Biography: Patents

Thomas Bouvet is an attorney-at-law specialised in patent and plant breeder's rights. He obtained an LLM in the USA and is a doctor-at-law. Admitted to the Bar in 1996, he immediately joined Pierre Véron to practice patent litigation and is a partner of Véron & Associés since the creation of the firm in 2001.

Thomas' activity mainly relates to patent validity and infringement litigation in the fields of electronics, telecommunications, mechanics, chemistry, pharmaceuticals, media and biotechnologies. He has extensive experience in patent entitlement cases and in matters relating to the violation of trade secrets.

He defends employers in actions of compensation for employees' inventions and advises companies setting up appropriate policies in this respect.

Following his doctorate thesis, Thomas handled a large proportion of cases brought before the French courts for infringement of plant breeder's rights.

He has arranged several customs actions.

Thomas lectures on patent litigation notably at EM Lyon School of Management, Centre Paul Roubier and University Jean Moulin of Lyon.

He is a member of AAPI, AIPPI (member of special committee Q114 on biotechnology including plant breeders' rights), GRAPI, EPLAW, CIOPORA and an administrator of Centre Paul Roubier. The firm is a member of IPO and of AIPLA.

Thomas is the author of a doctoral thesis on 'The Legal Protection of Vegetal Innovation', and co-author of Saisie-Contrefaçon, a book published by the leading French publisher Dalloz (2nd edition 2005) and of Droit et Pratique des Voies d'Exécution published in the series Dalloz Action 2004-2005.