Lionel Martin > August Debouzy > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
August Debouzy Offices
7 rue de Téhéran
75008 Paris
France
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Lionel Martin
Work Department
Technologies Media Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
Lionel Martin is a partner within August Debouzy’s Patents team. He started working with August Debouzy in 2014 as an Industrial Property and Patent Attorney, following five years of experience at a renowned French industrial property and patent firm. His partnership with August Debouzy continued when he was admitted to the Paris Bar in 2016.
With a dual scientific and legal background and qualified as both a European Patent Attorney (EPA) and a lawyer, he handles patent litigation matters before the French courts, the UPC and the EPO (in French and English). He represents clients in opposition proceedings before the EPO and in the filing and prosecution of patent applications.
The vast majority of his cases are mixed patent litigation cases pending before both the EPO and the French courts or the UPC, with a high degree of interaction. His scientific training has led him to deal with cases in the fields of telecommunications (FRAND licensing induced litigation), energy, medical devices and automobiles, almost systematically involving large corporations, which has led him to deal with foreign clients.
Lionel also passes on his expertise to the next generation by providing academic training to top engineering schools (Ponts Paristech; CentraleSupélec, University of Michigan) and law schools (Paris-Saclay University: Master 2 LEAD; Strasbourg University: CEIPI).
Languages
French | English | German
Memberships
Lawyer at Paris Bar, 2016
European Patent Attorney, 2012
Former French Patent Attorney, 2012
Education
Paris Bar School, 2015
Bar School Admission (CRFPA), University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2013
Master’s degree in Private Law, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas, 2010
CEIPI (Patents), University of Robert Schumann, Strasbourg, 2009
Engineering Degree, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (Civil Engineering School), Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, 2008
Lawyer Rankings
France > Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
August Debouzy‘s offering exhibits ‘unparalleled’ experience in the full spectrum of life sciences IP issues and the data protection aspects of clinical trials, particularly relating to personal data transfers. The team is also well equipped to handle unfair competition work. Team co-lead François Pochart
is noted for his broad knowledge of regulations governing medical devices and medicinal products, in addition to his strong focus on global pharma disputes. Co-lead Grégoire Desrousseaux utilises his ‘very significant’ experience in life sciences patent issues to assist clients with infringement actions and seizures, while practice co-head and qualified patent attorney Lionel Martin often acts in opposition proceedings before the EPO and the UPC.
France > Intellectual property: Patents
(Next Generation Partners)With extensive and wide-reaching experience that includes complex patent infringement litigation before the UPC, IP offices, and French courts, the team at August Debouzy has a strong footing within the industry and also handles contractual and licensing matters, as well as patent applications. The firm is lauded by clients for its deep industry expertise, which is evidenced in co-head Grégoire Desrousseaux‘s previous experience as an engineer, bolstering his notable ability to handle complex litigation, including FRAND and oral hearings before The Hague and in Munich courts. Heading the department alongside Desrousseaux is François Pochart, who specialises in advising clients active in the healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, biotech, and chemical industries, and Lionel Martin, who specialises in aiding clients in the telecommunication, energy, medical devices, and automotive industries. Julia Cohen-Solal and Pierre-Olivier Ally are also key names at the firm. Abdelaziz Khatab left the firm in 2024 to join Simmons & Simmons.
Lawyer Rankings
- Intellectual property: Patents France
- Next Generation Partners France > Intellectual property: Patents
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences France
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance
- Data privacy and data protection
- Employment
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Media and entertainment: Newspapers
- Media and entertainment: Sports
Firm Rankings
- Administrative and public law
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime
- Environment
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Media and entertainment: Art
- Real estate
- Employment > Social security: compensation and benefits
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Industry focus: Energy
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Private equity: LBO
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Capital markets: equity capital markets