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Montserrat Jané
MSc Chemistry | European Patent Attorney | European Patent Litigator at the UPC
About Me
Montserrat has a strong background in organic chemistry and a deep practical understanding of this field, having been the head of the R&D department in a pharmaceutical company for 10 years. In that position she was also responsible for the company’s patent issues. In 2002 she took up the patent profession full time at the Patent Centre of the University of Barcelona and, after a fairly short time, also joined ZBM Patents & Trademarks (2004). She became a partner of ZBM in 2005 and passed the European Qualifying Examination (EQE) in 2008. In 2015, she obtained the European Patent Litigation Certificate which gives her the right to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court.
She has extensive experience in searching, patent drafting and prosecution, and in preparing risk of infringement and validity opinions. Currently, her work is mainly focused on oppositions and appeals at the EPO. This practice includes a variety of technical areas including Chemistry and Pharmacy, food sciences, medical devices, polymers, and adhesives.
Since 2002 Montserrat has regularly participated in lectures, courses, and masters on patent matters such as the Master in food at the UB, the EQE training course and the basic and advanced courses on Chemistry and Pharma of the Patent Center of the UB, the Barcelona CEIPI Course on Patent Law, and the Biomedicine degree at the UIC.
IAM patent 1000:
Standing out for her hands-on approach, Montserrat Jané is a preferred choice for those in the pharmaceutical domains. Recognised for her adeptness in drafting clear and concise patent applications, she also excels when handling oppositions and appeals proceedings.
