Background
Cécile Puech began her career in industrial property and joined Regimbeau in 2004, after obtaining her Ph.D in immunology.
Cécile supports her clients in defining a global intellectual property strategy, involving both the protection of their new innovations, the audit of already established internal or external portfolios, and the identification of potential obstacles to the exploitation of current or future projects and the definition of strategies to overcome these obstacles.
Cécile also assists her clients in the implementation of internal procedures that are essential to ensure the solidity of intellectual property assets and to maximize the value of each project.
On a technical level, Cécile has developed specific expertise in the field of immunotherapies, but also personalized medicine.
Cécile works with a variety of entities, including start-ups, SMEs, public entities, large groups, and investors, and makes sure to provide everyone with tailor-made support.
Qualifications
- French Patent Attorney
- European Patent Attorney
- Representative before the UPC
Education
- Master’s in Engineering (Ecole Polytechnique)
- Ph.D and MS in Immunology at the Pasteur Institute (Université Paris VI)
- CEIPI Graduate (distinction in Patents)
Know-how
- IP Audit
- Acquisition of IP Rights & Strategy
- IP Prosecution & Portfolio Management
- Pre-litigation & Litigation
- Freedom to operate
Specific areas of expertise
Teaching / Representative positions
- Involved in the training of young professionals for the European Qualifying Examination (EPI-CEIPI) - 2012 to 2019
- Involved in the training of young professionals for the French Qualifying Examination (CNCPI Roundtables) - 2011 to 2016 and 2019 to 2021
- Jury member of the qualifying examination for Patents
Award
- Distinguished “Rising IP STARS” in 2018 and 2019 by Managing IP magazine