Cédric Mutelet is an aeronautical engineer and an attorney specialized in Industrial Property law. He is mainly involved in patent law and collaborates transversally to the resolution of all types of cases by providing his Technical expertise.
He began his career in the Defense industry, contributing to the development of missiles for combat aircraft using metallic laser sintering. As an inventor on this occasion, his work was valorized through patent, which enabled him to discover the field of Industrial Property from a practical approach and to measure its importance in corporate strategy. Inspired by a profession dedicated to ensuring the legal protection of inventions, he embraced the Legal sector, training and working in several Parisian IP firms as a patent engineer before joining De Gaulle Fleurance.
As a specialist in patent law, Cédric is qualified to assist the clients of the firm in securing patent rights before national and supranational offices, and as well as in defending their interests in judicial and administrative litigation, in particular in opposition proceedings before the INPI and the EPO and the associated appeals.
He also carries out Due Diligence and prepares expert reports on freedom to operate, patentability, infringement and patent validity. He also assists clients in managing rights issues (employee inventions, misappropriation of patent rights) and contractual negotiations (licensing, assignment, co-ownership, research collaboration).
Complementarily, Cédric has also developed a practice of providing strategic support to R&D business units, from the pre-project phases of development, focused on evaluation of protection opportunities and on providing domain-specific analysis of legislation and risks, leading to recommendations aimed at maintaining a competitive edge.
He is a European Patent Attorney and a member of the French Aeronautical and Astronautical Association (3AF).
French - English
2024 European qualifying examination (EQE) – European Patent Office (EPO)
2018 University Diploma « patents » – Center for International Intellectual Property Studies, University of Strasbourg (CEIPI)
2016 Aeronautical engineering degree – Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de la Construction Automobile (ESTACA – ISAE)
2012 Classe préparatoire maths-sup – Lycée Henri Poincaré de Nancy
Technical areas of expertise
General mechanics (static/dynamic loads, vibration behavior, tribology, power transmission)
Aeronautics (aircraft engine, servos, lifting surfaces, flight controls, de-icing, cabin seats, electrical harnesses, afterburner, ingestion tests)
Defense/Space (Solid-propellant rocket, satellite panels, missile seekers)
Naval (wind power propulsion)
Railway (self-propelled train, pantograph)
Automotive/Agricultural machinery (ADAS, braking & steering systems, hydrostatic transmission)
Energy (Heat exchanger, wind turbines, solar panels, dihydrogen production and conditioning, phase change)
Materials & Processes (mechanically welded assembly, casting, bonding, vacuum spraying, SLM additive manufacturing, composite materials, mechanical/thermal/chemical treatments)
Aerodynamics (boundary layer management, pressure drops, venturi)
Non-destructive testing (penetrant testing, acoustic emission, tomography)
High voltage electricity (arc management, circuit breaker/watch dog)
Watch industry (movement, crown function actuator)
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