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Blanche Avocats assists its clients in protecting and enforcing their IP assets

Combining a business and strategic approach.

Blanche Avocats assists its clients in protecting and enforcing their IP assets

Combining a business and strategic approach.

Intellectual Property

TrademarkS, Copyright, DesignS 

Protection

We define and implement strategies to protect our client’s IP rights:

  • Analysis of the validity and availability (clearance searches) of IP
  • Registration and management of IP rights portfolios

Risk anticipation and IP management

We advise our clients on anticipating risks and developing their IP:

  • Auditing of intellectual property rights as part of investment and M&A transactions
  • Drafting and negotiation of contracts regarding IP (assignment and licencing, partnership agreements, R&D, publishing contracts, etc.)
  • Risk analysis for product or content launch – clearing‐the‐way strategy

Defence

We have recognised expertise in the 360° management of complex and cross-border litigation particularly involving trademarks, design protection and copyrights, representing both plaintiffs and defendants, before Courts and IP Offices:

  • Collecting proof of infringement (“saisie-contrefaçon”)
  • Preliminary injunction (French and pan-European)
  • Infringement action
  • Ownership claim
  • Cancellation and revocation action
  • Out-of-court and judicial expertise
  • Out-of-court and judicial mediation

Patents and Know-How

Advising

We conduct audits of patent portfolios in investment and M&A operations and assist our clients in drafting and negotiating various agreements in respect of patents and know-how:

  • Technology transfer
  • Patent licence and know-how
  • R&D and consortium agreement, industrial research training agreement (CIFRE)

Litigation

We have a specific and recognized expertise in managing complex and cross-border patent litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants , in close coordination with patent agents and foreign attorneys:

  • Collecting proof of infringement (“saisie-contrefaçon”)
  • Preliminary injunction
  • Infringement action
  • Ownership and inventorship claim
  • Cancellation action
  • Out-of-court and judicial expertise
  • Out-of-court and judicial mediation

IT/Tech and Personal Data

Contracts

We advise our clients in implementing their IT projects, databases and online platforms:

  • Software and mobile application development agreement, software licence and IT migration
  • Terms of Use/Terms of Sale, privacy policy and marketplace regulations

Defence

We are involved in defending assets on the Internet:

  • Monitoring and removal of illegal online content, websites and apps
  • Fraudulent domain name transfer proceedings (UDRP, Syreli and local equivalents)
  • Anti-phishing and cybersecurity

Personal data

We offer advise to ensure full compliance of our clients’ businesses with personal data protection regulations (GDPR):

  • Auditing of personal data processing and compliance actions
  • Drafting of registers of processing activities, subcontracting agreements, privacy policies, supervision of personal data transfers, etc.
  • Follow-up with operational teams to maintain a high level of compliance

Media, Advertising and Entertainment

Protection, contracts and defence

We assist our clients in both transactional and litigation in various areas:

  • Media and advertising content licence
  • Audiovisual production contracts, advertiser contracts
  • Image rights, trademark and copyright
  • E-reputation, influencers and models
  • Copyright infringement litigation
  • Risk analysis for the launch of advertising spots
  • Compliance with the Evin Law (legal framework for alcohol and tobacco advertising) and consumer law

Commercial and E-Commerce Contracts and Litigation

Advising

We assist our clients in drafting and negotiating their commercial contracts:

  • Website Terms of Sale and Terms of Use
  • Manufacturing, supply and distribution contracts
  • Partnership agreements, service agreements and sales agent contracts
  • Know-how licences, franchise agreements and NDA

Litigation

We represent our client in commercial litigation:

  • Collection of proof (“145 measures”), preliminary injuctions and interlocutory relief, expertise and mediation
  • Unfair competition and passing off
  • Misuse of know-how and source code
  • Copy of packaging and “look and feel
  • Breach of contract and sudden termination of established business relationships