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Number of partners

96

Network Memberships

APAA, AIPPI, AIPLA, CIPA, CITMA, ECTA, EPLAW, IBA, INTA, GRUR, LESI, Marques, PTMG

Key practice areas
Copyright & related rights
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Patent disputes - law firms
UPC litigation
Firm overview

Over the last century we’ve been lucky enough to have played a part in protecting some of the world’s most ground-breaking inventions and high profile brands. You can trust us to know IP law inside out, to be curious, and to connect the dots to reach solutions others don’t.

We will provide you with a team, rich in real-world experience, comprising experts who have worked at the forefront of pioneering technologies. A substantial number of our lawyers hold qualifications in scientific or technical fields, meaning we are often called upon for our specialist knowledge and insight on large international mandates. We are respected for our creative and original solutions.

We offer both litigation and transactional support in relation to all IP rights, from small innovative projects to the largest, most complex and ground-breaking transactions and disputes.

Our approach has always been centred on client service, collaborating and innovating with our clients to create bespoke solutions that make their lives easier. This includes: our 'twobirds Pattern' product, a proprietary, in-house patent valuation and analysis tool, that allows us to landscape, analyse, and value patent portfolios in an automated and sophisticated way; and our innovative and dynamic Brand Protection Reporting Portal, which uses dynamic charts that give clients an up-to-date overview of their risk profile at any given time.

Talk to us to find out how our tools, experience and our genuine passion for IP can help you devise a strategy that will help to maintain your competitive edge, whilst protecting and optimising your IP in the best way possible.

Internationally Bird & Bird has over 400 IP lawyers, attorneys and legal professionals across our 32 offices, many of whom have known each other and worked together for years, meaning we're all on the same page and offer consistency and quality that runs through all levels of seniority. We are therefore ideally placed to devise and coordinate multi-jurisdictional litigation strategies and, in the future, to represent clients before the Unified Patent Court.

Office Locations: Abu Dhabi, Amsterdam, Beijing, Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Dubai, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, The Hague, Hamburg, Helsinki, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Lyon, Madrid, Milan, Munich, Paris, Prague, Rome, San Francisco, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Warsaw

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Pracitce Areas: 

  • Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
  • Anti-counterfeiting
  • Anti-piracy
  • Antitrust
  • Cancellation action
  • Confidential information/trade secret
  • Database right
  • Design
  • Domain name
  • Due diligence
  • Geographical indications
  • Injunctions
  • Invalidity/nullity action
  • IP strategy & counseling
  • IP tax relief
  • IP transactions
  • ITC litigation
  • Opinion work
  • Oppositions & appeals
  • Oral proceedings
  • Plant breeders' right
  • Portfolio management
  • Regulatory
  • Research & development
  • Revocation action
  • Standard-essential patent
  • Supplementary protection certificate (SPC)
  • Technology transfer
  • Trade mark clearance
  • Unfair competition

 

 

Sector Expertise:

  • Aerospace & Defence
  • Automotive
  • E-Commerce
  • Engineering
  • Electronics & Semiconductors
  • Entertainment
  • Publishing & Media
  • Fashion & Luxury Goods
  • FMCG & Retail
  • Financial Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Green Technology
  • ICT & Software
  • Life Sciences & Chemistry
  • Medical Devices
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Robotics & Nanotechnology
  • Telecommunication
  • Tobacco
  • Universities & Research
Address:
2 rue de la Chaussée d’Antin
Paris 75009
Tel:+33 (0)1 42 68 6000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.twobirds.com/en/practice-areas/intellectual-property

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Overview

Bird & Bird is recommended for contentious and non-contentious soft IP work, including brand protection and portfolio management. The French IP team can handle disputes in a range of sectors, notably TMT, life sciences and mechanics.

Notable practitioners: Géraldine Arbant, Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan, Estelle Henry-Mayer, Frédérique Bocqueraz and Edouard Treppoz.

Testimonials

2026

"Good results, strategy, communication, ability to stick to budget estimates."

"I appreciate their service and team for their deep technical expertise and strategic thinking. They consistently provide clear guidance, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively with our internal team."

Thierry Lautier

"He is excellent at providing well-thought-out advice and demonstrates a strong ability to listen and truly understand the situation given. This makes his guidance both practical and highly relevant. He also thinks often outside the box to deliver innovative solutions."

 

2025

"They're responsive, strategic, competitive and driven by the results."

"[They have a] good way of working and provide top-notch advice."

"Géraldine Arbant and Frédérique Bocqueraz are very professional and have deep knowledge [in IP]."

"They were strongly supportive, always available when needed, and provided us the legal support required in a very timely manner."

"The team is approachable and professional and gets back with replies within the given deadline."

Linked Reviews
Trade mark

The firm advised CrossFit on a pan-European trade mark infringement matter and brand strategy. It also assisted VF Corporation with trade mark clearance.

Patent

The firm represented Dexcom in the first patent infringement action ever filed before the Paris local division of the UPC. It also represented Edwards Lifesciences in a cross-border patent dispute. Partner Yves Bizollon retired in 2024.

Copyright & related rights

Case highlights include advising Le Monde on an agreement with OpenAI pertaining to publishers’ rights under the DSM Directive and guiding Nespresso on IP risk issues.

A dispute over buggies, a decision on the UPC’s jurisdiction, and the formal launch of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were among the top developments
Clarification concerning jurisdictional reach and latest stats released by the court were also among the top talking points in recent weeks
Nokia, represented by a team from Bird & Bird, adjudged to have made fair offer to Asus and Acer in UK SEP dispute
Publication of the UPC’s annual report and adoption of the procedural rules of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre were also among major developments
The variety of winners demonstrates that the UPC is now a core benchmark rather than an experimental consideration, while junior lawyers are becoming more deeply involved in key work
Abbott winning another round against Sinocare and Menarini, and 'long arm' clarification on the UK's position within the UPC, were also among major developments
Emma Green, partner at Bird & Bird, shares why the Iceland v Iceland dispute could prompt businesses and lawyers to think differently about brand enforcement
A new claim filed by Ericsson, and a request for access to documents, were also among recent developments
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