France

Firm overview

We’re proud to work with some of the world’s most dynamic organizations and the leaders who drive them. We know that on any given day you’re tackling competition, corporate development, asset protection, talent management—some days all of the above. While there’s a bevy of smart folks out there to help you address them on a case-by-case basis, there are few who have the breadth and depth of focused knowledge to help you attend to them all and stay ahead of what’s next.

That’s McDermott.

When you hire us, you don’t just get the experience of an individual. You get a purpose-built, tightly woven network of legal thought leaders who marry their passion for business with a deep, focused understanding of the law.

And your team isn’t just the lawyers working on your business day one. It’s also their colleagues around the world who guide and advise around the edges—the ones who add diverse, nuanced perspectives to elevate strategy and surface highly effective—but often unexpected—solutions when a “simple” transaction becomes a bet-the-company deal or a basic arbitration turns into multi-year litigation.

We don’t just promote this approach—we thrive on it. We know that it’s our ability to tap into the particular knowledge of our individual lawyers and then to harness their collective experience that makes us uniquely qualified to help our clients move faster and propel their success.

You can see it the results we deliver and you’ll feel it when you meet with us to talk about your needs. You’ll know that we’re more than “just” lawyers. We’re scientists, accountants, analysts, policy makers, money managers and family members who love the law. We bring all of those experiences to bear for your business and the people you serve.

Most importantly, we’re committed to helping you make real progress against your goals—to turning those big ideas into actionable plans—and to making it as easy and enjoyable as possible.

Firm overview

TMark Conseils specializes in European and French intellectual property law and is a member of the French National Association of IP Attorneys (CNCPI). The firm was founded in 1993 on the shared belief in focusing on meeting the client’s special needs and expectations. Today, Tmark Conseils team of 25 members of staff and 5 partners are all committed to delivering first-class services that are tailored to each client’s particular requirements, budgets and timelines regardless of whether the client is a large multinational company a medium size operator, a start-up or an individual business person.

Areas of Expertise

• IP strategy definition and development
• Filing and prosecution of trade mark, design, domain names applications, renewals
• Trademark oppositions before INPI, EUIPO (and internationally), UDRP proceedings
• Drafting and negotiating IP agreements (assignment, license, coexistence…)
• Enforcement and protection of IP rights
• IP Cross boarder litigations
• Brand protection (Customs watch and judicial proceedings) 
• Audit, due diligence and assessment of portfolios of all types of IP rights.

International IP Networks and Experience
Tmark Conseils works both in France, before EUIPO and internationally. Tmark Conseils closely collaborates with a worldwide network of IP firms chosen because of their high level of expertise, responsiveness, cost efficiency services and involvement. Tmark Conseils is very active in cross boarder IP litigations.

Guidance, Support and Clearance
Tmark Conseils staff accompanies their clients in order to fully protect their IP rights at the national, European and international levels.

Tmark Conseils identifies and defines all available and appropriate strategies and solutions while being mindful of the client’s special interests and advises on protective measures and actions available both nationally at the European level and worldwide tailored to meet the technical, commercial and financial aspects and issues at hand.

The firm’s specific knowledge of procedural and administrative aspects of all IP-related matters in particular at the EUIPO level allows Tmark Conseils’s team of experts to deliver high-end support both in securing, maintaining and exploiting the client’s rights and setting up defensive arguments.

Network Memberships: INTA, ECTA, APRAM, CEIPI

Firm overview

Founded over 150 years ago,CASALONGAis a leading European IP law firm consisting of more than 120 lawyers, trademark and patent attorneys, attorneys-at-law and engineers with offices in France (including Paris, Grenoble, Toulouse, Montpellier, Beaune, Pau, Nantes), Spain (Alicante) and Germany (Munich), as well as a global network of correspondents.

CASALONGA was:

• one of the first private IP engineer consultant firms, with the foundation of Bureau CASALONGA in Paris in 1867.
• one of the first French firms to expand internationally, with the establishment of:
  • the Munich office in 1978, as a European & German patent attorneys office
  • the Alicante office in 1996, handling of EU trademarks

to optimize contacts with European authorities, intervene directly before the EPO (Munich) and the EUIPO (Alicante) at lower costs and to represent our clients before German and Spanish offices and courts.

• the first law firm to include both attorneys-at-law & trademark and patent attorneys in France, creating a full-service IP firm whose clients do not have to engage different firms for prosecution and litigation. The combination of attorneys-at-law and trademark and patent attorneys enables CASALONGA’s teams to follow their client’s cases from the inception phase through any court proceedings and also provides more balanced advice, taking into consideration litigations risks.

CASALONGA offers its clients full IP services, from prosecution and counselling to litigation, covering all types of IP rights (trademarks, patents, designs, domain names, copyright, etc.) and related laws (unfair competition, distribution, economic rights, etc.).

The firm’s attorneys have extensive experience in proceedings before the trademark and patent offices and regularly appear before the courts.

Dealing with issues that are at heart of the European and international agenda, CASALONGA advises its clients in defining, implementing, and driving their strategies, as well as preventing risks related to intellectual property, in France and worldwide.

CASALONGA regularly represents its clients in important trademark cases, both before the national IPOs and courts (directly in France and Spain, and internationally through a network of correspondents in the rest of the world). We also act directly before the EUIPO (with our Office in Alicante) and before the European General Court. Our firm is at the forefront of innovative and successful worldwide strategies for the defence and enforcement of our client’s trademark rights.

CASALONGA provides its clients with the following:

• Full and high-quality IP services, from filing and prosecution to litigation– CASALONGAprovides all types of IP services with specialised lawyers, trademark and patent attorneys and specialised staff. As a result of our full-service IP capacity, we are able to provide each of our clients with a team that has a global vision of each client’s rights and interests and that is consequently able to protect such rights and interests efficiently and effectively.
• A client-driven service, with dedicated teams composed of high-end technical patent attorneys, high-end lawyers, experienced paralegals, and assistants providing personalised services depending on the client’s specific needs and requests. For each client, we establish a strategy adapted to the issues, economic interests and financial constraints, allowing the best support within a controlled budget.
• Innovativeservices and creative strategies –one of our main strengths is our creativity in finding legal solutions and strategies to achieve our client’s goals.
• Long-term commitment to our clients– we build trustful and long-lasting relationship with our clients.
• Global services, with a selection of foreign associates all over the world and a strong international in-house department of lawyers from the principal jurisdictions (France, Spain, US, Canada, China, Germany, covering most of the South/Latin American countries).

Firm overview

With extensive global reach and deep local expertise, we offer an unparalleled
blend of skills to help our clients navigate the complexities and seize the
opportunities of doing business in Singapore and across the Asia Pacific region. Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, a joint law venture between Baker McKenzie and
Wong & Leow LLC, stands at the forefront of legal excellence.

We have the capabilities to offer comprehensive advice on both domestic
Singapore law and intricate cross-border issues, ensuring our clients receive
holistic and seamless legal support. As the preferred counsel for numerous
companies leveraging Singapore as a strategic hub for their regional operations,
our lawyers excel in managing multijurisdictional transactions and mitigating
cross-border risks with precision.

Our Singapore office is seamlessly integrated into a global network,
providing on-the-ground expertise across ASEAN countries and access to
Baker McKenzie’s expansive international network. This unique positioning
enables us to adeptly support the diverse domestic and international needs
of our clients, delivering tailored solutions that drive success in a dynamic
global market.