Stéphane Masi
French & European Patent Attorney
pat.fr@novagraaf.com
+33 (0)1 49 64 60 00
Stéphane Masi has worked in IP in both industry and private practice since 2007. First based in Paris, he moved to Brittany in 2011 to work as a patent engineer before joining Novagraaf France in 2021.
Career history
Stéphane holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Paris (Chimie ParisTech) as well as a Diplôme d'études approfondies (DEA) in bioorganic chemistry. He completed his CEIPI (patents) at the University of Strasbourg in 2008. He has been a European Patent Attorney since 2017 and an Industrial Property Attorney in France since 2020.
Memberships
Stéphane is member of EPI and CNCPI.
Areas of expertise
- Freedom to operate, patentability, infringement and patent validity reports and opinions
- Patent drafting (French and English)
- Patent prosecution for French, European, international (PCT) and foreign patent applications
- Patent portfolio strategy and optimisation
- Management of examination, grant, opposition and appeal procedures before the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Litigation and pre-litigation strategy and management
- Invention protection
- Validity studies of third party patents
Automotives & aviation
Chemistry
Energy
Food & food technology
Greentech/Cleantech
Home appliances
Licensing
Life Sciences & biotech (pharma, medical devices, biosensors)
Mechanics (incl. material processing)
Nanotechnologies
Oil & gas