Overview
Jean-François advises international clients on their intellectual property rights enforcement strategies and is notably used to manage cross-border patent and trademark litigations. He has a particular expertise in the pharmaceutical field and has a significant experience and knowledge of the electronic sector.
Jean-François also assists clients with negotiating and drafting contracts related to intellectual property rights. He notably advises banks, private equity funds and companies in all intellectual property issues raised by M&A transactions and complex restructuring operations.
Prior to joining Linklaters in Paris, Jean-François worked within a European intellectual property boutique in Paris. He also completed internships in French and European law firms, and in a major company in the cosmetic industry.
Jean-François also co-leads the Sport Sector of the firm in Paris.
Work Highlights
- Assisting a US pharmaceutical innovator in a patent litigation action (including preliminary injunction action) against generic companies about to launch their generic products on the French market.
- Assisting a pharmaceutical company specialising in the development of therapies for HIV infection in a multi-jurisdictional patent infringement action initiated against another innovator in relation to the marketing of an anti-HIV drug.
- Assisting a US pharmaceutical company (defendant) against a generic company in a revocation action about a patent covering a nanoparticle composition of an anti-emetic drug.
- Assisting a leading luxury group against a former employee claiming for patent ownership and additional remuneration in relation to inventions performed in the course of her employment agreement.
- Advising a mechanical and engineering group in the course of a bidding process for purchasing the defence activity of a major automotive group.
- Advising a public investment fund with respect to a transitional trademark license agreement to be entered into by a major hotel company and the subsidiary handling the assigned business
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