HGF Office

Paris

73 Rue de Vaugirard,
Paris,
75006
France

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across Europe and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

Tel. +33(0) 172 355 875

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Following the success of the Rennes office which opened in June 2021 we have now launched a second office in France, based in Paris.

This office will support HGF France by providing further expertise both to our local and international clients. The team will also collaborate with firms multidisciplinary specialists across the HGF network to provide expert advise across electronics, engineering, life sciences, chemistry, trade marks and IP law.

Our team: Paris

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    Jason
    Lessard

    Partner & Patent Attorney
    UPC Representative

    Vivien
    Verbrugge

    Partner & Patent Attorney
    UPC Representative

    Laurent
    Barbe

    Partner & Patent Attorney
    UPC Representative

    Benoit
    Liénard

    Partner & Patent Attorney
    UPC Representative

    Roxna
    Kapadia

    Patent Director

    Mickael
    Mechin

    Senior Patent Attorney

    Romain
    Bouchand

    European Patent Attorney

    Delphine
    Lauté-Caly

    Trainee Patent Attorney

    Emilie
    Clarke

    Senior Patent Formalities Officer & IP Administrator Team Manager

    Marie-Louise
    Happi

    IP Administrator

    Nathalie
    Fouillee

    Senior Formalities Officer

    Anna
    Olechno

    Patent Formalities Officer

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