Filip Van Lysebetten, PhD

Filip Van Lysebetten studied at Ghent University and majored in Chemistry. He received his Master's degree in 2019 after successfully completing a thesis in the field of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry. He continued his scientific career in Ghent with an FWO-funded PhD project, inspired by themes such as sustainability, polymer processing, and chemical reactivity. More specifically, he aimed to reprocess thermoset materials with applications in adhesives and composites under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Filip Du Prez and Prof. Dr. Johan Winne. This work resulted in several publications in prestigious journals as well as two patent applications.

After defending his PhD, Filip joined De Clercq & Partners in February 2023 and qualified as a European Patent Attorney in 2026.

Areas of practice

• Drafting, filing and prosecution of European and PCT patent applications
• Drafting and prosecution of national patent applications
• Oppositions and appeal proceedings before the EPO
• Oral proceedings before the EPO in examination and opposition and before the Boards of Appeal
• Opinions regarding patentability, freedom-to-operate, infringement and validity of intellectual property rights
• General strategic and legal advice in IP matters
• IP due diligence
• Portfolio management, advice and strategy
• Patent literature searching and analysis

Languages

Filip is a native Dutch speaker, is very fluent in English and has a working knowledge of French.

Competences

Filip has scientific experience across chemistry, engineering, and life sciences, with recent work concentrated on polymer compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, reactor engineering, battery design and compositions, layered materials, and medical devices and software.

More broadly, his experience spans organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, small molecules, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis, enzymes and biomimetics, cosmetics, adhesives and formulation chemistry for structural and medical applications, fiber-reinforced and composite materials, petrochemistry, nanomaterials, analytical chemistry, packaging, recycling and green technologies, bio-based monomers and polymers, polymer processing, and food technology.