About

Dr Simon Christiaën is a French Specialist in Intellectual Property and a Patent Litigator with over 26 years of revel in inside the area. He is currently a Partner at DWF (France) and an Arbitrator at WIPO.

Dr Simon Christiaën, companion at DWF (France), is a French Specialist in Intellectual Property and a Patent Litigator (infringement, validity/nullity, revocation, possession, contract enforcement). He is also an Arbitrator on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center.

Simon has greater than twenty-six years of non-stop revel in, completely in regulation places of work and departments specializing in intellectual assets regulation and, specifically, patent regulation (advisory, prosecution & litigation). Since June 2018, he is Partner in price of the Patent law interest of DWF (France), in partnership with patent engineers, specialists in innovation and specialised recommend in France and abroad.

From December 2008 to June 2013, he became a Partner and Head of the Intellectual Property branch of Taylor Wessing (France) wherein he turned into worried inside the management and growth of the crew. Prior to that, from March 1999 to November 2008, Simon became a Senior attorney in the IP/IT branch of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) answerable for the Patent & Design organization.

Simon holds a Doctorate in International Intellectual Property Law and his professional seniority and technical information allow him to assist each SME/SMIs and huge corporate businesses in complex technological techniques regarding French national and European/EU Utility and Design Patents, substantially in an worldwide context.

Legal Issues

Patents

Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution

Intellectual Property

Trademarks

Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration

Certificates

Certificate of Specialisation in Intellectual Property Law with the specific qualification
National Council of Bars CNB

Certificate of specialisation in Intellectual Property Law including Patent Law among jurisdictions
Regional Center for Professional Training of Bars Lawyers of the Competence of the Court of Appeal of Versailles CRFPA

Lawyer (Lawyer-at-Law)
Paris Bar

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written
• French Sign Language: Spoken, Written

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