FRANCE Law and Practice Contributed by: Céline Bey and Alexis Augustin, Gowling WLG
Gowling WLG is an international law firm with a first-class reputation in IP. Its IP team in France offers expertise on all aspects of IP and IT as well as related areas, including data protection, unfair competition, e-commerce, communica- tion and marketing law. In particular, the team has a longstanding expertise in patents, both in contentious and non-contentious (licensing), has a deep-rooted understanding of French litigation procedure, handles complex pan-Eu-
ropean patent litigation, drafts and negotiates licensing contracts and NDAs, conducts due diligence in the context of M&A, and collabo- rates closely with other offices of Gowling WLG. The firm is able to offer clients a global strategic approach to patent litigation in the UK, Germa- ny and France. The French team advises ma- jor French and international groups and SMEs across a range of sectors.
Authors
Céline Bey co-heads the IP practice of Gowling WLG in Paris. She is an expert in IP and IT law. Céline has been involved in huge cases across the full range of IP rights in Paris, acting
Alexis Augustin is a principal associate at Gowling WLG specialised in patent law. He is also well versed in trade secret and unfair competition, covering both litigation and contractual
for some of the world’s best-known companies and brands. She has broad legal expertise in all fields of IP, especially in patents but also in trademarks and related areas such as privacy, marketing and advertising law, and unfair competition. Céline has a deep-rooted understanding of French litigation procedure and has become recognised as a major player in the French market for patents and for handling complex pan-European patent litigation. She is also registered as representative before the Unified Patent Court.
issues. He has represented chemicals, pharmaceuticals and telecoms companies in patent and SPC litigation before French courts, has obtained and supervised the implementation of infringement seizures. He is also registered as representative before the Unified Patent Court.
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