DEFEND

The litigation team of MARCHAIS & Associés essentially deals with industrial and intellectual property matters with both the IP Offices and the French and Community courts and provides assistance  in particular for :

• Sending of Cease and Desist letters
• Filing oppositions in France, with EUIPO and abroad
• Counterfeiting court actions regarding patents, trademarks, designs, copyright,

  • Unfair competition/parasitism actions,

  • Internet litigation (cybersquatting, domain names recovery, litigation connected to Internet key-words…),

  • Litigation with European Community courts,

  • Customs proceedings (customs action requests, assistance to owners during custom seizure proceedings),

  • Request for emergency proceedings,

  • Advice on litigation strategies,

  • Negotiation and drafting of amicable settlements,