Intellectual property.

Not every creation is protected, and not all protection is equal.

Our lawyers help you identify your protectable works, secure their ownership and organise their exploitation:

01 I Ownership of rights (employees, contractors, collective works)

02 I Assignment, licence and commissioning agreements

03 I Exploitation of catalogues and content

04 I Digital exploitation of works

05 I Database protection

Our support aims to ensure that every creation your company exploits truly belongs to it, or is used within a secure framework.

Performers, producers, press publishers: related rights are now at the heart of negotiations with platforms and artificial intelligence providers.

Our lawyers support rights holders in the exploitation, negotiation and defence of their rights, particularly in the face of new digital uses.

A trade mark is chosen, filed, exploited and monitored.

01 I Clearance searches and filing strategy (France, European Union, international)

02 I Filing and portfolio management

03 I Oppositions and invalidity or revocation actions

04 I Watch services and coexistence agreements

A brand strategy that is well built from the outset avoids costly name changes and conflicts that hold back growth.

The appearance of a product is often what a competitor copies first.

Our lawyers secure the protection of your aesthetic creations through design registrations, in combination with copyright, and assist you in defending them.

AI models are trained on works, imitate styles and produce content that sometimes resembles yours. Intellectual property is on the front line.

Our lawyers support rights holders as well as companies that create with AI:

01 I Training licences and agreements to monetise catalogues and databases

02 I Actions against unauthorised uses of protected content

03 I Ownership and protection of content created with AI

04 I Intellectual property clauses in AI-assisted creation contracts

For deploying AI within the company, supplier contracts and regulatory compliance, see our Artificial intelligence page.

An IT project often commits more than a budget: your data, your business and the ownership of what is developed.

Our lawyers secure your technology projects, from contract negotiation through to the exit of the provider:

01 I Software and application development contracts

02 I Ownership of code and developments

03 I Reversibility and change of provider

04 I Contractual documentation for software publishers (terms of sale, terms of use, licences)

The brand is the heart of a network. Its protection determines the value of every contract.

Working with the Distribution | Networks department, our lawyers secure the intangible assets of your networks:

01 I Trade mark and know-how licences

02 I Protection of know-how and confidentiality

03 I Intellectual property clauses in franchise and distribution agreements

04 I Combating sales outside the network and counterfeit products

05 I Fate of rights at the end of the contract

An infringement left unaddressed becomes commonplace. A poorly calibrated response is costly.

With the Litigation department, our lawyers build offensive and defensive strategies, from formal notice through to trial:

01 I Infringement seizures (saisie-contrefaçon) and interim measures

02 I Infringement actions

03 I Unfair competition and free-riding

04 I Defence against infringement claims