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François Pochart

Partner · August Debouzy

FranceIntellectual Property, PatentsFrench, English, German

About

Partner at August Debouzy (joined 2011) who co-heads the firm’s team of patent attorneys and engineers. He advises French and international clients on patent-related matters and is very active in EPO oppositions and appeals, litigation before French courts and the Unified Patent Court, and on regulatory issues in the health sector including SPCs.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyPatentsLitigationRegulatoryHealthcare & Life SciencesTechnology

Office

Expertise

EPO oppositions and appealsFrench patent litigationUnified Patent Court proceedingsSupplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) for medicinal products and plant protection products

Education

  • Engineering Degree, École Polytechnique, 1986
  • ENSIC Nancy, 1991
  • CEIPI (Patents, Trademarks and Designs), University of Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, 1993
  • Post-graduate degree (Maîtrise) in Law, University of Paris X, Nanterre, 1996

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Paris Bar, 2011
  • European Patent Attorney, 1994
  • Former French Patent Attorney (1994)

Languages

FrenchEnglishGerman