Cabinet ARENAIRE

Partners: Pierre MASSOT & Thibault LENTINI

Lawyers: Louis LOUEMBÉ – Julie BERNAUD-SÉNÉ – Mythili THAYA – Bénédicte SCHUHLER

Legal Counsels: Marie DUTHEILLET-LAMONTHEZIE – Héloïse THOMAS

Office: Paris, France

Founded in 2011 in Paris, Arénaire law firm is dedicated to intellectual property and IT law.

Arénaire lawyers protect and defend the creations, innovations and trademarks of large companies, innovative SMEs, public institutions, and creators and inventors.

The firm assists, supports and advises companies in France and throughout the world. All the lawyers in the team speak perfect English and are experienced in cross-border litigation.

Since the creation of the Arénaire law firm, the team has constantly enriched its know-how and knowledge to provide a tailor-made service, combining listening, field work and a perfect mastery of the legal context.

Trademarks

Arénaire law firm assists its clients in all stages of the life of their trademarks, from application filing to defending their rights, including their protection and enhancement. Trademark validity criteria, strategic counsel, infringement actions, trademark transfer and licensing agreements: the firm is involved in all areas of trademark law.

Copyright and author rights

Arénaire Avocats lawyers are competent in all areas of literary and artistic property law and have developed a leading-edge expertise in copyright and author rights. For an effective protection and a serene exploitation of artworks, the team study the most efficient means to ensure their protection. The law firm assists its clients throughout the exploitation of their works to defend their interests.

Design

Since its creation in 2011, Arénaire Avocats law firm has developed a strong and recognized expertise in design law. Arénaire lawyers support their clients throughout the life of their designs, from the creation process to the defence of their rights, including filings of applications and drafting of agreements.

Patents

Arénaire‘s lawyers advise their clients and help them define the best strategy for protecting and defending their inventions, innovations, and know-how. They have also developed solid expertise in compensating employee inventors. Depending on the challenges and particular needs, they propose concrete and practical solutions to defend their clients’ rights through an amicable solution or before the courts.

Unfair competition and parasitism

Denigration, copying of a product or its packaging or a store concept, copying of a visual identity, a graphic charter, a positioning, violation of business secrecy, etc., unfair competition and parasitism are at the heart of Arénaire lawyers’ practice. Both in legal advice and litigation, the law firm assists its clients to defend their interests.

Customs procedures

Arénaire lawyers had developed a high expertise in customs procedures relating to counterfeiting. They are involved at all stages of the procedure: surveillance of intellectual property rights, detention, seizure, destruction, and criminal customs litigations.

Advertising law

The firm handles all aspects of advertising, marketing, and communication law. Arénaire’s lawyer developed a recognized expertise in alcohol advertising, with regard to the French law known as the “Loi Evin”.

IT law

Information technology law is also part of Arénaire’s competencies, particularly in the field of IT contracts (software development, software licensing, etc.), domain names management and personal data (GDPR).

Arénaire law firm also advises on image rights, protection of indications of origin, related rights, as well as on civil, commercial, and criminal matters.

Comprehensive legal services

The firm delivers comprehensive legal services, including legal advice, contract and agreement drafting and negotiation, assistance, and strategic guidance in managing intellectual property rights, pre-litigation services, and representation in civil, commercial, and criminal disputes.

Registered with the Paris Bar, the firm operates in France and participates in pan-European litigation on behalf of French and international clients.

Protection and defence of creations and intangible assets

Arénaire law firm supports creators, inventors, innovative start-ups, SMEs, and large multinational corporations by:

• Providing legal advice and assistance for the protection of intellectual property rights and intangible assets.
• Offering defence and representation in civil, criminal, and commercial courts.
• Developing protection strategies and offering guidance in industrial, marketing, and commercial ventures.
• Emphasising listening, dialogue, and accessibility.
• Building a relationship of trust through transparent procedures, services, and fee structures.

Arénaire Avocats assures clients of an expert team fully dedicated to managing their cases and safeguarding their interests.

Watchwords of the team: competence, pragmatism, and commitment!

Clients’ sectors:

• Furniture and decoration
• Design
• Pharmaceutical industry, healthcare
• Wine and Spirits
• Luxury
• Cosmetic
• Jewellery
• Fashion
• Architecture
• Communication
• Automotive
• Distribution
• Packaging
• Culture and museums
• Public transportation
• Etc.

• Intellectual property
• IP law
• Industrial property
• Literary and artistic property
• Trademarks
• Designs
• Copyright and author law
• Patents
• Unfair competition and parasitism
• Customs procedures
• Appellations and indications of origins
• Know-How and trade secret
• Advertising, marketing, and communication law
• Alcohol advertising
• Civil law
• Commercial law
• Criminal law
• IT law
• Information technology law
• Software contracts and development
• Domain names
• Personal data – GDPR
• Global strategy
• Legal advice
• Contracts and Agreements
• Negotiation
• Pre-litigation
• Civil procedures
• Criminal procedures
• Commercial procedures

Arénaire Avocats

20 rue Cambon

75001 Paris

France

Tel: +33 (0)1 44 43 53 44

Fax: +33 (0)1 72 69 06 82

e-mail: [email protected]