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France

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Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs

Norton Rose Fulbright maintains a focused trade marks and designs practice, providing strategic portfolio advisory and enforcement support across financial services, energy, and consumer goods. The firm handles infringement disputes and unfair competition claims, offering validity assessments and licensing guidance. Trade marks litigator Nadège Martin leads the group, while Clément Monnet bolsters contentious mandates.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘NRF’s intellectual property team stands out for its responsiveness and pragmatic approach to complex legal issues. We rely on this team daily for trade mark matters because of several key strengths: (i) comprehensive expertise across all areas of intellectual property, (ii) deep understanding of our industry and its specific challenges, and (iii) a truly international capability, with the Paris office working seamlessly as part of a “European” team.'
  • 'From a technology perspective, NRF provides us with access to a customized database consolidating all IP rights, ensuring efficient portfolio management. In addition, NRF has demonstrated its commitment to innovation through presentations of its legal AI developments and automated contract generation tools, which illustrate their forward-thinking approach and ability to integrate technology into legal practice.'’
  • ‘My main point of contact for all IP matters, particularly trade mark law, is Clément Monnet. On a day-to-day basis, Clément acts as a true business partner. We greatly value his responsiveness, availability, and proactive involvement in each matter. His ability to consistently seek pragmatic, tailored solutions while safeguarding our best interests demonstrates both legal expertise and a strong understanding of our operational priorities.’

Key clients

  • Financière des Paiements Electroniques
  • Entoma
  • Arval Service Lease SA
  • BNP Paribas SA
  • Adler Modemärkte AG
  • Fair Isaac Corporation
  • BGL BNP Paribas (Luxembourg)
  • Crédit Agricole SA

Work highlights

Advised BNP Paribas SA for its all pre-contentious and contentious issues related to trade mark issues (FR and EU). We also provide BNP Paribas SA with advice regarding brand protection / filings strategy.
Advised Adler Modemärkte AG, a German fashion retailer, with the enforcement of its various “Adler” and “Eagle” trade marks in France
Assisting Credit Agricole SA in a pending Trade mark litigation matter against a network of estate agencies which unlawfully uses one of its trade marks.
Practice head

Nadège Martin

Other key lawyers

Clément Monnet

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