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Mr
Mickael
Mechin

Senior Patent Attorney

Paris Office Rennes Office

Technology & Engineering

Telephone. +33(0) 256 855 929
Email. mmechin@hgf.com
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Experience

Mickaël is a French and European Patent Attorney, who qualified in 2022. He accompanied clients to defend their IP rights in various industries since 2017. He has experience working in industries for more than 4 years through partial secondments in electricity distribution network industry, and in aircraft engines industry.

Specialisms

Industries

Services

Qualifications

Patent Attorney

Europe
France

MSC

Advanced Technologies - University of Wolverhampton, UK

LAW DEGREE

CEIPI - Strasbourg, France

OTHER

Diplôme d'ingénieur - ESTIA - Conception de produits

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