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Patent Lawyers

The team at CMS Francis Lefebvre Avocats can assist you with your patent law issues. Our team of lawyers based in Paris is well experienced in the following fields: 

Litigation: Saisie-contrefaçons” counterfeit seizures, Infringement actions, in particular in summary proceedings, unfair competition and parasitism, disputes related to trade secrets, Actions for patent/SPC invalidation or declaration of non-infringement and Litigation related to employee inventions.

Advice and drafting contracts: R&D contracts, relationships with inventors, Filing strategy, portfolio audit, valuation, technology transfer, Assignment, licensing or co-ownership agreements.

Most of the matters have cross-border aspects and require close coordination with actions carried out abroad.

Our team is used to working in several technical fields, in particular in the pharmaceutical and health products fields (also has good knowledge of the regulatory framework applicable to these products), but also in the fields of electronics, mechanics or consumer products. 

This experience  complements an excellent knowledge of other complex disputes such as trade secrets infringement (particularly technical know-how) or unfair competition and/or parasitism

Our team is part of the CMS network of over 150 lawyers, legal experts and specialists advisors in 33 countries. It allows us to propose a global strategy in adequacy with the needs of our customers. This particular  know-how is set to become more importantwith the arrival of the Unified Patent Court and the Unitary Patent.

 
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...
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...
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...