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Dr
Vivien
Verbrugge

Partner & Patent Attorney

Rennes Office

Engineering

Telephone. +33672866728
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Experience

Vivien’s wealth of experience as an in-house attorney, advising at Management and Board level within global companies in multiple jurisdictions, makes him well placed to advise in-house IP and Legal Counsel in relation to IP opportunities and threats for both SMEs and multinationals. Vivien regularly advises clients on portfolio creation, infringement avoidance and freedom to commercialise, portfolio enforcement and dispute resolution matters. Vivien has also advised on multi-jurisdiction portfolio acquisitions, secured successful outcomes in EPO oppositions and coordinated many IP litigations.

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Industries

Services

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Europe
French

MPHYS

Master in Physics & engineer degree

LLM

University of Strasbourg

PHD

Physics, Optoectronics and Telecom

OTHER

Vlerick management program

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