PhilippeOcvirk

Qualifications / Education

European Patent Attorney
French and Luxembourg Patent Attorney (Conseil en Propriété Industrielle)
UPC Representative

University Diploma "Patent Litigation in Europe" (D.E.S.U. from CEIPI)

Engineering Degree in Materials Science - IST/Polytech' Grenoble, France

Biography

Philippe is a European Patent Attorney (since 2003), a Luxembourg patent attorney and is qualified before the French patent Office (INPI). Philippe joined the firm in 1998 after having graduated as an engineer in materials science from the Institute of Science and Technology in Grenoble, France (Polytech' Grenoble).

Philippe has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in Europe and over the world in various technical fields.
He also handles patent litigation cases, and drafts and negotiates patent related contracts.

Philippe obtained in 2014 the University Diploma on Patent Litigation in Europe from CEIPI (University of Strasbourg, France) in order to gain deep knowledge on the new Unitary Patent system.

Next to his counseling activities, Philippe regularly is a regular lecturer at EEIGM (Engineering School) and Faculty of Law in Nancy, France.

Philippe is also an author of the Luxembourg Chapter of the Manual on Intellectual Property (Brown Book) published by Kluwer Law International and a member of the Scientific Committee of the law journal PIN CODE (pin-code.eu) published by Legitech.

Rankings:
- IAM Strategy 300, ranked in 2022, 2023 and 2024
The IAM 300 Strategy focuses exclusively on patent practitioners and has firmly established itself as the definitive 'go-to' resource for those seeking world-class legal patent expertise.

Publications:
- The European patent with unitary effect, (in French), Luxembourg, PIN CODE (Dec. 2023), Legitech
- The European patent with unitary effect, (in French), Luxembourg, PIN CODE (Apr-2022), Legitech
- The right of priority at the EPO, fact sheet (in French), Luxembourg PIN CODE (Aug-2020), Legitech,
- Is cannabis patentable? (in French), Stéphanie Hermoye, Maïlis Sahagun, Philippe Ocvirk, Luxembourg, PIN CODE (Mar-2020), Legitech,
- Employee inventions. A fair regime? (in French), Luxembourg, Les cahiers du droit luxembourgeois (Nov-2009), Legitech

Technical & Scientific Fields

Memberships

epi (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)
Member of EPPC (European Patent Practice Committee) of epi
AIPPI
AIPLA
LES-Benelux (Licensing Executives Society)
Secretary of FCPIL (Fédération des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle au Luxembourg)