Hubertus Schacht
“Dr. Hubertus Schacht M.A. is a judge with 7. Bench at Regional Court Munich 1. He specialises in patent infringement proceedings, including PI (preliminary injunction), AASI (Anti-Anti-Suit-Injunction), discovery and main proceedings. The cases he decides cover all fields of technology, from mechanics, chemistry and telecommunication to life-sciences. Many of his cases involve FRAND-issues. Hubertus studied law at universities of Munich and Geneva as well as Philosophy in Munich. During his legal education he worked with law firms in Munich, Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mumbai. He wrote his legal thesis on 2nd medical-use-patents at Technical University of Dresden, which was awarded with the faculty prize. Prior to his recent assignment he worked with the trade mark and unfair competition bench of Regional Court Munich 1 and as legal consultant for patent law with the Federal Ministry of Justice in Berlin, where he was involved in the preparatory works for the UPC. Hubertus regularly speaks and publishes on patent related issues on national and international occasions.”
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Emmanuel Gougé
Emmanuel Gougé is a renowned counsel and litigator in IP law, with a strong focus on patents, trade secrets and trademarks. Emmanuel has been involved in a range of multi-jurisdictional IP matters. His practice focuses mainly on electronics, automotive, aerospace, life sciences, and medical devices. Emmanuel has been involved in a wide range of cross-border litigations and has played an instrumental role in advising clients on multi-jurisdictional matters.
Lorentz Romain
Lorentz obtained a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering at Arts et Métiers ParisTech (Chemistry and Open Innovation) and a Chemical engineering degree at Ecole Centrale Marseille. Passionate about innovation and creativity, he possesses significant experience in R&D laboratories of multinational chemical companies (L’Oréal, Arkema).
In his current position at the French Patent Office (INPI France), he is in charge of examining patent applications in thematics related to organic chemistry, polymers and health (pharmaceuticals and cosmetics), establishing prior art search report/written opinion and granting patents. He is also in charge of coordinating the Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC) team of 8 patent/SPC examiners specialized either in biology or in organic chemistry.
