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75378 PARIS
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David Taylor
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Partner
Career
David Taylor is a partner in the Intellectual Property, Media and Technology group and set up the firms Domain Name and Internet Governance practice. He is admitted to practice law at the English and Paris bars. The challenge of the Internet to brand protection was something that David Taylor recognised early and has been the focus of his pioneering practice for over 20 years. His experience and vision has led to his recognition as being at the cutting edge of internet-related branding issues globally. In addition to a focus on internet-related intellectual property, and in particular domain names, he also advises on data protection and privacy, intermediary liability, encryption regulation and security issues, software licensing, and development agreements.
Languages
English, French
Memberships
David is a domain name panellist for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a panellist for UK domain name disputes with Nominet, and an arbitrator for EU and the UDRP with the Czech Arbitration Court. He has significant involvement with ICANN (The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names And Numbers) – and is a member of their Intellectual Property Constituency and was previously a member of the ICANN GNSO Council, and the ICANN Consumer, Competition and Trust Review Team (“CCTRT”).
INTA (International Trademark Association); ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association)
Education
The College of Law, York, 1994; Doctorate in Physics, University of Grenoble, 1992; Masters of Engineering in Materials Engineering, Birmingham University, 1989
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
(Leading individuals)Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP houses one of the most extensive IPMT practices in the French market. Their trade marks team is well-versed in providing guidance on a broad spectrum of issues, encompassing both transactional matters like brand management and disputes that involve intricate multi-jurisdictional litigation, arbitration, and mediation before French courts and the French Intellectual Property Office. They are frequently entrusted with handling IP matters alongside corporate transactions. At the helm, the team is co-led by three accomplished experts: Marie-Aimée de Dampierre, an authority in the securitisation of trade mark rights and mediation proceedings; David Taylor, a specialist in internet-related trade mark protection; and Jane Seager, a seasoned expert in brand protection. They are routinely sought after by major clients for advice on sensitive and often cross-border trade mark cases, priding themselves on providing clients with a comprehensive one-stop-shop service. The team’s capabilities have recently been further strengthened with the addition of highly skilled associates Anna Revidi (October 2022) and Claire Bratel (May 2023).
France > Industry focus: IT and internet
(Leading individuals)Hogan Lovells (Paris) LLP is distinguished by its depth of bench and cross-sector expertise. The team possesses considerable experience in outsourcing projects and fintech matters. The key senior contacts are Etienne Drouard, who advises on IT and telecoms infrastructure, online services, and digital media issues; Christine Gateau, whose practice focuses on IT litigation; Patrice Navarro, who leads on data privacy issues, and IT and commercial contracts; Mikael Salmela, who leverages deep sector knowledge of the life sciences, energy and IT industries; and David Taylor, who is recommended for his work in technical domain name management and related competition matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Industry focus: IT and internet France
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs France
- Leading individuals France > Industry focus: IT and internet
- Leading individuals France > Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Compliance
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Insolvency
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- Compliance
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Capital markets: debt capital markets
- Derivatives and structured finance
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Dispute resolution: Stock market litigation
- Employment
- EU, competition and distribution
- Industry focus: Luxury goods
- Insurance
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Private equity: LBO
- Shipping finance
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: International arbitration
- Industry focus: Energy
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Administrative and public law
- Project finance
- Real estate
- Compliance
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime