Passionate about intellectual property (IP) matters, we dedicate our legal expertise, individual skills in various fields of interest, teamwork and experience to the successful protection and safeguarding of your IP rights.
Who we are
Aronova S.A. (formerly: Pronovem Luxembourg S.A.) is a private IP practice geographically located on the reconverted blast furnace terrace of Belval, the fast-growing quarter of the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is the home of several research institutes, start-up companies and which
has meanwhile become the seat of the University of Luxembourg.
We offer a complete range of services in intellectual property (IP) matters, including patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, IP licensing and acquisition, IP dispute resolution and
valuation of IP rights.
We listen to your needs and propose custom solutions specifically adapted to your situation and budgetary constraints.
We invite you to have a look at our customer- and result-oriented team.
Mathis Bruck
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Armand Schmitt
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Julien Dujardin
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Alona Dubina
Intellectual property lawyer
Sylvie Campanile
Patent Paralegal
Nathalie Schintgen
Patent Paralegal
Amandine Boulanger
Trademark & Patent Paralegal
Marie-Pierre Wechtler
Trademark Paralegal
Our Services
Patents
Inventor consultation
Pre-filing assistance
Patent application drafting
Filing patent applications
Representation in patent grant proceedings
Prosecution of patent applications worldwide
Annuity payment service and national formalities
Defensive actions against third party patents
Assistance in patent litigation
Patent monitoring and analytics (competitive intelligence)
At the end of motorway A4 (roundabout "Raemerech"), follow the signs Belval and Rockhal.
Drive to the end of Avenue Porte de France and drop your car at the park deck of the Belval Plazashopping center (1 hour of free parking + 2 hours for customers of the Belval Plaza stores and amenities).
From the shopping center, take a one-minute walk to the "Feierstëppler" building (at the back of Hotel Ibis).
By train:
Take the train to the stop "Belval-Université". From the station, it is a 3-minute-walk to the 'Feierstëppler' building.
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Mathis Bruck
Patent Attorney
Mathis holds a physics diploma from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). He has been working in private IP practice since 2004 and joined Aronova (then Pronovem Luxembourg S.A.) in October 2013.
Mathis has extensive experience in drafting and prosecution of patent applications, opposition and invalidity proceedings, prior art searches, patentability analyses, freedom-to-operate analyses, as well as infringement and validity
opinions.
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Patentassessor (German Patent and Trademark Office)
Languages
English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
Main Technical and Scientific areas
Physics
Mechanics
Ranging technologies
Optics
Information technology
Satellite navigation systems
Computer-implemented inventions (software)
Nuclear technologies
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Armand Schmitt
Patent Attorney
Armand holds a master degree in electro-mechanical engineering from the University of Liège (ULg) and a master degree in intellectual property law and management from the University of Strasbourg. Active in intellectual property since
1991, he was senior partner in a major intellectual property law firm in Luxembourg before joining Aronova (then Pronovem - Meyers & Van Malderen S.A.) in 2011. He has long lasting experience in patent prosecution, patent
invalidation, patent and knowhow licensing and transfer agreements as well as in IP litigation in Europe and overseas. Armand also consults clients with regard to strategies, management and valuation of their IP rights.
+352 31 37 70
Qualifications
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Languages
English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
Main Technical and Scientific areas
Mechanics
Physics
Control systems
Steelmaking
Thermodynamics
Computer-implemented inventions (software)
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Julien Dujardin
Patent Attorney
Julien holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Liège (ULg, Belgium). After six years of fundamental research and teaching at the ULg, Julien joined Aronova (then Pronovem Luxembourg S.A.) in November 2015. He has become a patent attorney in
Luxembourg in 2019 and European Patent Attorney in 2022. His main tasks include patent documentation searches as well as patent application drafting and prosecution.
European Patent Attorney
Intellectual property attorney (Luxembourg)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Languages
English, French, German, Luxembourgish.
Main Technical and Scientific areas
Physics
Mechanics
(Non-linear) Optics
Satellite navigation systems
Thermodynamics
Electrodynamics
Electronics
Quantum technologies, e.g., lasers, spin- and atomtronic-based technologies
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Alona Dubina
Intellectual property lawyer
Alona holds a University Degree in European and International Intellectual Property law (LLM), from the C.E.I.P.I. (University of Strasbourg), a Research Master in European Law (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne) and a Ukrainian Law Degree enabling to practice as a Ukrainian Lawyer (Law Academy of Kharkiv). Active in the field of IP since 2017, first as an IP lawyer for the cartoon animation studio, she completed then a Seal Professional program within a litigation service of the EUIPO in Luxembourg. She joined Aronova in August 2021. Her expertise covers IP litigation, drafting of contracts in relation to Intellectual Property, advice and strategy development for registration and acquisition of Intellectual Property rights.
Sylvie has a master degree in applied foreign languages from the University of Tours (France). She joined Aronova in 2010 with longstanding experience as a patent paralegal in private IP practice. Sylvie assists our patent
attorneys in all kinds of patent proceedings on national, European and international level.
+352 31 37 70
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Nathalie Schintgen
Patent Formalities Assistant
Nathalie has been working for Aronova (formerly Meyers & Van Malderen) as a patent paralegal since 1993. She is in charge of the formalities in proceedings before the Luxembourg patent office (national patent filings,
validations of European patents, annuities and changes in the register) as well as in relation with supplementary protection certificates (SPC).
+352 31 37 70
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Amandine Boulanger
Patent & Trademark Formalities Assistant
Amandine has a university degree in applied foreign languages from the Bordeaux Montaigne University (France). She joined Aronova in 2019 as a patent and trademark assistant. Amandine assists our patent and trademark attorneys in all kinds of proceedings on national and international level.
+352 31 37 70
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Marie-Pierre Wechtler
Patent Formalities Assistant
Marie-Pierre has been working for Aronova since 1992 (formerly Meyers & Van Malderen). She is assisting the intellectual property attorneys at all stages of trademark and design registration proceedings and keeps our clients' trademark and design records
up to date. She is also in charge of Aronova's bookkeeping.