Linklaters elevates its trade marks and designs offering through integrated pan-European litigation and transactional prowess, blending contentious enforcement with strategic portfolio advisory amid regulatory flux. The practice excels in cross-border infringement disputes and unfair competition claims, ensuring robust validity assessments for tech and luxury sectors. Trade marks litigator Pauline Debré, adept in validity proceedings, co-leads alongside Gaëlle Bourout, newly promoted partner, a trade marks specialist in designs conflicts. Jean-François Merdrignac bolsters contracts and oppositions, while Laetitia Nicolazzi supports enforcement strategies.
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Key clients
- Meta Platforms Inc.
- InfraVia Capital Partners
- Merck & Co Inc.
- Trispan LLP
- La Rosée Cosmétiques
Work highlights
Assisting and representing Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. and Instagram LLC in judicial proceedings launched against a data scraper based in France, The Phantom Company.
Advising TriSpan LLP in summary proceedings filed by competitor L’Entrecôte, pertaining to alleged breach of trade mark by the TriSpan group's new restaurant chain, “L’Atelier Entrecôte & Volaille – Saucequi peut”.
Advised InfraVia on its deal with the iliad Group to form a partnership aimed at developing OpCore (a leading operator with high-quality data centers located in Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and in Poland) into a major European Hyperscale data centre platform.
Practice head
Pauline Debré; Gaëlle Bourout
Other key lawyers
Jean-François Merdrignac; Laetitia Nicolazzi