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Casalonga Offices
418 rue du Mas de Verchant
BP 12 34935 MONTPELLIER Cedex 9
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Casalonga > The Legal 500 Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Patent and trade mark attorneys Tier 1
Led by Caroline Casalonga, Olivier Delprat, Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur, Virginie Martin-Charbonneau, Laurence Schardt, and Francis Zapalowicz, Casalonga‘s team has extensive experience in patent and trademark proceedings. The group regularly represents clients before the French IPO, French courts, EUIPO, and the European General Court, and it has also established strategic connections to firms in North America, Europe, and China. The team also handles transactional advice and litigation. It is a popular choice for clients in sectors ranging from electronics, chemistry, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and mechanics.Practice head(s):
Caroline Casalonga; Olivier Delprat; Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte; Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur; Virginie Martin-Charbonneau; Laurence Schardt; Francis Zapalowicz
Other key lawyers:
Cristina Bercial-Chaumier; Floriane Codevelle; Gwennhaël Le Roy
Testimonials
‘Floriane Codevelle stands out for her responsiveness, her interpersonal skills, the clarity of her explanations.’
‘Casalonga’s attorneys cover many bases, prosecution, enforcement and litigation, and licensing. The team that serves my client is nimble, smart, practical and responsive. They know and understand our clients’ businesses and provide good, solid, common sense practical approaches and solutions.’
‘Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte and Cristina Bercial-Chaumier are the two partners on our team. They both are extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with. They are experienced in every basic trademark and copyright issue and provide solid, practical advice and counsel. The whole team communicates extensively. We have developed over the years a good balance, often leading the way, especially in guiding negotiations.’
‘The main quality of the Casalonga firm is its multi-disciplinarity (trademark and patent skills combining Industrial Property Advisors and Lawyers).’
‘Caroline Casalonga stands out for her skills in intellectual property litigation.’
Key clients
Adeo Group
Algothérapeutix
Allegion (Bricard)
Antilles-Glaces Group
Arkema
Aurige
Baker Hughes
Banque BCP
Berliner (restaurant chain)
Biogaran
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
BNIC (National Interprofessional Office of Cognac)
Brasseurs de France
Champagne Beaumont des Crayères
Champagne de Telmont (Remy Cointreau)
Champagne Mailly Grand Cru
Champagne Prophète & CO
Champagne Royal Riviera
Champagne Vincent d’Astrée
Châteauneuf-du-Pape PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
COFINAIR Group (Jacir)
Cognac CAMUS
Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino AOP
Credit Mutuel Arkéa
Dalloyau
Délices de Guyane
Desprat & Saint Verny
Diam Bouchage (OENEO Group)
Elis
Ermewa Group (Akiem)
Essity Hygiene and Health AB
Etablissement français du sang (Efs)
Etandex (SPPM)
Ethnodyne
Eurecat
Fayat Group
Flowbird
France Boissons
France Thermes Group (La compagnie de Vichy)
GBH (Bernard Hayot Group)
GE Renewable Energy & GE Healthcare
Geodis
GPMA
Hasbro
Heineken
Hisense
Hyline Building Systems France SAS
Implantica Marketing Limited
INAO (French National Institute of origin and quality)
JCR (Ekoï)
Jean Chéreau SAS
Kodak
La Chablisienne
Lalique Group
Leroy Merlin France (Adeo Group)
L’Oréal
Luberon PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
Matsui Shuzo
MCPP
Mercier Vignobles (Mercier Group)
Michelin
Moulin Rouge (SOC BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE)
Mr.Bricolage Group
MSF International (Médecins Sans Frontières International)
Ortho Partner
Oui Care Group (Financiere Oui Care, O2 Developpement)
Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS)
Pernod Ricard
Petroval SA
Qinomic
Rémy Cointreau Group
Renault
Rhum A1710
Rio Tinto
Safran
Sagemcom
Saint-Gobain
Samaritaine (LVMH Group)
Sanofi
Servier – Les Laboratoires Servier France
SKF (Svenska KullagerFabriken)
Sky Group (formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc)
Société de la Tour Eiffel
Solvay
Sovereign Brands
Spéciales Gillardeau SARL – Maison Gillardeau
Spiribam (Bernard Hayot Group)
STMicroelectronics
Teréga
Terumo
TotalEnergies
Unique Heritage Media (UHM)
Université de Genève
Up Coop Group
Vallourec
Ventoux PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
Vignobles Clément Fayat (Fayat Group)
Vinora (association for the promotion of volcanic wines)
WAFF
Wakam
Wine Institute – California Wines
Yara France
Work highlights
- Supporting TOTALENERGIES with national and PCT application drafting and filing, worldwide prosecution, oppositions and appeals cases before the EPO.
