Didier has a master in mechanical and electrical engineering of the University of Liège (Belgium). He has also specialized in applied thermodynamics during one year at the University of Aachen (Germany).

He has then worked seven years as patent examiner at the European Patent Office in Munich, carrying out prior art searches, examining patent applications, oppositions and chairing oral proceedings.

Didier has then joined a private practice in 2005 to eventually found his own firm in 2007. He has also specialized in trademark and design registration. He is European Patent Attorney, European and Benelux Trademark Attorney and authorized representative at the Luxembourg Patent Office and the Belgium Patent Office.

His field of activities covers all IP matters, including the drafting of patent applications, preparing replies to examination report, prosecuting oppositions, carrying out prior art searches and IP counseling. He regularly lectures on various IP topics.

Didier has been awarded in 2019 the QPIP certification (Qualified Patent Information Professional) acknowledging his ability to correctly perform patent searches (prior art searches, freedom to operate, opposition/invalidation searches…) and to properly analyse the results of searches.

His mother tongue is French and he speaks fluently English and German. He is member of FICPI, AIPPI and EPI (member of Patent Qualification Committee).

After a Master of Engineering at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (France), Emmanuel specialized in manufacturing technologies through a PhD (2005-2008).

In 2006, he passed a very selective exam for teachers in France (Agrégation de Génie Mécanique).

He has then worked for more than eight years as patent examiner at the European Patent Office, carrying out prior art searches, examining patent applications and oppositions, and chairing examination and opposition divisions.

He passed the EQE in 2015 and joined Lecomte & Partners in 2017. His main activities concern patent drafting, prosecution of patent applications and oppositions, and also prior art searches.

He has been awarded in 2019 the QPIP certification (Qualified Patent Information Professional) acknowledging his ability to correctly perform patent searches (prior art searches, freedom to operate, opposition/invalidation searches…) and to properly analyse the results of searches.

His mother tongue is French, he speaks fluently English and has professional abilities in German.

Georges Machtalère holds a PhD in Chemistry and is French & Luxembourg Patent Attorney and European Patent Attorney.

He is specialized in patent prosecution and litigation suits before EPO and Courts, in the fields of Chemistry.

After a long period in Search teams dealing with industrial chemical topics, he joined, since 2001, various private practice offices in Paris and also spent several years abroad in a private law office in Luxembourg and in a Belgian Industrial Company. He joined L&P in 2019, and he also works as a free-lance Patent Attorney.

His mother tongue is French and he speaks fluently English and Russian.

After a doctoral thesis in the field of electromagnetism at the University of Limoges (France), Stéphane has deepened his knowledge and skills as research fellow at a Laboratory on Electronics, Antenna and Telecommunication in Sophia-Antipolis (France). He was also active as teacher in electronics in an engineering school.

In 2006 he then changed his professional orientation towards Intellectual Property by entering CEIPI. He then joined a private practice in Intellectual Property in the Paris area. He moved to another private practice in the Paris area and in 2016 to the Intellectual Property department of a company active in the field of home automation.

He joined the private practice Lecomte & Partners at the end of 2020. His main activities concern patent drafting, prosecution of patent applications and oppositions, and also counseling.

His mother tongue is French, he has a professional proficiency of English and has professional abilities in German.

Mélanie is an Intellectual Property Lawyer. She graduated from the University of Lyon 3. She owns a master degree in Intellectual Property Law. Within the framework of her studies, she studied one year in Stockholm.

After working in other firms of patent and trademark attorneys since 2012, she joined Lecomte & Partners in 2015.

Her activities are mainly directed to trademark issues (availability search, oppositions, preparation, filing and prosecution of applications, coexistence agreements, etc), designs rights, drafting and negotiating contracts relating to Intellectual Property, and issues in relation to Domain Names.

Her mother tongue is French and she speaks fluently English.

Vanessa is an Intellectual Property Lawyer. She graduated from the University of Lille. She owns a master degree in Business Law with a specialization in Intellectual Property and Innovation Strategy.

She has been working in the retail industry, within the trademark’s department of an international company before improving her English for one year in Australia.

Then she has been working for an Intellectual Property Office, before joining Lecomte & Partners in 2014.

Her activities are mainly directed to trademark issues (availability search, oppositions, preparation, filing and prosecution of applications, coexistence agreements, etc), designs rights, drafting and negotiating contracts relating to Intellectual Property, and issues in relation to Domain Names.

Her mother tongue is French and she speaks fluently English.

Alona is an Intellectual Property Lawyer. She graduated from the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) of Strasbourg and holds a LL.M. degree in European and international Intellectual Property Law. She also holds Masters’ degrees in European Law from the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

She gained her first experience in the field of intellectual property as in-house lawyer for an audiovisual company specialized in cartoon animation production using Augmented Reality technology. 
Afterwards, in the framework of the Pan-European Seal Program, she worked within the Litigation department of the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Luxembourg.

Her competences include mainly trademark issues (oppositions, prior rights search, preparation, filing and prosecution of applications, etc), designs rights and also drafting and negotiating contracts relating to Intellectual Property.

Her mother tongues are Ukrainian and Russian, she is fluent in French and English.

Tania is administrative assistant for all IP procedural aspects, i.e. essentially for patents, trademarks and designs. She has over 18 years of experience as secretary and paralegal in an international private practice.

She monitors the prosecution of all applications and the related time limits, including the annuities and renewals. She deals also with all related kinds of secretary and paralegal work.

Her mother tongue is Italian and she speaks fluently Luxembourgish, German, French and English.

Thanks to an extensive experience in trademark matters, Marie-Christine has been registered as an European Trademark and design attorney before the OHIM.

She is in charge of the administrative work related to trademarks and designs and monitors the prosecution of all applications and the related time limits, including the annuities and renewals for trademarks, designs and patent as well.

Her mother tongue is French and she speaks fluently English, German and Luxembourgish.

David joined Lecomte & Partners in August 2019.

He is in charge of the administrative work, including correspondence with our clients and various procedures regarding the acquirement and upholding of IP rights.

He is also in charge of accounting as well as computer updates and maintenance.

His mother tongue is French and he speaks fluently English and German.
He also knows some Luxembourgish.

Charline is in charge of the administrative work, including correspondence with our clients and handles various other aspects of IP rights procedural management, including patent filing at national, European and international level.

She worked more than 6 years as Patent Formalities Officer in an international IP service provider and passed with success a Patent Administrator Certificate delivered by INPI in 2018 before joining Lecomte & Partners in January 2020.

Her mother tongue is French and she speaks fluently English.