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Jones Day
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75001 PARIS
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Edouard Fortunet

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Work Department

Intellectual Property; Technology; Health Care & Life Sciences

Position

Partner

Career

Edouard Fortunet co-leads the Firm’s global brand protection & enforcement group.

On the litigation front, he has focused on high-stakes copyright, trademark, design, and unfair competition litigation leading matters for national and international clients before French and EU Courts. In addition to trying cases, Edouard advises clients on brand strategies worldwide and covers the full spectrum from the creation, protection, and enhancement to the enforcement of IP rights.

In the transactional area, Edouard is an experienced intellectual property lawyer. He has been involved in the IP aspects of numerous IPOs and several complex French and international M&A transactions over the past decade. He routinely carries out multijurisdictional projects and works closely with clients to successfully design, structure, and implement technology and commercial transactions to achieve high-stakes business objectives.

Edouard has solid experience in assisting businesses in a variety of sectors that includes tech, energy, life sciences, entertainment, and retail.

Edouard is Vice-President of APRAM (Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners) and member of INTA (International Trademark Association), AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), and AIDV (International Wine Law Association).

Education

  • University of Paris II, Panthéon-Assas (Postgraduate Degree in Intellectual Property Law 2007;
  • Law Degree 2006)

Lawyer Rankings

France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs

(Next Generation Partners)

Edouard Fortunet – Jones Day

Jones Day is a recognised leader in trade mark and design disputes and transactions across France and Pan-Europe. They offer their expertise on an international scale, capitalising on the harmonisation of intellectual property laws within the EU to provide coordinated multi-office teams that advise and contribute to complex, multi-jurisdictional matters. The team, co-led by litigation expert Emmanuel Baud and IPO handling specialist Edouard Fortunet, adeptly manages a spectrum of both contentious and non-contentious issues, including infringement proceedings, revocation actions, license agreements, and due diligence related to M&A transactions and joint ventures. They possess notable sector-specific knowledge, particularly in the wine and spirits industry, and have established experience in the life sciences sector.

France > Intellectual property: Patents

At Jones Day, the practice has solid experience in working in tandem with the firm’s German and UK teams to assist with pan-European patent litigation. The team is well known for its strength in handling infringement proceedings and seizures before UK and German courts, and is very experienced in assisting pharmaceutical companies with patent matters, including freedom-to-operate analyses. Thomas Bouvet, who has established expertise in French and European patent litigation proceedings, co-heads the department with transactional expert Edouard Fortunet. Eddy Prothiere is sought after for advising on validity and infringement claims, and Colin Devinant‘s practice takes in national and international patent litigation.

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