August Debouzy, Intellectual Property | Chambers France Profile

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Provided by August Debouzy

Headed by well-recognized IP specialists, Grégoire Desrousseaux, François Pochart and Lionel Martin, August Debouzy’s IP team provides a complete range of legal services, including litigation, both at the national and European levels, and strategic advice aimed at valuing, protecting and transferring IP rights (licensing and freedom-to-operate opinions, patent prosecution before the EPO, IT contracts, transfers of know-how and technology and optimizing trademark portfolios). The IP team frequently leads the way to shaping first-of-a-kind solutions to complex intellectual property issues and disputes, and help their clients in finding creative solutions to reach out of court settlements that often allow them to avoid lengthy and costly litigation proceedings.

August Debouzy is one of the only firms in the French market that can provide in one and only team, such a high level of technical understanding and the capabilities to act in litigation. Over 50% of the IP team’s work includes patent litigation before courts in France (infringement, nullity actions, compensation for employees’ invention and appeals against the decisions of the French Patent Office), before the EPO (opposition) and the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

The IP lawyers regularly team up with the firm’s tax, corporate, employment and competition law teams (the latter notably on FRAND issues in the telecom area).

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - France

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

August Debouzy's exceptional team advises on all aspects of IP cases. The department has notable expertise in patent issues before the French courts and the European Patent Office, in addition to experience assisting with trade secret cases. The law firm acts in infringement and nullity proceedings as well as patent prosecution and FRAND disputes. The team is instructed by an array of international names from the pharmaceutical, telecommunications, automotive and technology industries. The firm is also equipped to handle trade mark and copyright matters, such as parasitism, unfair competition and registrations.

À propos de l’équipe

L’équipe exceptionnelle d’August Debouzy intervient sur tous les aspects des dossiers de propriété intellectuelle. Le département dispose d’une expertise notable dans les questions de brevets devant les tribunaux français et l’Office européen des brevets, en plus de son expérience dans les dossiers de secrets commerciaux. Le cabinet d’avocats intervient dans les procédures de contrefaçon et de nullité ainsi que dans les litiges FRAND. L’équipe est mandaté par un éventail de noms internationaux des secteurs pharmaceutique, des télécommunications, de l’automobile et de la technologie. Le cabinet est également équipé pour traiter les questions de marques et de droits d’auteur, telles que le parasitisme, la concurrence et les enregistrements.

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Work Highlights

August Debouzy represented Hewlett-Packard in an infringement action before the UPC against Lama France.
August Debouzy a représenté Hewlett-Packard dans une action en contrefaçon devant l’UPC contre Lama France.

Strengths

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August Debouzy has extensive experience and a good network. The team is very competent and has precision and rigour. The lawyers are very attentive to the customer and respect the client's choices.