Industrial & Intellectual Property Law

+33 (0)1 85 73 41 41

contact@h2o-avocats.com

Copyright

Drafting terms of sale and terms of use.
Drafting distribution contracts (franchising, sales agency).
Advice and assistance in the context of disputes involving issues of unfair competition and passing off, sudden termination of established business relationships, and hidden defects.

We have assisted clients in the context of unfair competition litigation that pitted them against former employees who had created competing companies.

In this context, we help our clients with gathering evidence (§145 CPC motions for in futurum investigation measures, search and/or seizure orders) in order to best advise our customers on the merits of legal action.

We also assist our clients with combined infringement and unfair competition claims.

We routinely handle contractual liability and tort cases especially in terms of industrial risk.

Software

Negotiating, drafting and reviews of assignment, license, maintenance and service contracts.
Support in carrying out formalities for the escrowing of source code.
Assistance in software infringement cases, organization of ex parte emergency measures, searches and descriptive seizures.
Databases
Negotiating and drafting contracts related to databases – litigation relating to violations of database producers’ rights.

We have assisted companies dealing with people making unlawful use of their intangible assets, in particular by implementing evidence gathering procedures.

We have permanent contacts with IT experts and specialized bailiffs who we can mobilize on an urgent basis.

Trademarks, Domain Names, Designs and Models

Advice and representation in disputes related to trademarks, domain names, designs and models.
Advice and assistance in connection with procedures with AFNIC, the registry for .fr domain names.
Advice and assistance in the context of trademark applications, domain names, designs and research and analysis of the prior art.
Drafting and negotiation of licensing and assignment agreements.

We have represented companies in the context of strategies related to national, EU, and international trademark applications and cooperate to this end with IP advisors who have local partners abroad and who can also monitor our clients’ patent and trademark portfolios.

We also assist our clients in connection with infringement actions brought by or against them, and in the framework of actions for revocation or invalidity of trademarks.

Patents

Advice and assistance in patenting strategies and titles defense.

Assistance and representation in litigation concerning inventions of employees.

Drafting and negotiating licenses / assignment agreements and co-ownership strategy and contracts.

Representation as authorized representative for filling procedures, formalities and applications before the EPO (with a registered number – article 134 EPC).