The French Law Firm dedicated to Patent Litigation
Dhenne Avocats, your law firm dedicated to patent litigation
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Patent law is a branch of industrial property law that is becoming increasingly important. Numerous disputes are likely to arise in this area (patent infringement action, patent cancellation action, employee inventions, etc.)
In our highly competitive society, in a context of internationalisation of the economy and dematerialisation of exchanges, patents have become a priority for any inventor wishing to protect his creation. Nevertheless, because it is a living law, in constant evolution, patent law is as complex as it is exciting. This is why we put so much energy and fervour into defending each of our cases. At Dhenne Avocats, our activity is precisely focused on the protection of your inventions. We defend and advise our clients in all patent law disputes.
At Dhenne Avocats, our activity is precisely focused on the protection of your inventions.
We advise and counsel foreign and domestic businesses in all patent law disputes.
Dhenne Avocats, a law firm dedicated to patent litigation
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The firm serves leading companies whose legal needs have a strong scientific and technological component.
Dhenne Avocats is thus characterized by its focus on patent litigation, high value-added services at a fair price, responsiveness, and willingness to move forward together with its clients.
Our attorneys, who have recognized expertise, represent our clients before the French, European, and arbitration courts. They act in various technical sectors (e.g., mechanical, electronic, chemical), mainly in complex high value-added litigation (i.e., IT and life sciences).
The role of Dhenne Avocats
upstream advice
The first of our missions is to map best routes of actions to protect your innovations according to your specific needs. Indeed, there are many ways to protect inventions and a patent is only one of them. In some particular cases, alternatives shall be explored, including contractual protection of know-how, trade secret protection and utility certificate.
In many cases, it is appropriate to adopt a "360" strategy that will appeal to both secrecy (especially NDAs) and the various domains of intellectual property (patent law, trademark law, design law, and copyright law) in order to ensure optimal protection for your innovations.
Thus, for example, the source code of a software will be protected by copyright while its functions may be protected by patents. However, it may be in some cases more judicious to opt for an action in parasitism.
Drafting your contracts
Our firm assists you in the negotiation and drafting of all your contracts related to your industrial property rights. In particular, we offer you all our expertise concerning :
Partnership agreement including aspects of intellectual property.
Litigation
On the side or prior to negotiations, the Intellectual Property Right can be litigated if necessary or desirable. This can be the case when an inventor’s private rights are infringed, notably in the event of patent infringement. Our role is to establish a strategy to achieve your objective on a reasonable risk base and to assist you before national Courts and/or the Unitary Patent Court ('UPC").
For example, we can assist you in :
Gathering evidence
of infringement with
a seizure of counterfeit goods
Introducing an invalidation action of a third party's patent before a court Defend you against a patent infringement
Defend you against a patent infringement
Defend you against an infringement of your trade secrets, particularly in the event of a seizure of counterfeit goods
Help you fight against unfair competition, particularly in the event of parasitism
Frequently asked questions about our firm
Dhenne Avocats is a Parisian law firm founded in 2018 by Matthieu Dhenne.
The firm focuses on French patent litigation expertise in various technical sectors (mechanical, electronic, chemical), while intervening more particularly in complex high added value fields (i.e. IT and life sciences) for a varied clientele (ETI, SME, CAC 40). Dhenne Avocats is thus characterised by its activity focused on patent litigation, a high added value service at a fair price, reactivity and the will to move forward together with its clients. Matthieu Dhenne has already been distinguished by the Legal 500 (Tier 1 in the “Patent Litigation” category) and Leaders League (Strong Notoriety in the “Patents: Pharma, Biotech, and Life Sciences Litigation” category) rankings.
1. A service tailored to our clients
2. An efficient team of patent litigators
Recognised by our peers, as evidenced by our clients, which explains the firm's influence with regular media appearances.
3. A practice recognised by our peer
which explains the influence of the firm with regular interventions by the media.
Our firm was founded in 2018 by Matthieu Dhenne. A member of the Paris Bar since 2014, he is a reference in the world of patent litigation.
As such, we are regularly consulted by the French authorities during reform projects or interviewed on this subject by the media. Matthieu Dhenne also teaches in the Master 2 Industrial Property program at the University of Panthéon-Assas. He is the French referent of the international Kluwer Patent Blog, as well as the author of numerous articles and books on patent law, in particular with regard to new information technologies.
Finally, his expertise has been recognized by numerous international rankings (Legal 500 and Leaders League)
Our patent attorneys defend and advise our clients in various technical fields
We have developed contentious and non-contentious practices, particularly focusing on licence agreements, employee inventions and trade secrets.
They trust us