Hanane Fathi Roswall entered the patent profession in early 2009 with more than 10 years of experience in research and development in Telecommunications and Cybersecurity. She has worked across industry and academia in Europe and Japan, bringing a strong technical foundation to her intellectual property practice.
Hanane leads the patent practice for electronics, mechanics, and software at aera. She also heads the firm’s AI Task Force and UPC Task Force, reflecting her expertise in cutting-edge technologies and her commitment to staying at the forefront of industry developments. Frequently invited to speak on topics such as artificial intelligence, Hanane is recognized as a thought leader in these areas. Her leadership has been instrumental in building and maintaining successful teams that deliver exceptional service to clients.
Hanane applies her scientific background to advise clients on all aspects of intellectual property, including patent drafting, prosecution, oppositions, acquisitions, and competitive analysis. She is recognized as a ”solution finder” by her colleagues and clients. She collaborates with a diverse range of clients—from multinational corporations to high-tech SMEs—across fields such as medical devices, consumer electronics, software, telecommunications, cryptography, and machine learning techniques.
Clients value her ability to grasp complex technologies while providing strategic legal guidance tailored to their commercial objectives. Clients enjoy her personable approach: Being of service with wit and engagement.
Hanane garners a wave of praise from clients: “Always going the extra mile for clientele, Roswall is a skilled and emphatic communicator with superior abilities as a technologist. Unafraid of getting into the weeds with the engineers, she can easily parse even the most complex machine learning or algorithm-heavy inventions. As a drafter, she is peerless.” Hanane is “without a doubt one of the best in the field,” emphasizing her valuable insights and experience, “an electronics guru” who provides top-quality patent filings.
She has been repeatedly recognized in the world’s 1000 leading patent professionals by IAM, indicating sustained excellence in her field and in IAM’s Global Leaders 2025.
As a co-founder of aera in 2018, Hanane led the firm’s operations during its first five years. She spearheaded the development of automated processes that resulted in cost savings and enhanced quality in repetitive tasks, setting new standards for efficiency and precision in IP consultancy. She works on providing technology for IP management systems and business intelligence as fundamental components of aera’s next-gen IP platform. She is dedicated to continuously driving innovation and success at aera.