post-graduate degree in Industrial Property Law (CEIPIStrasbourg).
He has been working in the Industrial Property field since 1993 and is partner
at Cabinet Netter in Paris. Gabriel de Kernier is also Lecturer on French and
European Patent Law at the EFE and ECP. He is current member of AIPPI,
EPI and Union.
Aurélia MARIE, Partner at Cabinet Beau de Loménie
Aurélia Marie is a French Industrial Property Attorney and a European
Trademark Attorney. She has a Master's Degree in Business Law (1985)
and a Post-Graduate Professional Degree (DESS) in International
Contracts Law and Practice (University of Paris X 1986). She obtained her
Certificate of Qualification to practice as a Barrister (CAPA) in 1987 and her
Post-Graduate Professional Degree (DESS) in Industrial Property Law in
1988. She began her career as a Lawyer working in the Agreements and
Intellectual Property Department of a large industrial business.
She then practiced as an Attorney at Law for several years, in an
Intellectual Property Law firm, before joining Cabinet Beau de Loménie in
1993. She became a Partner of the firm in 2003. She specializes in the
fields of trademarks, designs, unfair competition and copyright for the
acquisition of rights and for their enforcement.
Bertrand Warusfel, French Industrial Property Attorney
Bertrand Warusfel is Attorney at Law in Paris, partner of the FWPA Law
Office (Feltesse Warusfel Pasquier & Associés). He is a former French
Industrial Property Attorney. Graduated from Science Po Paris, he has a
Phd in Law and two Post-Graduate Professional Degrees.
Bertrand Warusfel is also Professor in Law at the University of Lille 2, where
he teaches international and european Patent Law. He is current member of
AIPPI and of the editorial board of the French Review "Propriétés
intellectuelles".
He specializes in the fields of patent, software and copyright litigations. He
also deals with contracts and licences matters. Regarding european
litigation questions, he was involved in the creation of the first Course on
Patent Litigation in Europe at EPI/Ceipi (2003) and co-chaired a working
group on that subject in the Paris Institut de recherche en propriété
intellectuelle (IRPI, 2008).
The CNCPI in brief
The CNCPI, French Institute of Patent & Trademark Attorneys, was created in 1990, as successor of
the French Institute of Patent Attorneys.
The CNCPI is placed under the authority of the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
The French Profession of Conseils en propriété industrielle was set up more that 200 years ago, with
the first Patent Law (1791). It is currently ruled by :
¾ Law 90-1052 of 26 November 1990
¾ Decree 92-360 of 1 April 1992
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670 Patent and/or Trademark Attorneys
197 Principal Firms throughout France and 254 Firms including Branch Offices
The profession employs about 3000 persons, including 600 contractants
Total turnover (2005) : 555 million €
The Profession files 70% of the total number of patents filed in France.
Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle
92, rue d’Amsterdam - 75009 Paris
tel : 01.53.21.90.89 / Fax : 01.53.21.95.90
E-mail : [email protected] - Website : www.cncpi.fr
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