Véronique Marcadé
Counsel
French Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator
Ph.D.
Personal assistant : Christelle Cosperec
Reactive, rigorous and efficient, Véronique is an expert in the biotech sector. Attentive to her clients, from start-ups to multinationals, she manages to find practical, innovative solutions even to the most complex issues.
Véronique has been working for over 20 years in the field of biotechnologies (molecular and cellular biology, immunotherapy, gene editing, pharmaceuticals, second therapeutic applications, microbiology, plant biology, etc.).
Her technical skills and experience enable her to understand all the issues faced by her clients, from French and foreign start-ups to multinationals, in order to support them in their industrial property policy and help them make the most appropriate decisions.
Véronique has been a European Patent Attorney since 2004, and a French Patent Attorney since 2005. She is involved in the acquisition of IP rights, in particular in the drafting of patent applications and grant procedures, in France, Europe and abroad, and represents her clients before the Offices.
She has also developed extensive skills in the defense of IP rights, in opposition proceedings before patent Offices, and in the management of patent litigation, working in tandem with attorneys-at-law, in disputes before national courts. She regularly acts as an expert in infringement seizures.
Graduated from the engineering school Centrale Paris, Véronique completed a doctoral thesis on gene therapy at the Institut Gustave Roussy, in the Vectorology and Gene Transfer Laboratory.
She then worked for over 20 years as a patent attorney in major French IP law firms.
In 2023, Véronique joined CASALONGA. Based in Nantes, she actively contributes to the creation of our new local office in this city, which she develops, in coordination with the Paris team.
Professional organizations
Véronique is a member of the French Patent and Trademark association (CNCPI “Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle”) and of the European Patent Institute (epi).
Education
- - Postgraduate degree in Industrial Property law in Patents at CEIPI (Strasbourg University) – 2002
- - Ph.D. in Biology – 2000
- - Master (DEA) in Molecular biophysics (University of Paris VI) – 1996
- - Graduate Engineer of Ecole Centrale Paris, bio-engineering option – 1996
Languages
French, English
Latest awards
- - IP Stars from Managing IP: Notable practitioner in IP 2023