Loïc Lemercier
Europe Guide 2024
Up and Coming : Intellectual Property: Patents
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+ 33 1 42 68 95 20Share profile
Up and Coming
About
Provided by Loïc Lemercier
Practice Areas
Loïc Lemercier, Partner, heads the Intellectual Property and Technologies (IP&T) group of Dentons’ Paris office.
Over the last 10 years, Loïc has handled both contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, copyright, design, unfair competition and trade secret cases.
Focusing on industrial property, Loïc has built a solid patent litigation track record assisting many large corporations with a particular emphasis on the pharmaceutical and telecoms sectors. Loïc's practice includes initiating and defending preliminary injunction proceedings, seizures for gathering evidence, and actions on the merits dealing with validity and/or infringement of the intellectual property rights.
Loïc regularly advises clients in the technology sector, particularly in relation to FRAND obligations and the impact of those obligations on obtaining relief in France.
In addition to his litigation work, Loïc advises his clients on contract negotiation and drafting (e.g. R&D, trademark or patent licensing, pledge agreement) in the context of M&A transactions.
Career
Joined Dentons in 2021
Counsel, Clifford Chance, 2019-2021
Professional Memberships
Admitted to the Bar, Paris, 2011
Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
Publications
Co-author, "Private Acquisitions: Intellectual Property Issues (France)", Practical Law, June 1, 2021
Co-author, "Six décisions d'intérêt rendues en 2020 en France dans le domaine des brevets", Les Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle, May 2021
Chambers Review
Europe
Loïc Lemercier demonstrates particular strength in patent-related matters, notably patent litigation, protection and infringement actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Loïc Lemercier is a brilliant IP expert who is able to explain complex situations in very clear terms. Working with him and his team allows us to save a lot of time."
"Loïc Lemercier is a fantastic case leader and adept strategist. He has enabled us to align internal case goals with external positioning in an impactful manner."
"Loïc Lemercier is very thorough and committed to our brand. He tries hard to get a good result, and he puts a lot of effort into what he does. He also keeps us abreast of developing laws and things that would be relevant for us to know."
"Loïc Lemercier is a brilliant IP expert who is able to explain complex situations in very clear terms. Working with him and his team allows us to save a lot of time."
"Loïc Lemercier is a fantastic case leader and adept strategist. He has enabled us to align internal case goals with external positioning in an impactful manner."
"Loïc Lemercier is very thorough and committed to our brand. He tries hard to get a good result, and he puts a lot of effort into what he does. He also keeps us abreast of developing laws and things that would be relevant for us to know."