- Assisting L’OREAL with national and PCT application drafting and filing, worldwide prosecution, oppositions and appeals cases before the EPO, notably in defence in several oral opposition proceedings.
- Representing Lulu’s Fashion Lounge LLC in an opposition against Ugo Bensoussan before the EUIPO and then before the European General Court.
France > Intellectual property: Patents Tier 1
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 Casalonga, 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.Practice head(s):
Arnaud Casalonga; Caroline Casalonga; Olivier Delprat; Marianne Gabriel; Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur; Virginie Martin-Charbonneau; Francis Zapalowicz
Other key lawyers:
Floriane Codevelle; Gwennhaël Le Roy; Julien Thon; Pascaline Vincent; Patricia Ledrut; Aurélien Tourteau; Chloé Chircop
Testimonials
‘Casalonga has real knowledge about intellectual and industrial property. Their skills are multiple and their advice allows us to build a real industrial and international strategy.’
‘Pascaline Vincent and Marianne Gabriel are exceptional lawyers for drafting contracts and defending intellectual property.’
‘The team is very knowledgeable in patent law. Having, within the same firm, both good lawyers and CPIs with very good technical analysis skills makes it possible to fully handle patent litigation files, with very good efficiency and relevance.’
‘Marianne Gabriel: Capable of handling complex litigation files from a procedural point of view. The developments she made in the conclusions were decisive. Pascaline Vincent: Very good coordination skills, very educational with the client. Francis Zapalowicz: Very good technical analysis skills (domain: telecommunications).’
‘Great practice! Excellent team, competent and responsive.’
‘Very skilled and proactive team.’
‘Marianne Gabriel is one of the best patent litigators in France.’
Key clients
Adeo Group
Algothérapeutix
Arkema
Auchan
Baker Hughes
BBG Sistemas
Biogaran
BNIC (National Interprofessional Office of Cognac)
COFINAIR Group (Jacir)
Diam Bouchage (OENEO Group)
Dianafood
Elis
Etandex (SPPM)
Ethnodyne
Eurecat
Fayat Group
Flowbird
GE Renewable Energy & GE Healthcare
Hisense
Hyline Building Systems France SAS
Implantica Marketing Limited
Innov’Action
JCR (Ekoï)
Jean Chéreau SAS
L’Oréal
MCPP
Michelin
MSI France
Ortho Partner
Renault
Rio Tinto
Safran
Sagemcom
Servier – Les Laboratoires Servier France
SKF (Svenska KullagerFabriken)
Solvay
STMicroelectronics
Teréga
Terumo
Thalgo Group (Perron Rigot)
TotalEnergies
Université de Genève
Vallourec
Villard Médical
WAFF
Zentiva
France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs Tier 2
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.Practice head(s):
Arnaud Casalonga; Caroline Casalonga; Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte; Marianne Gabriel
Other key lawyers:
Floriane Codevelle; Pascaline Vincent; Laurence Schardt; Chloé Chircop; Klervi Henry
Testimonials
‘Very responsive team, giving clear instructions/recommendations when asked on a specific subject. Their advice is always extremely well-structured with an overview of the case law and then a clear recommendation on the procedure to follow to resolve the problem we encounter.’
‘The team is responsive, has excellent English skills, communicates effectively with clear recommendations and price tables. The advice given is always well put together and professional.’
‘Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte is an excellent partner, highly-skilled and professional.’
‘The firm has a pragmatic, strategic and effective approach to IP advice and litigation. The teams are available and responsive.’
‘Marianne Gabriel is available, educational and is able to very quickly mobilise the appropriate team within the firm to perfectly respond to our requests.’
