Press release dated January 30, 2024

BARDEHLE PAGENBERG kicks off 2024 with Frédéric Portal asa new partner in Paris
With the arrival of Frédéric Portal as a partner, the Paris office of
BARDEHLE PAGENBERG further strengthens its expertise in the fields ofchemistry, life sciences, medical devices, energy, polymer materials,composites and alloys, and industrial processes.
Frédéric Portal, an attorney-at-law admitted in Paris, European Patent Attorney, andUPC Representative, joins the Paris office of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG as a partner.
Frédéric Portal brings to BARDEHLE PAGENBERG more than 20 years ofprofessional experience in the protection and defense of intellectual property assets, and aperfect knowledge of the French and European patent ecosystem.

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This reinforcement of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG's French team allows the firm tostrengthen its offer of integrated services to its national and international clients for themanagement, enforcement, and defense of their intellectual property assets in FrédéricPortal's areas of expertise.
“At the dawn of a major reconfiguration of the European market for innovation protection
and defense services brought about by the Unified Patent Court, having a professional of
Frédéric Portal's caliber on our team is a major asset,” says Julien Fréneaux,Managing Partner of the Paris office of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, and continues:“Frédéric Portal's dual scientific and legal skills, honed by 20 years of professional
experience in advising innovative companies, ensure efficient solutions to our clients'
needs in terms of developing, implementing and defending their IP assets.”
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SingaporeFrédéric Portal earned a master’s degree
and an Engineer Diploma in Chemistry andChemical Engineering from the École
Supérieure Chimie Physique Electroniquede Lyon, France, and has worked as aFrench and European Patent Attorney formore than two decades before joining theParis Bar as an Attorney (Avocat).
He has built extensive experience in thepatent field, including litigation,partnership agreements, technology
transfer, and patent prosecution strategies.
Frédéric Portal

He offers in-depth expertise in contentious

Dipl.-Ing., Dipl. CEIPI

and non-contentious patent matters, in

Attorney-at-Law (Avocat) &particular in patent infringement andEuropean Patent Attorney, UPC

validity disputes before French courts andRepresentative, Partner

the Unified Patent Court. In addition, he is

Paris Officeactively involved in opposition proceedings
and patent prosecution before thehttps://www.bardehle.com/en/
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European Patent Office and the French
Patent Office (INPI).

For further information on the international team of attorneys-at-law and patent
attorneys of BARDEHLE PAGENBERG, please visit: https://www.bardehle.com/en/team

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BARDEHLE PAGENBERG combines the professional expertise of attorneys-at-law,patent attorneys, professional representatives before the European Patent Office,specialized trademark lawyers and qualified technical consultants. Our consulting
services are tailored to our clients' individual needs and the specific circumstances of eachcase.
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