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Declan BYRNE
Senior Patent Attorney
Biography
A trained physicist, Declan Byrne has more than 12 years of experience in the field of patents, in particular on French and European law as well as 8 years of experience as a research scientist in the field of semi-conductors, microelectronics and optoelectronics. A native English speaker, he regularly deals with complex technologies, often designed by the academic world and by start-ups.
Activities
- Global advice to clients in IP matters
- Preparation of patent applications
- Representative before the European Patent Office
- Representation before the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
- Patent and non-patent literature research
- Patentability analysis
- IP audits
- Due Diligence
- Litigation
- Freedom to operate studies
- Advice relating to counterfeiting and infringement
Languages
French - English
Titles
European Patent Attorney
French Patent Attorney (CPI)
Diploma Patent Litigation in Europe (CEIPI)
Diploma in International IP Studies in patents (CEIPI)
Professional representation before the European Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Expertise
- Physics
- Semi-conductors
- Optoelectronic devices
- Optics
- Solar panels
- Electronics
- Telecommunications
- Data processing
- Medical technology
- Automotive industry
- IT
- Security
- Electricity
Professionnal Experience
| 2013 - Present | Patent Attorney, ANDRE ROLAND |
| 2010-2013 | Patent Attorney, Novagraaf International, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 2008-2010 | Associate, Patent Litigation Firm, Howrey LLP, Paris, France |
| 2005-2008 | Patent Engineer, Cabinet Lavoix, Paris, France |
| 2003-2004 | Post-doctoral researcher, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Cachan, France |
| 2001-2003 | Post-doctoral researcher, CRHEA- CNRS, Sophia Antipolis, France |
Education
| 2013-2014 | Diploma Patent Litigation in Europe, CEIPI, Strasbourg, France |
| 2004-2005 | Diploma Intellectual Property - Patents (CEIPI) |
| 1996-2000 | Ph.D. Physics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland |
| 2015 | Workshop Commercialization of technology, European Patent Academy |
| 2014 | Workshop Oral proceedings before the European Patent Office, European Patent Academy |
| 2013 | Workshop Negotiating methods in intellectual property, IEEPI |
