Valérie Marie d'Avigneau, Master in International Business Law Paris IX Dauphine, and Master 2 in Industrial Property Law Paris II Panthéon-Assas, joined the European Commission in 2009. After an extensive carrier as an Intellectual property expert, first in the private sector in France and then in the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal market (now EU Intellectual Property Office – EUIPO-, in Spain), Valérie is now part of the intellectual property team of DG GROW at the European Commission