Trade mark advice
and litigation
In addition to advising on protection and contracts, we represent clients in registration disputes, including invalidity, revocation and opposition proceedings, as well as court proceedings concerning entitlement and infringement, including customs detentions and seizures.
Building a distinctive brand
A trade mark enables a business to promote its goods and services and distinguish them from those of its competitors.
A trade mark is therefore an essential tool for any business seeking to build a lasting image and reputation for its products.
Intangible asset
An important part of a business’s intangible assets.
Differentiation
A sign that distinguishes goods and services from those of competitors.
Commercial value
A key tool for developing a business’s image, reputation and value.
Protecting a trade mark throughout its lifecycle
The firm helps clients develop effective, long-term strategies for protecting their trade marks.
Clearance searches
Advice on managing and organising trade mark portfolios.
Protection strategy
Assistance with drafting and negotiating trade mark assignment agreements.
Coexistence agreements
Drafting and negotiating agreements governing the coexistence of trade marks.
Long-term protection
Developing a strategy to strengthen the economic and competitive value of trade mark assets.
From filing to registration
The firm handles filing and registration formalities before the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
The firm also handles opposition proceedings, whether brought by or against clients.
INPI
Mergers & acquisitions
Oppositions
Enforcing trade marks before the competent courts
Charles de Haas has decades of experience in trade mark disputes.
The firm represents and advises clients throughout trade mark disputes.
French courts
Representation before the competent courts in trade mark disputes.
INPI
Assistance with proceedings and appeals relating to decisions of INPI and EUIPO.
EU courts
Representation and assistance in proceedings before the General Court and Court of Justice of the European Union.
Representation at every stage of a dispute
The firm represents and advises clients in a wide range of trade mark proceedings.
Refusals of registration
Infringement seizures
Customs detentions and seizures
Trade mark infringement
Trade mark invalidity
Trade mark revocation
Claims to ownership
Interim or injunctive relief
Validity of exploitation agreements
Enforcement of exploitation agreements
Court-appointed financial experts
Enforcement of court decisions
From brand creation to enforcement
The firm advises clients throughout the lifecycle of their trade marks, from protection strategy to litigation.
Specialist experience
Decades of experience in intellectual property.
Tailored strategy
An approach tailored to the technical, legal and commercial issues in each matter.
Advice & litigation
Support ranging from structuring rights to enforcing them in court.
European dimension
Advice on issues involving French and European trade marks.