Luminita NOEL Qualification : French patent attorney, Academic training : Mechanical engineer (Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest), CEIPI Diploma in IP law (patents), Fields of expertise : Mechanical and electrical engineering. Previous professional experience : Mrs. Noel joined IXAS CONSEIL in 2008 as a patent engineer, after having worked for 12 years as in-house patent counsel and patent searcher at SEB in France, a major European manufacturer of kitchen equipment. She has drafted and followed up more than a hundred patent applications there. Prior to entering the field of IP, she had spent 7 years as a development engineer in mechanical and electromechanical industries in Romania.