Arnaud Casalonga > Casalonga > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Casalonga Offices
31 RUE DE FLEURUS
75006 PARIS
France
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Arnaud Casalonga
Work Department
IP
Position
Partner / Paris and Munich
Attorney-at-law (Paris Bar)
Career
Arnaud Casalonga has more than 40 years of experience in French and European Intellectual Property Law. His practice concentrates primarily on complex and cross-border intellectual property disputes with a particular focus on patent, trademark and design infringement cases.
He has been a member of the Paris Bar since 1981 and has worked in various areas of law, particularly criminal law, before gradually specializing in intellectual property and becoming a partner in a famous French business law firm where he managed and developed the IP and litigation department from 1987 to 2005.
He assists patent attorneys and clients directly in complex legal proceedings in France and abroad and is known as one of the best specialists in patent and trademark law.
In parallel, he also has a very strong reputation in the area of competition law and the selective distribution of luxury products with highly specialized expertise in the development and protection of brands and distribution networks of famous brands in the perfume and haute couture in France and abroad.
In 2006, he joined CASALONGA with his team.
With a double specialization in “intellectual property law” and “commercial, business and competition law”, he assists French and foreign clients in the protection and defense of their rights, in particular before the courts, where he regularly pleads.
Arnaud Casalonga has worked on the most recent drugs cases including supplementary protection certificate (SPC). His expertise extends to patent litigation in various fields of in the pharmaceutical, chemical, mechanical, electronic and aeronautical industries. He handles copyright and unfair competition cases in different sectors such as fashion, “art de la table”, luxury goods, design, media, TV networks, press, games and toys sectors, textiles, watchmaking and in a wide variety of consumer products.
His activity includes international trade mark disputes.
He also provides strategic counseling to both French and international companies in all aspect of intellectual property law, including audits, licensing and contractual matters.
Arnaud Casalonga is recognized as one of the French leaders in Intellectual Property domain and is quoted by Les Décideurs, the Legal 500, IP Stars and the Chambers.
He regularly participates as speaker in national and international conferences.
Languages
French, English, German
Memberships
Arnaud Casalonga was a lecturer in Industrial Property Law at the University of Paris V.
He is member of numerous profession organizations such as the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the French Association of Trade Mark and Design Law (APRAM), the French Association of Intellectual Property Lawyers (AAPI), the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
Education
- Paris Bar examination – 1981
- Master in law, Industrial Property Law, University of Paris II – 1980
- Master in Law, University of Paris II – 1978
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
Casalonga’s substantial team is a steadfast advocate in crucial trade mark cases, appearing before the French Intellectual Property Office, French courts, the EUIPO, and the European General Court. Their in-house international department significantly bolsters their capacity to adeptly navigate cross-border trade mark matters, regularly handling instructions spanning Europe, the US, Canada, China, and South America. Guided by seasoned litigators Arnaud Casalonga and Marianne Gabriel, the team benefits from the leadership of Caroline Casalonga, who heads the counseling department, and Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, an expert in serving foreign clients. Based in Paris, the team provides guidance on a comprehensive range of matters, including trade mark and design prosecutions and portfolio management, and is particularly renowned for its prowess in trade mark litigation and prosecution. They pride themselves on spearheading innovative and successful strategies for the defense and enforcement of their clients’ trade mark rights, positioning themselves at the forefront of the field.
France > Intellectual property: Patents
(Leading individuals)At Casalonga, the patents group is split into two distinct teams: a patent prosecution and counselling team, which is led by litigators Olivier Delprat and Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur and EU patent attorneys Virginie Martin-Charbonneau and Francis Zapalowicz, and a litigation team, which is led by the triumvirate of Arnaud Casalonga, Caroline Casalogna, and Marianne Gabriel. Both teams are well versed in advising clients from the electronics, chemical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical, life sciences and mechanics sectors on a range of patent matters, and have a strong track record in working in tandem with Spanish and German colleagues to provide support on, among other areas, FRAND matters, French and European patent applications, SPC issues, and validity and infringement cases.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: Patents France
- Leading individuals France > Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs France