Anthony Soledade
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Expert
Surname
Soledade
First name
Anthony
Current professional position
Chairman of opposition division & Technically qualified judge
Organisation / firm
Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (France) & Unififed Patent Court
Country of residence
France
Nationality
French (France)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Languages spoken & proficiency
FrenchFluent
EnglishFluent
SpanishIntermediate
Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Expert
Expert
Professional biography
Professional Experience
Anthony Soledade started his professional career as a research and development engineer working in gamma-rays detection.
He joined the French Patent Office (Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle (INPI)) as a patent examiner in the fields of semiconductors, optics, metrology, nanotechnologies, lasers, photovoltaics and lightings.
Since 2020, he is chairman of the opposition commissions at INPI. As a result, Anthony took part in drafting INPI's public guidelines on opposition procedure and grounds. He also represents INPI at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) working group on the reform of the semiconductor IPC from H01L to H10.
Education
Anthony graduated from Université Grenoble Alpes (INP PHELMA) with a diploma in semiconductors and optical engineering in 2014. He received the CEIPI diploma in patent law and procedure from the University of Strasbourg in 2020.
Legal / dispute expertise
European patents
National patents
SEPs / FRAND
Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Electricity / power systems
Energy technologies
Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Materials science
Medical technology / medical devices
Physics
Renewable energy
Robotics & automation
Industries
Energy & utilities
Manufacturing & industrials
Technology & IT
Telecommunications
Education (degrees)
master of semiconductors and optics engineering (Université Grenoble-Alpes - INP Phelma)
Certifications / licenses
Diploma from the Center for International Studies in Industrial Property (Université de Strasbourg)
Publications and/or speaking engagements
"Impact on timing and light extraction of a photonic crystal as measured on a half patterned LYSO crystal: implications for time of flight PET imaging" ; A. Iltis, S. Zanettini, L.R. de Magalhaes, C. Tata, A. Soledade, M.Z. Hmissi, H. Khadiri, V. Gaté and D. Turover ; Published 26 June 2019 • © 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab ; Journal of Instrumentation, Volume 14, June 2019 ; DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/14/06/P06036