Intellectual Property
We offer a full range of transactional and litigation services in intellectual property law, covering all types of issues relating to both industrial property (trademarks, designs) as well as literary and artistic property (copyright and related rights).
We also handle all types of issues relating to image rights and to domain names.
We advise a broad range of clients, including French, German and international companies, across various sectors (industry, arts and culture).
Transactional and advisory services (strategic advice, drafting and negotiating of IP agreements)
- developing strategies to protect and defend intangible assets (trademarks, domain names, company names, trade names, logo, etc.);
- drafting and negotiating IP assignment agreements, licence agreements, coexistence agreements, co-ownership agreements, influencer agreements, artistic collaboration agreements, brand ambassadors agreements, advertising production agreements, synchronization agreements, IP assignment clauses in employment agreements, authorizations for the use of names, images, voices and statements), publishing agreements (music, literature), etc.;
- complex contractual arrangements involving intellectual property rights;
- prior art searches, filing French, European Union, and international trademark applications, and implementation of trademark monitoring to detect conflicting filings;
- assessing the validity of IP rights and advising on strategies to protect and defend them;
- analysing ownership and validity of the chain of rights;
- implementation of anti-counterfeiting programs in conjunction with customs authorities;
- implementation of anti-counterfeiting strategies on the Internet;
- instructions for bailiff reports, on-site (e.g., in a store) or online.
Litigation (judicial representation before the courts and out of court)
- administrative proceedings and litigation before French and European offices (INPI and EUIPO): oppositions, invalidity actions, revocation actions;
- litigation before French courts involving IP rights: counterfeiting (trademark, design and copyright infringement), unfair competition, parasic acts, litigation regarding the validity of IP rights;
- French discovery proceedings (“saisie-contrefaçon”), emergency proceedings;
- UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) administrative proceedings before the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center, SYRELI proceedings before AFNIC, PARL EXPERT proceedings before WIPO.
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