Working seamlessly with the firm’s German and British teams, Jones Day has an impressive track record in handling complex pan-European patent infringement litigation, as well as supporting clients with contract disputes, IP agreement negotiation and drafting, and trade secrets. Led by doyen Thomas Bouvet, who specialises in cross-border patent litigation for clients operating in the fields of life sciences, electronics, transportation, construction material, mechanics, consumer products, and leisure goods, the firm services both international companies and national organisations. He is assisted by stanchion Edouard Fortunet and Colin Devinant. Eddy Prothiere is a key name at the firm and handles patent ownership and compensation for employee inventions and is often a mediator for clients in the video games and entertainment industries.
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- ‘Very professional team with great expertise. Attentive to the specificities and particularities of its clients' activities.’
‘Thomas Bouvet: attentive, reassuring, you immediately feel confident.'
Clients clés
- Infineon Technologies AG
- Schwind eye-tech-solutions GmbH
- bioMérieux
- CJ CheilJedang Corporation
- Institut Pasteur
- ITW
- Terraillon
- Wybotics
- Lufthansa Technik AG
Points forts
- Representing Korean company CJ CheilJedang Corporation in a patent infringement dispute initiated in November 2023 before the Paris First Instance Court, against its French competitor METEX NØØVISTAGO S.A.S.
- Acting for bioMérieux in defending an action for patent infringement, initiated by the patent troll, Labrador Diagnostics LLC, relating to the client’s diagnostic instruments used notably for the detection of Covid-19.
- Represented Terraillon, the world leader in individual consumer scales, in two separate patent infringement disputes initiated against it by Withings (a well-known French tech company) regarding connected scales and by Leifheit, aGermany competitor, in relation to traditional scales.
Avocats
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Meilleurs collaborateurs
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Colin Devinant
Eddy Prothiere
Responsable de la pratique
Thomas Bouvet
Autres avocats clés
Colin Devinant; Eddy Prothiere; Edouard Fortunet