Christophe

For the past 20 years, Aglatech14 has been a leading translation service provider in the technical, medical, and scientific fields. I have been translating patents from English into French for Aglatech 14 since August 2018.

RWS is the world leader in translation and localization, intellectual property support solutions and life sciences language services. I have been translating patents from English into French for RWS since August 2018.

KPMG is a global network of independent member firms offering audit, tax and advisory services. Member firms' clients include business corporations, governments and public sector agencies and not-for-profit organizations. KPMG member firms can be found in 154 countries and territories. Collectively they employ 197,263 people across a range of disciplines. I have been translating and proofreading financial and legal documents from English and Spanish into French for KPMG since July 2017.

Thibon Littaye Associés is a firm of French and European patent and trademark attorneys. I have been translating IP-related documents for Thibon Littaye Associés on a regular basis since October 2015.

Agrifood Translations is a translation agency. I have been translating patents for Agrifood Translations on a regular basis since March 2014.

Transterm by Zannol is a small but select language service firm based in Switzerland. Its core business centres on translations, quality control and text editing. One of its areas of speciality is the preparation of comprehensive made-to-measure database solutions for companies. Transterm's customers include employer and employee associations, commissioned research associations, publishers, advertising agencies, non-profit organisations, production firms, chains of opticians and professional associations in the areas of training and further education. I have been translating for Transterm – from Italian into French exclusively – on a regular basis since March 2012.

I have been translating working papers for the OECD on a regular basis since June 2011 in the following areas: information and communications technologies, transport, agriculture, local development, entrepreneurship and SMEs.

Harrison IP is a firm of UK patent and trademark attorneys providing intellectual property (IP) services to clients in the UK, the European Community and throughout the world. I have been translating IP-related documents for Harrison IP on a regular basis since November 2009.

Global Connects is a company providing translation, interpreting, multilingual design and typesetting and audio-visual production services worldwide. I have been translating and proofreading legal documents and marketing literature for Global Connects on a regular basis since August 2008.

Murgitroyd & Company is a worldwide leader in intellectual property, patents and trade marks. Having worked as an in-house translator at Murgitroyd & Company for just over 2 years as an in-house translator, I decided to go freelance in December 2005. Since then, I have been translating and proofreading patents (specifications and claims) for Murgitroyd & Company on a regular basis.

A couple of months after graduating in technical, economic and editorial translation, I joined Murgitroyd & Company, a worldwide leader in intellectual property, patents and trade marks. I began as a trainee translator and after six months, was recognized as a fully-fledged translator.

In just over two years, Murgitroyd & Company provided me with invaluable experience not only in translating patents and legal texts, but also in understanding and fulfilling the requirements of business, particularly the legal industry. Given the company's rich and diverse client portfolio, I also discovered - and/or became more knowledgeable in - a wide range of industrial techniques and technologies.

Last but not least, at Murgitroyd & Company, I certainly developed thorough working practices together with a near-obsessive eye for the detail. After those two years, I felt confident that I had enough strings to my bow to go it alone. So I did...