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 Jean-Baptiste Thiénot
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Jean-Baptiste Thiénot

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  • French
  • English
  • German
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Jean-Baptiste Thiénot is Partner in the IP/IT team of CMS Francis Lefebvre. He mainly advises on intellectual property law, particularly patent law.

His activity covers litigation (infringement and nullity actions, employee invention issues) as well as advice and drafting of contracts (R&D contracts, assignment and licensing, audit of rights portfolio) in various industrial sectors, particularly in the life sciences, mechanical and electronic fields. He is frequently involved in cases relating to products subject to specific regulations (health products, cosmetics, spraying, etc.).

Jean-Baptiste has also developed a particular expertise in the protection of business secrets/know-how (litigation, implementation of internal protection policies) and the regulation of health products (medicines, medical devices, etc.). He advises manufacturers in the health sector on their innovative projects, particularly in relation to e-health (telemedicine) and the compliance of their practices ("anti-gift" and "transparency" laws).

Jean-Baptiste Thiénot has been a lawyer since 2008. He joined CMS Francis Lefebvre in 2018 after practising with the law firms Simmons & Simmons (2008-2011), Allen & Overy (2011-2013) and Bird & Bird (2013-2018).

Awards & Recognitions
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  • Quote
    Intellectual property : patents
    Legal 500 EMEA 2023
  • Quote
    Best Lawyer, Intellectual Property Law
    Since 2024

Publications

  • « Secondes applications thérapeutiques : la décision « SANTEN » rebat les cartes »- La Lettre PI (february 2021)
  • « Action en nullité de brevet : la démonstration de l’intérêt à agir » - La Lettre PI (january 2021)
  • « Mouvements de salariés et protection des informations confidentielles de l’entreprise » - La lettre des fusions acquisitions et du private equity (Option Finance) (december 2020)
  • « Dernières actualités concernant le dispositif « anti-cadeaux »» - LinkedIn (november 2020)
  • « MSD’s ezetimibe-simvastatin SCP revoked by the Paris Court of Appeal » - The SPC Blog (october 2020)
  • « Réforme anti-cadeaux : quelles actions mettre en place ? » - LinkedIn (september 2020)
  • « Vers une responsabilité accrue des plateformes numériques dans la lutte contre la contrefaçon ? » - La Lettre PI (april 2020)
  • Propriété intellectuelle et opération de fusion acquisition : préférez une revue sur mesure » - La lettre des fusions acquisitions et du private equity - Option Finance (march 2020)
  • « Le renouveau des interdictions provisoires (preliminary injunctions) » – Bulletin rapide de droit des affaires (BRDA) (march 2020)
  • Recent changes in patent law” - LinkedIn (march 2020)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of LES, APRAM, AIPPI and EPLaw
  • Member of Carré des juristes de France Biotech
  • Member of Bar Hauts-de-Seine

Education

  • Master II « droit de la propriété littéraire et artistique », Université Paris II–Assas dirigé par Pierre-Yves Gautier (2005)
  • CAPA (2008)