Within our mechanical/electronics team, Laurent is involved in the acquisition and defense of IP rights, in particular in drafting patent applications and in patent prosecution (grant and opposition procedures), in France and Europe.

Laurent has developed strong expertise in the fields of mechanical engineering, mechatronics engineering, electricity, control engineering, electronics, electrical engineering, computing, data analysis and processing, and has chosen to specialize in these areas.

He notably assists French SMEs, universities, public research centers, as well as start-ups.

After 9 years’ experience in research and development in a mechanical company in Colmar, Laurent joined CASALONGA in 2016.

Professional organizations

Laurent is a member of the French Patent and Trademark association (Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle – CNCPI) and of the European Patent Institute (epi).

Education

• - Postgraduate Diploma in Industrial Property Law, specialization in Patents, at CEIPI (Strasbourg University) – 2015
• - Bachelor of law (Strasbourg University) – 2012
• - Ph.D. in Automatic Control and Informatics of Valenciennes University – 2007
• - Graduate Engineer of l’Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Mécanique Energétique of Valenciennes – 2003
• - Master of electronics (Valenciennes University) – 2007

Languages

French, English, German