AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Intellectual Property Law /
Corporate Law
Pre-litigations, litigations, mediations, arbitrations, expert valuations, transactions (alternative dispute resolutions) in connection with copyrights and neighouring rights.
Legal opinions, analysis and contractual documents drafting for acquisition and exploitation of intellectual property rights - buying, selling, licensing - including rights assignments specific for certain sectors (music publishing, literary publising, audiovisual production, etc.).
Clearances (required to reproduce pre-existing works in a new work or to reproduce personal attributes or disclosure of facts in a work).
Representing clients before Collective Rights Societies.
Counterfeiting claims: civil and criminal proceedings, seizure orders, injunctions.
Intellectual property rights Audits (due diligence of audio visual works, literary and musical works, video games).
General business legal advice, structuration and implementation of transactions, drafting agreements to address unique business arrangements and representing clients to resolve ownership issues.
Media and Communication
International feature films, documentaries, animated and live-action films, television and transmedia productions : negotiating and drafting agreements for acquisition of rights , co-production, co-financing, dubbing agreements. Representing producers, broadcasters, authors, actors, directors, entertainment client's regulatory needs (CNC, CSA, Public financing).
Advertising: cross-media advertising campaigns,comparative and misleading advertising, agency agreements, purchase of advertising space and art, advertising space agency, endorsement, draft regulations for contest and games, legal advice with respect to the regulatory aspects of certain products (alcoholic beverages, tobacco etc.) and use of copyrighted works and personal attributes.
Performing Arts: theater, dance, opera, live music, musicals. Assisting producers, stage directors, costume designers, stage managers, production design, sound engineers.
Literary and Music Publishing including digital.
Visual Arts: artists, museums, fondations, and public commissions, sale, liabilities, philanthropy, galleries, editions, art market regulations and estates.
Press Law and journalists rights.
Technology transfers and Data Protection
IT agreements, softwares, Big Data, service providers, hosting, distribution.
Domain names, conflict resolutions.
E-commerce and digital distribution.
Internet, terms of sale, terms of use, privacy policies, cookies, filings with the French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).
Digital marketing, advertising targeting technologies, E-reputation.
Unfair competition, commercial practices and sales.
Date Protection - GDPR: legal advice and representation before regulatory bodies including CNIL, overall compliance plan, conducting audits and impact assignments, cross-border processing.
Trademarks, Services Marks, Trade Name, Trade Dress & Design Rights
Industrial Property
Availability searches, selection, registrations, trademarks, service marks, trade dress and trade name portofolios monitoring and management.
Protection, licenses, domain names transfers, coexistence agreements.
Enforcing attendant rights: opposition and cancellation proceedings, alternative dispute resolution procedures (UDRP, SYRELI, PARL) infringements and unfair competition .