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Casalonga Offices
31 rue de Fleurus
F-75006
France
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Arnaud Casalonga
Work Department
IP
Position
Partner / Paris and Munich
Attorney-at-law (Paris Bar)
UPC Representative
European Trademark and Design Attorney
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 The Legal 500, Les Décideurs and IP Stars.
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 a member of numerous professional organizations such as the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the French Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM), the French Association of Intellectual Property Lawyers (AAPI), the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
Education
- Master in Industrial Property Law (University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas) – 1984
- Paris Bar examination – 1981
- Master in Law (University of Paris II Pantheon-Assas) – 1979
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Patents
(Leading partners)With a balanced split between patent prosecution, counselling, and litigation, Casalonga offers its clients a comprehensive and international service that handles the full spectrum of issues including complex litigation before French courts, national courts, EU IP offices, and even foreign courts and rightfully earns its place as a revered player in the industry. The firm’s patent law offering is split by industry, with a mechanics team headed up by Olivier Delprat and Julien Thon. The electronics and ICT team is co-headed by Ghislain de Tremiolles, Francis Zapalowicz, and Augustin Le Tourneau. Finally, Gwennhaël Le Roy and Virginie Martin-Charbonneau chair the chemistry team while Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur handles the pharmaceuticals and life-sciences work. Jürgen Neugebauer heads the firm’s Munich office, while Arnaud Casalonga , Caroline Casalonga, Marianne Gabriel and Pascaline Vincent manage the firm’s patent litigation team.
France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
Casalonga fields a sizeable team in this area and is sought out by clients including retailers, food and wine manufacturers, and software and entertainment companies. The group handles litigation before the EUIPO, French courts, the French Intellectual Property Office, and European General Court proceedings. Managing partner Caroline Casalonga has a broad IP practice and Arnaud Casalonga‘s expertise crosses over to competition law as it relates to IP. Marianne Gabriel and Floriane Codevelle advise on the full gamut of issues from national and international IP litigation strategies, IP protection and defence to M&A, due diligence and contract negotiation. Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, Laurence Schardt and Pascaline Vincent are other names to note, as is Cristina Bercial-Chaumier, who is admitted to the Paris bar and member of the Alicante bar and is a key name for any matters with a Spanish nexus.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: Patents France
- Leading partners France > Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs France