Fabrice Mattei is the Global Patent Head and partner with the intellectual property law firm Rouse (www.rouse.com). He has over 20 years of experience in patent and plant variety protection in Asia. He also has extensive experience in drafting contracts. He is a member of the Standing Advisory Committee before the European Patent Office (EPO) and a consultant to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) on biodiversity. Fabrice is also a researcher on climate science at the University of Edinburgh.