Philippe Kohn

Philippe Kohn has been practicing in the field of intellectual property since 1978 in industry (The Bendix Corporation – Ducellier Bendix Airéquipement, ITT Corporation, Renault) and then in IP firms. He joined Novagraaf in 2019.

Career history

Graduate of the National School of Arts and Crafts (ENSAM) • Diploma from the Center for International Studies of Industrial Property (CEIPI - Robert Schumann University of Strasbourg).

Languages

• English
• French

Areas of expertise

• Patent drafting and management of grant procedures for French, European and overseas patent applications (US, Japan, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Brazil, Eurasia, etc.)
• Examination, opposition, and appeal procedures before the European Patent Office
• Expert reports on patentability, freedom to operate, infringement and patent validity
• Litigation, infringement seizures
• IP strategies
• Construction and audits of patent portfolios, valuations
• Negotiations
• Drafting of agreements and licenses and patent co-ownership regulations