Intellectual Property

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We operate in the main areas of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, designs, counterfeiting, unfair competition) and help our clients draw up the best strategy for protecting and enhancing the value of their intangible assets (technical innovations, applied art creations, distinctive signs, etc.).

Our areas of expertise

Trademark law
Patent law
Industrial design
Know-how, business secrets, trade secrets
Licensing, assignment and technology transfer agreements
Confidentiality and non-competition agreements
Advice and strategy for filing and protecting innovations
Implementation of rights management policies
Counterfeiting and unfair competition litigation
Business secrecy
Employee inventions

Our clients

French and foreign companies
Inventors

Partner in charge

Mathilde Croze

Bruno Martin

Our Intellectual Property news

LA TRIBUNE | HOW BIG TECH PLAYS THE LEGAL WILDCARD TO TRAIN THEIR AI ON OUR DATA

Meta and other AI giants are justifying their use of personal data in Europe by invoking the concept of “legitimate interest,” a legal basis that allows them to avoid seeking your explicit and prior consent for AI training purposes. While they do offer users the possibility to object to such processing this right is limited, individuals must demonstrate “grounds relating to [their] particular situation.” As Mathilde […]

Les Echos | When the AI sings in place of the stars

As the music industry faces the proliferation of tracks created from cloned performers’ voices, Mathilde Croze, partner, spoke with Les Echos about the two main legal issues raised by this phenomenon: The training of artificial intelligences, which is carried out on catalogs of works for which they have not paid rights. The use made of […]

Deal | Lerins advised Xelians in the context of the acquisition of SoDoc

Lerins supported the Xelians group, the French leader in document information management, in its acquisition of a majority stake in SoDoc, a publisher specializing in Microsoft 365 environments. The Xelians group is France’s leading provider of document information management services. A major player in the outsourcing and management of physical and electronic document flows, Xelians […]

LE MONDE | Artificial intelligence puts dubbing actors in imminent peril

Mathilde Croze, partner, is interviewed by Le Monde, on the complex legal issues surrounding the use of AI in dubbing. In France, voices benefit from legal protection, being considered an attribute of personality and personal data. In practice, legal recourse remains complex and rarely effective in the face of international platforms or fraudulent practices. AI […]

Lerins x 2025 : Our objectives

Mathilde Croze, co-managing partner of Lerins, talks to LJA about Lerins’ goals and priorities for 2025. Teams “In 2025, the training and involvement of our associates in the firm’s development will be a priority. That’s why we’ll be stepping up our QWL and CSR initiatives, to build a sustainable future for all. As sustainability and […]

Deal | Lerins advises Quiet Oceans in its acquisition by CLS

Press Release – Paris, December 16 2024 Lerins advised Quiet Oceans in connection with its acquisition by the Toulouse-based group CLS, a subsidiary of CNES (Centre National d’Études Spatiales) and a key player in satellite services specializing in localization and environmental data collection. This acquisition enables CLS to enhance its scientific capabilities in assessing and mitigating […]