With over nineteen years of experience managing the patent and licensing portfolio of France’s largest research organization, the Centre Nationale de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), FIST is well-positioned to assist clients from international and domestic companies and research organizations in effectively moving their most promising technologies toward commercialization.
With a team of 45 dedicated professionals, FIST is well equipped to analyze your technology portfolio and ensure its successful development.
FIST’s current activities include:
- Active management of 1 500 technologies from a wide range of scientific disciplines.
- Technical and legal analysis of over 300 new technologies per year.
- Management of a portfolio of more than 3 200 patent priority filings.
- Tracking of a portfolio of more than 800 contracts and agreements.
- Negotiation and signing of over 100 technology transfer agreements per year.
Organizational Structure:
Administration and Finance - 3 professionals - Director Christian Messy.
Legal Department - Records management and IP legal services: 12 professionals (5 lawyers and 7 patent experts) - Director Catherine Mialonier.
Patent and License Marketing - Studies of patent portfolios and monitoring of the operation: 9 professionals - Director Sylvain Goiran.
Technology Transfer & Licensing Department - Management of entire process from initial technology assessment through completion of technology transfer agreements: 16 managers - Director Franck Merly.
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