De Pardieu Brocas Maffei sharpens its trade marks and designs practice through a litigation-centric model, delivering strategic enforcement and portfolio advice across the luxury, automotive, and retail sectors, among others. The firm excels in infringement disputes and unfair competition claims, blending innovative validity challenges with cross-border licensing frameworks. Trade marks litigator Barbara Levy, adept in parasitism proceedings and transactional mandates, leads the group. Aurore Nicolas and Lucile Boyer bolster contentious support.
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Key clients
- VALEO
- THE FRENCH STATE
- GRANITI FIANDRE
- EXOR NV
- TIMBERLAND GROUP
- VF CORPORATION
- TOTES ISOTONER
- VANS
- THE NORTH FACE
- CNIM
- NAPAPIJRI
- BLACKBERRY
Work highlights
Advising the LASTMINUTE group in a dispute with the RYANAIR group, involving complex issues of database law, trade mark and domain name law, distribution, competition, and international private law.
Advising Stance Inc, an American brand of socks, underwear and T-shirts, as defendant in a trade mark infringement action brought by Burlington Fashion GmbH before the Paris Intellectual Property Court.
Advising Lidl, the German retail group, in litigation relating to TV advertising and misleading commercial practices.
Practice head
Barbara Levy
Other key lawyers
Aurore Nicolas; Lucile Boyer