Global France Intellectual Property: Trade Mark & Copyright

Chair of Hogan Lovells Marie-Aimée de Dampierre often advises on trade mark and copyright infringement, with further experience in unfair competition matters. She additionally appears before French courts defending clients from the consumer goods and media sectors in disputes.

Emmanuel Baud is well placed to handle complex matters involving trade mark and copyright protection, cancellation and infringements. He assists with domestic and cross-border matters for clients in the technology and cosmetics industries.

"She has a very strong capacity to coordinate complex litigation. In addition to her skills in trade marks, she also has a strong ability to coordinate multiple teams in several jurisdictions in an efficient way."

Julien Horn moves up the rankings this year and acts for a range of corporate clients on litigious mandates, including enforcement and opposition proceedings. He is equally adept in the management of trade mark portfolios.

Marie Georges-Picot moves up the rankings this year following strong market feedback. She is experienced in both advisory and litigious trade mark and copyright cases. She also assists technology and luxury goods companies with infringement matters.

Alexandre Rudoni regularly represents high-profile clients in the technology and entertainment sectors in copyright and trade mark litigation matters. He is particularly recognised for his experience in relation to the gaming sector.

"David has been visionary in anticipating the changing service requirements needed by clients in our fast-moving industry. He is very commercially minded and has an unparalleled number of contacts in the domain name industry."

Frank Valentin of DLA Piper LLP is experienced advising on both domestic and cross-border trade mark disputes. He demonstrates further skill in portfolio management and trade mark clearances. His clients are mainly active across the life sciences and TMT industries.

Edouard Fortunet enters the rankings this year on the back of strong market support. Clients operating in the entertainment, technology and medical sectors turn to him for his expertise in both contentious and non-contentious mandates. He advises on trade mark enforcement and protection, infringements and licensing agreements.