Cyrille Poindron

Cyrille Poindron specialises in mechanics, particularly in machines, the automotive industry, packaging, pyrotechnic devices, mass-produced products, the tobacco industry, medical and laboratory devices, material science, the video game industry and home appliances.

During his time as an R&D Engineer, Cyrille focused on machine design and production; in particular, automatic machines, component machining and assembly, and product design for mass-produced automotive safety devices. This background enables him to efficiently capture the innovation when discussing the technical aspects of an invention.

As a European & French Patent Attorney, Cyrille handles patentability assessment (prior art searches using specialist databases), patent drafting (in English and French), patent prosecution (in France, Europe, Germany, USA, China, Japan and Korea mainly), and patent litigation (primarily in France, Germany and the USA). He also provides clients with patent-related legal advice. Moreover, Cyrille has extensive experience in oppositions at the European Patent Office.

Career history

Cyrille is a Mechanical Engineer from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC). He obtained his Law degree from the Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) and graduated from CEIPI in European Patent Litigation.

After a significant period in industry as an R&D Engineer at several companies, Cyrille worked as a Patent Engineer in a well-known automotive company specialising in safety products, before joining Novagraaf.

Work highlights

Cyrille teaches IP law during EPI-CEIPI trainings and tutors CEIPI law seminars for European Qualifying Examination students.

Languages

• English
• French

Areas of expertise

• Patents & Designs: Mechanics (automotive industry, special purpose machines, airbags, watchmaking, tobacco industry, video games, home appliances).
• Capture of innovation at clients' premises.
• Domain names