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Armengaud Guerlain has strong trade mark expertise in Stéphane Guerlain. The firm is also a great choice for patent work through Jacques Armengaud, particularly in the pharmaceutical field.
The ‘very good’ Cousin & Associés is renowned for its patent litigation expertise through Pierre Cousin, who represents leading clients from the pharmaceutical, chemistry, mechanic and optic sectors. The four-partner firm also includes Myriam Moatty, Sandrine Bouvier-Ravon and Jean-Martin Chevalier, who counts among the few market’s experts in plant variety protection rights. The practice has a strong know-how in the life-sciences field, but also has key clients in the IT and food industries. Trade mark and design rights are also dealt with.
Cabinet Escande is ‘the leading firm for trade marks’ through Michel-Paul Escande. The practice also handles patent matters and has a strong client base in the luxury, food and automotive sectors.
Gaultier Lakits Szleper has a ‘dynamic’ trade mark practice. The firm is made up of three partners including Geoffroy Gaultier, who has strong litigation expertise.
Hirsch & Associés comprises 14 lawyers who have a dual background in science and law, covering trade marks and patents. The practice is led by avocat and solicitor Denis Schertenleib, who also owns a PhD in molecular neurobiology, and European patent and community trade mark attorneys Marc-Roger Hirsch and Gérard-Gabriel Lamoureux. Grégoire Desrousseaux left the firm to join August & Debouzy. In 2010, the firm handled important cases in the life-sciences sector, acting for leading laboratories.
Howrey LLP has two strong individuals for patent litigation in Marina Cousté and François Jonquères, although it lost key partner Denis Monégier du Sorbier who co-founded Hoyng Monegier LLP. The team is hands on at advising on patents and trade marks in the fields of pharmacy, electronics and high technologies. Recent highlights include representing Sphere in a patent infringement case regarding granules.
Véron & Associés is the ‘strongest’ firm for patent litigation, a field which the 13-lawyer team entirely focuses on. The ‘very skilled’ Pierre Véron has a superb reputation, while the practice also consists of Isabelle Romet, Thomas Bouvet and the ‘highly recommended’ Sabine Agé. Highlights included acting for Novartis on the French aspects of its global battle against Johnson & Johnson, and Siemens on an infringement case brought by Institut Pasteur over a molecular biology patent for the detection of HIV.