Key clients
A.P.C (Atelier de Production et de création)
Algothérapeutix
Allegion (Bricard)
Antilles-Glaces Group
Aurige Group
Banque BCP
BBG Sistemas
Berliner (restaurant chain)
Biogaran
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
BNIC (National Interprofessional Office of Cognac)
Brasserie 360
Brasseurs de France
Champagne Beaumont des Crayères
Champagne de Telmont (Remy Cointreau)
Champagne Mailly Grand Cru
Champagne Prophète & CO
Champagne Royal Riviera
Champagne Vincent d’Astrée
Châteauneuf-du-Pape PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
Cognac CAMUS
Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino AOP
Credit Mutuel Arkéa
Dalloyau
Délices de Guyane
Département de l’Isère
Desprat & Saint Verny
Diam Bouchage (OENEO Group)
Domaine Casanova
Elis
Ermewa Group (Akiem)
Essity Hygiene and Health AB
Etablissement français du sang (Efs)
Fayat Group
France Boissons
France Thermes Group (La compagnie de Vichy)
GBH (Bernard Hayot Group)
Geodis
GPMA
Hasbro
Heineken
Humeau-Beaupreau
Hyline Building Systems France SAS
INAO (French National Institute of origin and quality)
JCR (Ekoï)
Kodak
La Centrale Group
La Chablisienne
Lalique Group
Leroy Merlin France (Adeo Group)
Lidl
Luberon PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
Matsui Shuzo
Mercier Vignobles (Mercier Group)
Moulin Rouge (SOC BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE)
Mr.Bricolage Group
MSF International (Médecins Sans Frontières International)
Ortho Partner
Oui Care Group (Financiere Oui Care, O2 Developpement)
Pandora
Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS)
Pernod Ricard
Qinomic
Rémy Cointreau Group
Rhum A1710
Saint-Gobain
Samaritaine (LVMH Group)
Sanofi
SKF (Svenska KullagerFabriken)
Sky Group (formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc)
Société de la Tour Eiffel
Sovereign Brands
Spéciales Gillardeau SARL – Maison Gillardeau
Spiribam (Bernard Hayot Group)
Teréga
Unique Heritage Media (UHM)
Up Coop Group
V33 Group
Vallourec
Ventoux PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
Vignobles Clément Fayat (Fayat Group)
Villard Médical
Vinora (association for the promotion of volcanic wines)
WAFF
Wakam
Wine Institute – California Wines
Yara France
Work highlights
- Assisting CMA in a very important action in trade mark invalidity, trade mark infringement and unfair and parasitic competition brought by CONFEDERATION NATIONAL DU CREDIT MUTUEL (CNCM).
- Design litigations for defending PANDORA’s jewelry creation before the Paris court: PANDORA has been sued for the creation and commercialisation of 3 types of rings which allegedly infringe on VAN CLEEF & ARPELS copyright and design right. The adverse party also raised arguments based on unfair competition and parasitism.
France > Industry focus: Food
Casalonga > Firm Profile
With more than 150 years of history, Casalonga is a leading European IP law firm of more than 120 lawyers, patent and trademark attorneys, legal experts and engineers with offices in France (including Paris, Grenoble, Toulouse, Lyon, Montpellier, Beaune, Pau), Spain (Alicante) and Germany (Munich), as well as a global network of correspondents.
CASALONGA offers its clients full-services IP, from prosecution and counseling to litigation, covering all types of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs, domain names and copyright) and related laws (unfair competition, distribution and economic rights).
CASALONGA’s attorneys have extensive experience in proceedings before the trademark and patent offices and regularly appear before the courts. CASALONGA is involved in the most important patent cases (SPC, Frand, pharma patents, etc.) and regularly represent its clients in important trademark cases, both before the French IPO and French courts as well as before the EUIPO and the European General Court. CASALONGA is at the forefront of innovative and successful strategies for the defense and enforcement of the client’s rights.
CASALONGA was:
- one of the first private IP engineer consultant firms, with the foundation of Bureau CASALONGA in Paris in 1867
- one of the first French firms to expand internationally, with the establishment of:
- the Munich office in 1978, as a European and German patent attorneys office
- the Alicante office in 1996, handling of EU trademarks
to optimize contacts with European authorities, intervene directly before the EPO (Munich) and the EUIPO (Alicante) at lower costs and to represent the clients before German and Spanish offices and courts.
- the first French law firm to include both attorneys-at-law and patent and trademark attorneys, creating a full-service IP firm whose clients do not have to engage different firms for prosecution and litigation. The combination of attorneys-at-law and patent and trademark attorneys enables CASALONGA’s teams to follow their client’s cases from the inception phase through any court proceedings and also provides more balanced advice, taking into consideration litigations risks.
The law firm is organized in five different departments:
- patent prosecution and counseling
- trademark and design prosecution and counseling
- domain names and Internet prosecution and counseling
- wine, spirits and law food
- IP litigation (including patent litigation and trademark and design litigation).
Those different departments work closely together, providing the clients a strength that no other firm may provide.
CASALONGA provides its clients with the following:
- A full IP service and excellence in all fields – CASALONGA provides all types of IP services with specialized lawyers, trademark and patent attorneys and specialized staff. As a result of its full-service IP capacity, CASALONGA is able to provide each of its clients with a team that has a global vision of each client’s rights and interests and that is consequently able to protect such rights and interests efficiently and effectively.
