Intellectual Property
Protecting, valuing and defending your creative assets
The department of Intellectual Property of WAN Avocats assists clients (including businesses, creators, publishers, producers, collective management organizations, and public and private institutions) in the protection, development , and defense of their intellectual property rights.
Our team provides both strategic advisory services, helping structure and optimize rights management, and litigation, effectively defending our clients’ interests before specialized courts.
Our areas of expertise include, in particular:
• Copyright and related rights : protection of works, rights management, drafting and negotiation of exploitation, assignment, and license agreements;
• Trademarks, designs, and models : protection strategies, filings, portfolio management and valuation, license and coexistence agreements;
• Patents : protection strategies, management and valuation of technical innovations;
• Complex contracts and transactions : due diligence, transfer of intangible assets, R&D partnerships, collaboration agreements.
The department also represents and defends clients in intellectual property disputes before civil, commercial, and criminal courts, including:
- infringement, invalidity, and revocation actions;
- unfair competition and parasitism claims;
- customs proceedings and seizure-counterfeiting measures;
- contractual disputes relating to the exploitation of rights;
- emergency proceedings and interim measures.