Jean-François Bloch

At Starting Bloch, we believe that intellectual property, combined with contractual agreements, serves as a strategic lever for transforming R&D-driven innovation into sustainable economic value. We support innovative companies in this transformation by offering tailored guidance to create, structure, and optimize their intellectual property strategy in alignment with their business plan. Thanks to a team of experts with technical, legal, and business expertise, Starting Bloch provides innovative organizations with pragmatic and sustainable solutions to manage their intangible assets and support the growth of their businesses. We are involved throughout the entire innovation cycle: from the early stages of research and development through to the industrial and commercial exploitation of technologies. The firm thus acts as a true external intellectual property department for executives, entrepreneurs, and innovation teams. Our support includes, in particular, defining a strategy for protecting and leveraging technologies, its operational implementation, as well as the monitoring and management of intellectual property portfolios. Starting Bloch also helps companies secure their contractual relationships and technology partnerships. We assist with the drafting, negotiation, and management of innovation-related contracts, such as licensing agreements, research and development collaborations, technology transfer agreements, and confidentiality agreements. We also assist companies in preparing due diligence procedures for fundraising, strategic partnerships, or mergers and acquisitions. Finally, Starting Bloch contributes to the strategic valuation of intangible assets by identifying growth drivers linked to developed technologies, conducting asset audits and valuations, and supporting technology transfer projects, industrial partnerships, and financing initiatives.