- A customer-driven service, with a dedicated team of lawyers and assistants that provides customized services depending on the client’s specific needs and requests. For each client, CASALONGA establishes a strategy adapted to the stakes, economic interests and financial constraints, allowing the best support within a controlled budget.
- Innovative services – CASALONGA’s thinking and development strategies are all driven towards the clients: what new service or new way of proposing its services would make the clients’ business and IP protection easier, more cost-efficient and more effective?
- Long-term commitment to its clients – CASALONGA builds long-term, confidence-based relationships with its clients.
- Global services – with a selection of IP firms in each country and a strong international in-house department of lawyers from the principal jurisdictions (United States, Canada, China, Germany, Spain and most South American countries). CASALONGA’s international department enables to better advise the clients globally as well as cost-effectively.
Furthermore, CASALONGA has always believed that IT and legal innovation are key.
IT innovation to create efficiency and costs savings for the clients is at the heart of CASALONGA’s mission. CASALONGA believes that an IP law firm cannot only provide legal services, but also has to provide IT and legal solutions.
In particular, CASALONGA believes in innovation through exchanges, not only among partners, but also with clients, associates, assistants and other professionals.
For each difficult legal issue, CASALONGA has developed a new way of thinking, involving different types of competence, for a full open collaborative discussion. CASALONGA’s three-fold competence of lawyers and patent and trademark attorneys truly helps innovation with case law overview from the EPO, the EUIPO, the Court of Justice and the French Courts, and most of all, different backgrounds with different ways of thinking.
CASALONGA regularly exchanges with its clients in order to understand their needs and develop new IP tools to serve such needs.
In the context of the entry into force of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and the Unitary Patent (UP), CASALONGA recently developed:
- the UNITARY PATENT APP, accessible directly via CASALONGA’s website (https://upp.casalonga.com) and available on Google Play and Apple Store, which allows one to calculate in advance the official fees required to maintain a granted patent, depending on whether the unitary patent has been chosen or not (more information here).
- the Interactive UPC Code, freely accessible to all upon registration on www.upc-casalonga.eu, to easily navigate through all of the UPC texts and to better understand the system thanks to a number of commentaries (more information here).
These IP innovations are very much appreciated by the clients as they help them to be more efficient and cost-effective.;
CASALONGA also participates actively in diverse IP organizations, including INTA, ECTA, the European Patent Institute (epi), the French organization representing Patent & Trademark Attorneys (CNCPI), the French Association of Industrial Property Attorneys (ACPI), the European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT), the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the Licensing Executive Society (LES), the French Association of Trademark and Design Law (APRAM), the French Association of Industrial Property Lawyers (AAPI), the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), the French Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AFPPI), MARQUES, the Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group (PTMG) and the Association of European Patent Practitioners (APEB).
CASALONGA’s attorneys regularly teach IP in several different educational institutions, frequently publishes articles in the IP field in specialized magazines and presents diverse subjects in the IP sector at conferences all over the world.
CASALONGA’s attorneys frequently publish articles in the IP field in specialized magazines and present diverse subjects in the IP sector at conferences all over the world.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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IP | Caroline Casalonga | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Arnaud Casalonga | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Francis Zapalowicz | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Olivier Delprat | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Gérard Dossmann | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Axel Casalonga | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Marianne Gabriel | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Virginie Martin-Charbonneau | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Julien Thon | [email protected] | +33 (0)4 56 60 98 28 |
IP | Floriane Codevelle | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Gwennhaël Le Roy | [email protected] | + 33 (0)1 45 61 94 64 |
IP | Pascaline Vincent | [email protected] | +33 (0)5 32 26 15 |
IP | Jürgen Neugebauer | [email protected] | +49 (0)89 22 30 05 |
IP | Cristina Bercial-Chaumier | [email protected] | +34 96 513 17 95 |
Languages
French English German Spanish Chinese Greek Romanian ItalianMemberships
INTA ECTA European Patent Institute (epi) French organization representing Patent & Trademark Attorneys (CNCPI) French Association of Industrial Property Attorneys (ACPI) European Patent Litigators Association (EPLIT) International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) Licensing Executive Society (LES) French Association of Trademark and Design Law (APRAM) French Association of Industrial Property Lawyers (AAPI) European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) French Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AFPPI) MARQUES Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group (PTMG) Association of European Patent Practitioners (APEB) French Association of Competition Study (AFEC) Stanislas de Boufflers Institute German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR) American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association Association of Attorneys-at-law of the Quebec Bar in France (AABQF) International Wine Law Association (AIDV) Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA)- Intellectual property: Patent and trade mark attorneys
- Intellectual property: Patents
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