{"id":225178,"date":"2026-03-16T13:43:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oryon.be\/team\/frank-coulier\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:11:05","slug":"frank-coulier","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/oryon.be\/en\/team\/frank-coulier\/","title":{"rendered":"Frank Coulier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/oryon.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gradient_mixed.png&#8221; background_size=&#8221;custom&#8221; background_image_width=&#8221;45%&#8221; background_position=&#8221;bottom_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset=&#8221;-25%&#8221; background_vertical_offset=&#8221;-76%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#004F37&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||17px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Frank Coulier, MSc<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||24px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Function:<br \/><\/strong>European Patent Attorney<\/p>\n<p><strong>Experience:<br \/><\/strong>Frank is a European Patent Attorney and has been affiliated with Oryon, formerly IPLodge, since 2025.<\/p>\n<p>After his engineering studies and research assistantship at KU Leuven, he worked in the FinTech industry for 27 years, initially in an R&amp;D role and subsequently as an Intellectual Property Rights Manager.<\/p>\n<p>He manages clients&#8217; patent portfolios across various sectors, where he handles the drafting of patent texts, the defence of patent applications, and the monitoring of grant procedures worldwide. 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