DAVID GRÈZES · EUROPEAN PATENT ATTORNEY
I help inventors and technology businesses protect their innovations, make informed IP decisions and build connections between Europe and Asia.
Based in Geneva, Switzerland Working in French, English and Chinese
INDUSTRY · DIPLOMACY · INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Industrial work with Airbus in Beijing. Technology diplomacy at the French Embassy. Practical experience to support industrial and IP projects between Europe and Asia.
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From technical understanding to filing strategy, with clear priorities for your invention.
Explore patent services ↓Connect IP decisions with industrial partnerships, business development and cross-cultural understanding between Europe and Asia.
Patentability, freedom to operate, validity and ownership, explained in practical terms.
PATENT ATTORNEY SERVICES
Practical support throughout the life of a patent, with one direct contact for technical, procedural and strategic decisions.
Targeted prior-art searches, novelty and inventive-step analysis, and a clear assessment of what can be protected.
Draft descriptions, claims and drawings; prepare Swiss, European and PCT filings and coordinate foreign filings.
Respond to office communications, develop technical and legal arguments, amend claims and prepare oral proceedings.
Analyse granted patents, prepare oppositions or defences, and represent clients in EPO appeal proceedings.
Assess patent risks, infringement, validity and ownership; support negotiations, mediation and representation before the Unified Patent Court (UPC).
Define territorial coverage, coordinate validations and renewals, audit portfolios and support licensing and IP transfers.
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN WORK WITH
I am David Grèzes, an engineer and European Patent Attorney based in Geneva, Switzerland. In Beijing, I worked with Airbus and later led the High Technologies section at the French Embassy. I then developed my patent practice at LLR and Fidal Innovation.
Through GIG Inventions, I work directly with inventors and technology businesses to clarify what to protect, assess their options and plan their next steps — in Europe and in projects involving Asia.
OFFICIAL REGISTRATIONS
CONFIDENTIALITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Your information and unpublished inventions are handled in accordance with professional confidentiality obligations. We agree with you how AI may be used for your matter before any such use.
Data sharing for model training is disabled on the AI assistants used. Information provided to the tools is limited to what is necessary for the engagement.
David Grèzes directs the work, checks the analyses and personally approves the deliverables. AI tools support his expertise and his handling of your matter.
Before using AI for your matter, we agree its conditions of use and your specific requirements. These are recorded in the engagement agreement or the special terms.
Before transmitting confidential information, I check the conditions governing processing, access, retention and any transfers. Unnecessary identifying details are removed. Information is kept out of the tools where the required safeguards are not met.
AI is used within my obligations of professional secrecy, independence and professional responsibility, with the client’s interests taking priority.
Reference framework: epi recommendations FDPIC
Depending on the needs of the matter and the agreed framework, AI can help me explore sources, compare documents, structure analyses and prepare draft texts. This assistance speeds up preparation and facilitates cross-checking.
I verify references and quotations against the original sources, check the technical and legal analysis and revise documents before delivery. I decide the strategy and personally approve the deliverables.
DEVELOPED BY GIG INVENTIONS
My current projects make patent and trademark protection more accessible to the people who need it.
GIG INVENTIONS · GENEVA
Regus Geneva Airport · Route de Pré-Bois 14
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