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Jeantet

Jeantet

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Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs

Jeantet asserts its trade marks and designs dominance through a robust litigation-centric model, delivering strategic enforcement and portfolio advisory across luxury, retail, and tech sectors. The firm excels in cross-border infringement disputes and unfair competition claims, blending innovative validity challenges with tailored anti-counterfeiting campaigns. Trade marks litigator Benjamin May, who joined from Aramis in January 2025, is adept in parasitism proceedings and co-leads alongside Frédéric Sardain, a trade marks specialist in designs conflicts.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘A solid team, showcasing diverse levels of experience and maturity. Led by Benjamin May, who has a dual background in law and business, the team brings a strategic approach that blends legal and economic models, which is particularly crucial in these areas.’
  • ‘Benjamin May is an exceptional lawyer, highly professional, very agile, and possessing a rare international dimension. He is resilient in the face of highly adversarial cases – high-stakes litigation involving multiple legal systems. He has developed unique expertise in patents and artificial intelligence.’
  • ‘I have collaborated with Benjamin May’s team for many years, including prior to their joining Jeantet. They are highly skilled and experienced across all areas of IP law, consistently proactive and exceptionally responsive.’
  • ‘Benjamin May is an exceptional lawyer, deeply committed to his clients’ needs. He has a rare ability to explain complex matters with clarity, analyse issues with depth, and resolve even the most challenging legal problems with efficiency.’
  • ‘Benjamin May and Chloé Chircop combine a straight-forward and proactive approach with a deep expertise in trade mark matters.’
  • ‘I am truly impressed by how hands-on and responsive the team I have worked with has been — particularly their strong commercial acumen, which is essential.’
  • ‘I find Benjamin May to be outstanding. He is easy to collaborate with, understands the assignment immediately, and consistently delivers high-quality results on time.’

Key clients

  • Lidl (Carré Blanc, Lindt, Vertbaudet)
  • Allergan (AbbVie)
  • Evernex
  • Arte Antwerp
  • Eiffage
  • Vinci
  • Frederick Warne & Co Limited
  • I-Team
  • McMaster Carr

Work highlights

Representing the Allergan companies in a complex and worldwide trade mark case on their JUVÉDERM trade marks portfolio.
Representing the German company Birkenstock in a worldwide dispute related to trade mark enforcement, and infringement of its internationally renowned shoes against various shoes manufacturers.
Representing Lidl France on several litigations with various IP-related issues. Significant dispute is the cross-border litigation versus Lindt & Sprüngli AG for trade marks infringement, including its 3D trade mark consisting in a gold chocolate rabbit, which were subject to renowned ECJ decisions.
Practice head

Benjamin May; Frédéric Sardain

Other key lawyers

Chloé Chircop

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