FRANCE Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Denis Schertenleib, Marc Lauzeral and Célia Benmesbah Schertenleib Avocats Schertenleib Avocats is a leading French firm dedicated to patent litigation, SPC, know-how and regulatory counsel in the life sciences field. The firm provides services to leading compa- nies with legal needs encompassing a signifi- cant scientific and technological component. The firm litigates its cases in the context of
global strategies, supported by the international backgrounds of the team members. The firm’s lawyers are experts in both French and interna- tional law, as well as in the sciences. The firm represents its clients before the Unified Patent Court, French courts and arbitral tribunals.
Authors
Denis Schertenleib is the founder of Schertenleib Avocats. Having handled more than 50 patent cases, he has an established reputation in this area. With a Bachelor of Science
Marc Lauzeral is a partner at Schertenleib. He is a lawyer at the Paris Bar and UPC Representative. Marc’s practice is focused on complex cross- border patent, SPC and trade
in Physics and a PhD in Molecular Neurobiology, Denis’ scientific knowledge enables him to understand the technical elements of a case and to provide tailored legal solutions across a variety of technical fields. Denis’ practice is focused on complex cross- border disputes, principally in the area of life sciences but also in other technical fields such as chemistry, mechanics, telecommunications and physics. Denis’ experience includes cases before French, English and European courts and tribunals, as well as arbitral tribunals.
secret disputes. Marc has extensive experience at every stage of litigation, from preliminary injunction to final hearing and appeal before French courts and the Unified Patent Court where he advocated the first hearing of the Paris Local Division. In addition to previous experience at international law firms, Marc was a law clerk for the intellectual property judges of the Lyon Court of First Instance.
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