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Colin Devinant

Work Department

Intellectual Property/Technology

Position

Associate

Career

Colin Devinant’s practice centers on national and international patent litigation. He has experience working on contentious and non-contentious matters in France and abroad (Germany, U.S., UK) for start-up and international groups involving patent rights across many technical fields (mechanics, chemistry, electronics, cosmetics, packaging, transports, consumer products, medical devices, agrochemical products, construction, biosimilars, generics).

Colin’s primary focus is on patent validity and infringement litigation as well as on compensation for employee inventions and patent ownership claims. He also drafts and negotiates confidentiality, license, research, and technology transfer agreements and performs IP due diligence in support of M&A deals.

Colin has authored several publications discussing patent litigation, notably regarding software patents, generics, and the Unified Patent Court.

Colin is an active member of several of the main professional associations in IP: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) (Member of the Executive Committee and of the Patents, UPC and Young Members commissions) / Young EPLAW / French Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AFPPI).

In 2024, he was ranked by Legal 500 as a Rising Star in patent litigation.

Languages

French, English

Education