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Marie Fillon
Position
Partner
Career
Marie Fillon is a partner in Goodwin’s Technology and Life Sciences groups. She specializes in intellectual property law and focuses mainly on transactions in life sciences, including licenses, collaborations, R&D, manufacturing, and distribution agreements. She also advises clients on intellectual property-related issues in connection with their equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions as well as with their IPOs.
Marie has significant experience in litigation, in particular in relation to patents or breach or licenses or collaborations.
Education
Master, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Business Law) / DEA, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas (Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights)
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Patents
Marie Fillon heads the patents practice at Goodwin, which draws on the strength of the firm’s international platform to provide support to clients in the life sciences sector on the IP aspects of M&A deals, the management of patent portfolios, and licensing and collaboration agreements. R&D agreement matters are also prominent in the team’s workload. On the contentious side, the group has a solid track record in representing medtech and biotech clients in patent disputes.
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
The team at Goodwin maintains its strong reputation for providing ‘high quality’ advice to a broad client base, which notably includes Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Sofinnova Partners, and Kiro. Practice head Anne-Charlotte Rivière is noted for her longstanding expertise in M&A, venture capital, and private equity related issues, having advised on fundraisings and series financing deals. Leading the firm’s IP practice, Marie Fillon is particularly adept at advising on manufacturing and distribution agreements, and R&D. Xavier Leroux joined the team in July 2023 from Bird & Bird, bringing his wealth of expertise in technology.