Intellectual Property
Europe Guide 2024 : France
Band 4
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Provided by CASALONGA
Founded more than 150 years ago, CASALONGA is a leading European IP law firm of more than 120 lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, attorneys-at-law and engineers with offices in France (including Paris, Grenoble, Toulouse, Montpellier, Beaune, Pau, Nantes), Spain (Alicante) and Germany (Munich), as well as a global network of correspondents.
CASALONGA offers its clients full IP services, from prosecution and counselling to litigation, covering all types of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs, domain names, copyright, etc.) and related laws (unfair competition, distribution, economic rights, etc.).
The firm's attorneys have extensive experience in proceedings before the patent and trademark offices and regularly appear before the courts.
As such, CASALONGA was the first law firm to include both attorneys-at-law & patent and trademark attorneys in France, creating a full-service IP firm whose clients do not have to engage different firms for prosecution and litigation. The combination of attorneys-at-law and patent and trademark attorneys enables CASALONGA’s teams to follow their client’s cases from the inception phase through any court proceedings and also provides more balanced advice, taking into consideration litigations risks.
Chambers Review
Casalonga Avocats is a notable IP boutique that is well equipped to advise on contentious and non-contentious trade mark and patent mandates. The law firm assists with infringement and nullity proceedings, in addition to acting on opposition and unfair competition cases. Its client roster features companies from the pharmaceutical, energy and consumer goods sectors. The team also benefits from the involvement of trade mark and patent attorneys.
Work Highlights
- CASALONGA represented Waterlogic Sverige in an opposition to a patent protection application against Thoreau before the French IPO and the Paris Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I recommend CASALONGA for its expertise and knowledge, as well as its capacity to understand our objectives."
"The firm has solid skills in trade marks."
"I recommend CASALONGA for its expertise and knowledge, as well as its capacity to understand our objectives."
"The firm has solid skills in trade marks."
Notable Practitioners
Marianne Gabriel is adept at handling contentious patent matters for clients in the pharmaceuticals and telecoms sectors. She has particularly strong expertise in FRAND, invalidity, and nullity disputes.
"Marianne Gabriel has a strong practice in life sciences."