Prof. Didier PATRY (CV)

Didier Patry is Academic Fellow at Bocconi University in Milan, where he is teaching IP Strategy and Decision Making (LLM in Law of Internet Technology) . Didier also lectures IP Management and Economics at the ESCP Business School in Paris and at the Paris School of Political Science (SciencesPo Paris). Didier is France Brevets’ Chief Executive Officer. Didier and his team are providing expert recommendations to the French Government on IP matters and on the construction of the 2021-2025 National Industrial Recovery Plan.Didier was Director of Legal Affairs for EATON Aerospace Europe and Corporate Chief IP Counsel for the EATON Group for Europe and the Middle-East. Prior to joining EATON, Didier was Chief Counsel of the Global Strategic IP Transactions Team at HP’s Headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Didier was also a Senior Associate Attorney in the International Patent Prosecution and Litigation Practices of Baker Botts LLP in Houston and London, where he represented large corporations in pan-European litigation matters. He has also served as the Chief Patent Counsel for the SWATCH Group in Switzerland. Didier is a qualified European Patent Attorney. He was listed in 2018 in the Top 40 World IP Deal Makers by IAM International Asset Management.Didier holds an MS in Materials Science from the Polytech School of Engineering in Angers, France. He graduated in law (LL.M.) from the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies of the University of Strasbourg with a specialization in IP Law, Patent Law, Tech Law, Digital Law and Contract Law. He also studied Business Strategy and Innovation Management at the UCD Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland and Regulatory and Data Protection Law at the London School of Economics. Didier is regularly invited to speak in conferences and events on the strategic management of Intellectual Property, and he is often asked to take position on public policy matters relating to innovation.He was listed in 2018 in the Top 40 World IP Deal Makers by IAM International Asset Management. Didier holds an MS in Materials Science from the Polytech School of Engineering in Angers, France. He graduated in law (LL.M.) from the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies of the University of Strasbourg with a specialization in IP Law, Patent Law, Tech Law, Digital Law and Contract Law. He also studied Business Strategy and Innovation Management at the UCD Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland and Regulatory and Data Protection Law at the London School of Economics.Didier is regularly invited to speak in conferences and events on the strategic management of Intellectual Property, and he is often asked to take position on public policy matters relating to innovation. He was listed in 2018 in the Top 40 World IP Deal Makers by IAM International Asset Management. Didier holds an MS in Materials Science from the Polytech School of Engineering in Angers, France. He graduated in law (LL.M.) from the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies of the University of Strasbourg with a specialization in IP Law, Patent Law, Tech Law, Digital Law and Contract Law.He also studied Business Strategy and Innovation Management at the UCD Graduate Business School in Dublin, Ireland and Regulatory and Data Protection Law at the London School of Economics. Didier is regularly invited to speak in conferences and events on the strategic management of Intellectual Property, and he is often asked to take position on public policy matters relating to innovation.