Jeantet is now active in this space following the arrival of Benjamin May in early 2025 from Aramis. May has strong expertise handling patent litigation, frequently with a cross-border nexus, but he also handles pre-litigation and advisory work. The team has a strong following among clients in the cosmetics, biotech and life sciences sectors.
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Key clients
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Lanaform
- Belmoca
- Arcadophta & BVI France
- Angus
- Zentiva (Eli Lilly matter)
- Preformed Line Products
- DSM-Firmenich
- Out & Out Chemistry
- Ligier
Work highlights
Assisting Fresenius Medical Care in a pan-European litigation against Nipro regarding the infringement and validity of a European patent related to a medical device in the field of dialyzers.
Assisted Preformed Line Products in several investigation orders in various locations, as well as enforcing EP patents against competitors on the market of telecoms connectors.
Assist DSM-Firmenich specialized in the extraction of biological products and the manufacture of perfumes, against the French company IDCO, suspected to infringe a patent on which DSM-Firmenich holds an exclusive license.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Benjamin May
Other key lawyers
Chloé Chircop