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Drawings and models lawyers

Design – the result of increasingly significant investments – is an essential characteristic of the product and plays a major role in its commercial success. While counterfeiting affecting all sectors from luxury to drugs now represents a 500 billion dollar market globally, designs and models law, along with copyright, offers the possibility of protecting a product’s unique design and therefore often the very principle of its value creation. In a context of increased international competitiveness, it is more strategically vital than ever to ensure exclusive exploitation of your products. Our experts are used to becoming involved in the early stages of the creative process and will advise and assist you in the promotion and protection of your innovations.

Our team, which has significant experience in copyright, advertising law, trademark law, drawings and models, domain names and patents, as well as unfair and parasitic competition law, is able to offer you a comprehensive and bespoke service, from auditing your intangible assets (evaluation of drawings and models) to assistance and representation in pre-litigation and litigation. In particular, we support you with the creation, registration and protection of the design of your products (identification and analysis of precedents, registration of national, EU and international designs and models) as well as the negotiation and drafting of your exploitation, licensing, ordering, sale and coexistence agreements. We assess potential infringement risks and, if necessary, bring any proceedings required before French and European courts. Our experts work in close collaboration with specialist lawyers in other fields (tax, customs, competition, etc.) and draw on our international network to guarantee you the most effective support in all circumstances.

 
Jean-Baptiste Thiénot
Jean-Baptiste Thiénot
Partner
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Jean-Baptiste Thiénot is Partner in the IP/IT team of CMS Francis Lefebvre. He mainly advises on industrial property law, particularly patent law. His activity covers litigation (infringement and nullity...
Sabine Rigaud
Sabine Rigaud
Counsel
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Sabine Rigaud is Counsel in the IP/IT team of CMS Francis Lefebvre. She focuses on intellectual property law, particularly trademark and design law. Her practice covers litigation (infringement actions...
Anaïs Arnal
Anaïs Arnal
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Anaïs joined CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats in 2017. She provides advice, drafts deeds, and intervenes in litigation matters in the following areas: intellectual property law (copyright, trademarks, designs...
Candice Barreiro
Candice Barreiro
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Candice joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in September 2021. Candice provides legal advices drafting an litigation services in the following matters: industrial property law (trademarks, designs and patents)copyright...
Hanriot_Maxime
Maxime Hanriot
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Maxime assists local and international clients in legal counselling and litigation, in particular in the following fields: Intellectual Property, Information Technology, Personal data protection, Media...
Laurine-Mayer
Laurine Mayer
Associate
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Laurine Mayer joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2022. She advises and litigates in the following areas :new technologies law ; protection of personal data ;E-commerce law;intellectual property law (trademarks...
Solenne Mignot
Solenne Mignot
Lawyer
France, Neuilly-sur-Seine
Solenne joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2023. She provides both legal counsel and litigation services in the following fields: intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright, designs, unfair competition...
Arta Salihu
Arta Salihu
France, Lyon
Arta Salihu joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2023. She is involved in intellectual property law, information and technology law, economic law (competition, distribution, and consumer law), contract law...