Julien Thon > Casalonga > Beaune, France > Lawyer Profile
Casalonga Offices
8 rue du Tribunal
F-21200
France
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Julien Thon
Work Department
IP
Position
Partner / Grenoble
French Patent Attorney
European Patent Litigator
European Patent Attorney
Career
With his expertise, precision and pragmatism, Julien is one of France’s top Attorneys in the field of mechanics and electronics, and an enthusiastic participant in the UPC.
Julien began his career with CASALONGA in 2003 and is partner since 2015.
Julien focuses on drafting and prosecuting both domestic and foreign patent applications. He also gives opinions on freedom to operate and studies the validity of patents.
Julien also regularly represents clients in proceedings before the European Patent Office, including opposition and appeal proceedings.
He is involved in patent litigations in France where he joins a team of patent lawyers of CASALONGA. He regularly organizes and assists the bailiffs in infringement-seizure operations to find evidence of patent infringement.
He often drafts and negotiates know-how license agreements.
Julien practices mainly in the fields of mechanical, automobile, materials, physics, civil engineering, thermal engineering, optics, packaging, materials and medical devices and equipment.
Languages
French, English
Memberships
Julien Thon is a member of the French Patent and Trademark association (CNCPI “Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle”), the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Rhône-Alpes Group for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRAPI).
Julien is also a member of the European Patent Institute (epi) and has been elected since 2020 as a full member of the European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC), which considers and discusses all questions pertaining to, or connected with, practice under the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) including any revision thereof.
Julien is also an associate member of the Mechanics subcommittee of the EPPC.
Education
- Post-graduate degree in Industrial Property Law (Strasbourg University) – 2003
- Graduate Engineer of École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Industries (Strasbourg) – 2002
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Patents
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.
Paris > Propriété intellectuelle > Brevets
Acteur incontournable du domaine, Casalongadéveloppe une pratique de brevets équilibrée entre le conseil et le contentieux, rassemblant une gamme complète d’expertises dont un fort savoir-faire dans la gestion des litiges stratégiques devant les tribunaux français et étrangers ou les offices européens de la PI. L’offre du cabinet en matière de brevets est organisée par secteurs industriels : l’expertise en mécanique est supervisée par Olivier Delprat et Julien Thon. ; l’électronique et les NTIC sont du ressort de Ghislain de Tremiolles, Francis Zapalowicz, et Augustin Le Tourneau ; la chimie est le pôle de compétences de Gwennhaël Le Roy et Virginie Martin-Charbonneau ; enfin la pharmacie et les sciences de la vie sont la spécialité de Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur. Par ailleurs,, Jürgen Neugebauer dirige le bureau de Munich du cabinet, quand Arnaud Casalonga, Caroline Casalogna, Marianne Gabriel et Pascaline Vincent gérent l’activité de contentieux de brevets du cabinet.