NOTWe cover all branches of intellectual property law: patents, trademarks, designs and models and copyright, from the birth of rights to their defense in court.
We are Lawyers registered with the bar, Patent Attorneys approved by the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Agents approved by the European Patent Office (EPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO), and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
We have an international radius of action thanks to the relations
privileged relationships that we have forged with intellectual property professionals around the world. Members of the Bar Association and the Company of Industrial Property Attorneys (CNCPI), we are subject to strict rules of ethics, in particular respect for professional secrecy and the prohibition of conflicts of interest.
Since 2020, we have been ISO 9001 (2015 version) certified for all of our activities related to Patents, Trademarks, Designs and Models. This certification guarantees the control and transparency of our working methods and our invoicing.
Infringement is arguably the best-known type of intellectual property dispute and litigation, although other types of disputes exist (nullity of title, breach of contracts, employee inventions, ownership of rights, fraudulent filings , unfair competition…).
An intellectual property right (patent, trademark, design & model, copyright) offers its holder a monopoly of exploitation over the invention or creation which is the subject of it.
The unauthorized exploitation of an industrial property right constitutes an infringement. Unauthorized use generally means:
We propose to accompany you, according to an approach likely to lead to a summons for infringement before a competent court, if necessary after having obtained the provisional ban on marketing the infringing products or articles.
The objective is to put in place a carefully apprehended attack strategy. An amicable pre-litigation phase may be recommended before any legal action. As soon as the legal strategy that we propose to you is adopted, our lawyers manage the entire litigation process before the competent courts, up to a court decision as a last resort.
The quasi-required prerequisite before the actual legal action will be at least one counterfeit seizure on the counterfeiter's premises for the purpose of apprehending, by actual seizure and by description seizure, the nature and materiality of the counterfeit, its origin, its destination and the extent of the damage suffered. The counterfeiting seizure is conducted by a Bailiff experienced in the matter, generally with the assistance of a competent member of our team and the police. The action for infringement can be combined with an action for unfair or parasitic competition to have the damages resulting from unfair behavior condemned.
If you are accused of counterfeiting, our team of lawyers will intervene to defend your interests and implement all means to obtain the rejection of the request. Our defense may consist of requesting the nullity of the opposing title (patent, trademark, design & model) and/or demonstrating the absence of infringement.
Our multidisciplinary team generally conducts investigations to detect documents or evidence of prior use that may invalidate and/or limit the scope of the intellectual property rights against you.
Other alternative and/or complementary solutions (in particular opposition, nullity action, third-party observations) can also be put in place to defend themselves and/or to circumvent monopolies.
Whether you are victims of counterfeiting or, on the contrary, accused of counterfeiting, we develop with you a carefully apprehended strategy that allows you to assess the costs, gains and risks incurred. We also act in international disputes by coordinating the strategy with our foreign colleagues.
The fusion of our legal and technical skills is particularly effective in finding optimal solutions to improve your position and/or weaken that of your opponent. Our long experience in litigation in industrial property law makes ROMAN-ANDRE your privileged interlocutor.
The invention patent is an industrial property title allowing the protection of an invention (that is to say a technical solution brought to a technical problem).
The invention patent offers its holder a territorial exploitation monopoly of 20 years on the invention which is the subject of it. Thus, no third party may manufacture, market, use or import the patented invention in the territory where this invention is protected, without the prior consent of the patent holder.
The patent is therefore a powerful legal instrument that allows you to go to court to enforce your monopoly and condemn acts of infringement.
It is also a competitive weapon which, used strategically, increases your competitiveness and increases your margins. Finally, the patent is a financial tool that enhances the capital of your company and allows you to earn royalties from operating licenses.
Our team specializing in patent law supports you in all the technical, legal, strategic, economic and financial components of your inventions and your innovative projects:
Our “PATENTS” department is made up of engineers and doctors. Graduates of the Center for International Industrial Property Studies (CEIPI), their scientific and technical skills are reinforced by solid legal expertise in French, European and international patent law.
Our team also collaborates with financial experts specialized in the valuation of Patents.
Each speaker thus masters the sectors in which he operates, namely: mechanics, physics, IT, software, commercial method (business method), new information and communication technologies (NTIC), chemistry, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, etc.
Since 2020, we have been ISO 9001 (2015 version) certified for all of our patent-related activities. This certification guarantees you control and transparency of our working methods and our invoicing.
