Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is a strategic issue for innovative and creative companies, which must protect and leverage their intangible assets in a constantly evolving competitive and regulatory environment. We support you in all areas of intellectual property, both in advisory and litigation, in France and internationally.
Our intellectual property team is one of the largest and most recognised in the French market, offering a comprehensive and tailored approach to your intellectual property challenges.
It is one of the few teams in the French market with such a well-established practice across all areas of intellectual property (patents, trademarks, designs and models, copyright and related rights, know-how, and trade secrets).
Our lawyers work in both litigation and advisory roles and are recognised for their ability to design complex strategies, including in international contexts.
We advise you on the creation, exploitation, and protection of your intellectual property rights, as well as the negotiation and drafting of related contracts.
We have developed top-tier expertise in intellectual property litigation, including in cross-border patent and trademark cases.
Our teams are well-equipped to argue cases before the Unified Patent Court, with the ability to plead in both French and English.
We have a long-standing partnership with industrial property advisors from specialist intellectual property law firm Regimbeau firm, a firm with which we have collaborated for over 30 years. This allows us to leverage a wide range of technical expertise, with experienced patent litigation lawyers, and involve a sufficiently large team to respond effectively to the time constraints and workload involved in such cases.
We also have some of the most in-depth expertise in France for trade mark and design disputes before all the intellectual property courts and offices in France and the European Union.
Furthermore, our team is highly regarded for its work in matters of copyright and related rights (litigation, contracts, and strategic negotiations; relations with major platforms), particularly in the media and entertainment, innovation, luxury, gaming, art, architecture, and events sectors.
We offer you a comprehensive and tailored approach to your transactional intellectual property matters, in close collaboration with all the other specialists at Gide.
Areas of intervention
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We act in litigation before national courts and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) and have expertise in multi-jurisdictional strategies.
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We support our clients in the protection and development of their trademarks and designs. We develop pre-launch strategies for new products to manage risks and prevent the launch of competing products which infringe their rights. We help our clients to draft and negotiate contracts to commercialise these rights (assignments, licences, co-ownership, co-existence, etc.)
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We assist our clients in the drafting and negotiation of all contracts related to the valuation of intellectual property rights (assignments, licenses, co-ownership, coexistence agreements, research and development contracts, etc.), as well as in managing intellectual property aspects in all major operations (acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures, industrial projects, etc.).
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We help our clients to define and implement a strategy for protecting and enhancing the value of their trademarks, in France and abroad, by filing applications with the various offices and coordinating customs anti-counterfeiting measures.
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We help our clients to protect, commercialise and defend their copyright and neighbouring rights, by means of assignments, licences, co-production and distribution agreements, and in strategic negotiations and litigation.
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We advise and defend our clients in disputes related to domain names, online arbitration, trademark infringement, or copyright violations on the internet. We also assist in the creation of websites, the transfer of domain name rights, and the use of copyright and trademark rights online.
Awards
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Chambers Global/France 2025
Intellectual Property
Band 1
Gide is able to manage the most complex issues, thanks to their in-depth knowledge of the sectors in which their clients operate and their extensive legal expertise. They are extremely reliable.
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Chambers Global/Europe - France 2024
Intellectual Property
Band 1
Gide provides a full-service offering across the intellectual property practice area, from corporate IP matters to cross-border patent disputes. The team has a strong track record in infringement proceedings. Additionally, the department handles copyright and trade mark mandates.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Intellectual Property: Patents
Tier 1
‘‘High quality team. Excellent advocates. Thorough in their review of cases and creative in their development of arguments.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Intellectual Property: Trade Marks & Designs
Tier 1
Gide stands as a formidable presence in the Paris IP market, boasting one of the largest and most accomplished teams. Their particular strength lies in handling trade mark disputes governed by French and European Union law, where they frequently appear before civil, commercial, and criminal courts.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Intellectual Property: Copyright
Tier 1
Gide’s copyright team is a collaborative unit comprising partners and associates from the IP and TMT departments. Its expertise spans both litigation and transactional aspects of copyright law and in-depth knowledge of European copyright legislation, further reinforced by their presence in Brussels.
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Juve Patent - France 2024
4 stars
The renowned patent practice of Gide enjoys an exceptional reputation for litigating pharma cases. Long-standing clients including Sanofi, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Ono Pharmaceutical frequently entrust the team with disputes concerning high-volume blockbusters.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Industry Focus: Luxury Goods
Tier 1
Gide represents some of the world’s leading luxury brands such as Christian Dior and Louis Vuitton. The firm boasts a cross-practice team with expertise in intellectual property, along with an in-depth knowledge of the emerging NFT market and the metaverse.
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Legal 500 EMEA - France 2024
Industry Focus: Healthcare & Life Sciences
Tier 2
Gide is known for its ‘very good’ knowledge of a broad spectrum of issues, advising a varied client roster of dedicated funds, pharma, and medtech and biotech companies. The group exhibits expertise in a whole host of areas, including distribution and marketing, and dealings with the FCA.
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Chambers Europe - Turkey 2024
Intellectual Property
Band 3
The law firm has a noteworthy IP team advising on the full spectrum of IP, covering patents, trademarks and design law. It represents clients in opposition and infringement proceedings. The lawyers are also highly active advising on anti-counterfeiting issues for consumer and luxury goods brands.
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Legal 500 EMEA - Turkey 2024
Intellectual Property
Tier 2
ODSA advises local and international companies on all areas of intellectual property law. In addition to advising on patents and trade marks, the team regularly handles prosecution and anti-counterfeiting matters. Their experience includes the seizure of counterfeit goods, copyright, and IP litigation.