Charles-Henri Bertaux

Charles-Henri Bertaux provides clients with patent advice in the areas of biotechnology, biochemistry, cosmetology, dermatology, immunology, genetics/epigenetics, microbiology, medical diagnostics, cellular and molecular lines, sequencing, peptide sequencing and applications, cellular vectorisation, nucleotide sequencing and applications, microbiology and culture and extraction processes for biopolymers, medical biology and diagnostic processes, including algorithms.

He develops IP strategies for the protection of inventions, drafts supplementary protection certificates and advises on the validity of third-party patents. Charles-Henri also assists clients in the areas of chemistry and materials.

Career history

Charles-Henri holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Nice and an Engineering degree in Biological Engineering, with a specialisation in pharmacology and biotechnology, from the École Polytechnique, Nice–Sophia Antipolis. He graduated from the Centre for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI), specialising in patents, in 2007. He has been a French Patent Attorney since 2016 and a European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office (EPO) since 2012.

Charles-Henri is also a trainer at the IEEPI, providing training to professionals and companies specialising in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals.

Memberships

Charles-Henri is a member of the European Patent Institute (EPI) and the French National Intellectual Property Attorney Association (CNCPI).

Honours

• Novagraaf's Chemistry & Life Sciences team was awarded "Best Patent Attorneys of the year in France" by The Corporate INTL Global Awards 2021 publication.
• Novagraaf is the 2021 winner of the Innovation & Excellence Awards 2021 by The Corporate LiveWire in the category 'Life Sciences Patent Law Firm of the Year'.

Languages

• English
• French

Areas of expertise

Charles-Henri's specialist areas include: opinion work in freedom-to-operate, patentability, infringement and validity analysis, drafting patents (in French and English), managing procedures for submission of French, European, international (PCT) and foreign patent applications, optimal and strategic management of patent portfolios, examination, issuing, opposition and appeal proceedings before the EPO, litigation and pre-litigation case files, policy advice both prosecuting and defending, and dealing with disputes.