Emmanuel Potdevin

Partner

#Medtech #Agritech and Foodtech #Aeronautics, Defence and Space #Greentech #Mechanics, Robotics, Electronics

French English

Paris

Background

With more than 30 years of experience, Emmanuel Potdevin advises a wide variety of clients (SMEs, Universities, major industry players) on all aspects of intellectual property. He has been involved in numerous disputes (seizures, infringement lawsuits, patent infringement actions, litigation before the National Commission for Employee Inventions) and has extensive experience in opposition before the EPO. He has also been involved in many technology licensing and transfer negotiations.

Qualifications

French Patent and Trademark Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Mediator

Education

Engineering graduate from Institut Industriel du Nord, IDN - now Ecole Centrale de Lille
Mediator Diploma (Parts 1 &2) (Ifomène, Paris)
CEIPI Graduate (Distinction in Patents and Trademarks)
CEIPI Graduate Course on Patent Litigation in Europe
Master in Industrial Property Law, CEIPI

Know-how

IP Audit
Mediation
Negociation
Acquisition of IP Rights & Strategy
IP Prosecution & Portfolio Management
Pre-litigation & Litigation
IP Valuation
Technological survey
Business Intelligence
Freedom to operate
Contract drafting

Specific areas of expertise

#Automotive #Building/Construction #Patent #Cosmetic #Medical devices #Construction machinery #Medical equipement #Labelling & Packaging #Mechanical Engineering #Agricultural machinery #Medical material #Mechanical #Structural mechanics #General mechanic #Mechanical/Hydraulic #Mechanical/Physical #Components for vehicles #Concrete structures #Packaging #Plastics #Tires #Industrial processes #Productics #Prostheses #Know-how #Sciences et technologies agro-alimentaires #Textiles

Teaching / Representative positions

Vice-president of the CNCPI
Lecturer at the CEIPI (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies)
Tutor for candidates preparing for the European Qualifying Examination
Teacher in INPI's training courses

Award

Nominated as one of the world’s leading patent practitioners by “Who’s Who Legal: Patents” in 2023