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Primary Contact(s) at Firm or in the IP Department: Frank Van Coppenolle
Quick facts
Firm - Year of Establishment

1898

Number of Partners

10

Total Number of IP Practitioners

50

Languages Spoken at the Firm

French, Dutch, English, German, Italian, Chinese

Network Memberships

INTA, AIPPI, ECTA, EPI, IPO

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Firm overview

GEVERS is market leader in Belgium for intellectual property and one of the leading IP offices in France. In both France and Belgium, GEVERS is recognised by peers for its capabilities in patent services. Collaborating with GEVERS is to choose more than 125 years of experience in patents, trademarks, designs and much more.

As an IP service provider GEVERS is committed to being its clients’ privileged partner for the identification, protection, management, exploitation and enforcement of IP rights throughout the full lifecycle of our clients’ assets.

GEVERS provides best-in-class IP services totally aligned with its clients' business strategy, including specialised services such as contracting, valuation, valorization and dispute resolution.

Adding value to clients' ideas through quality, security, innovation and excellence is what GEVERS stands for.

With more than 250 professionals at the GEVERS Group, representing more than 10 native languages including all official languages of the European offices, GEVERS is a one-stop IP firm with expertise and practical experience in different domains and sectors: from aeronautics, watch making, information and communications technology, industrial chemistry, physics, electronics, automotive, pharmaceutical, energy, mechanics and biotechnology to fast-moving consumer goods, the entertainment sector, agriculture and nanotechnology.

Whatever IP needs you may have in Europe, GEVERS provides services suited to your expectations, at both the regional and national level.

GEVERS offices are located in the heart of Europe, with 75% of the EU market within 500km of a GEVERS office. This allows GEVERS professionals to travel to any location in Europe according to clients' needs.

GEVERS acts before multiple national IP offices in Europe, including the EPO and the EU Intellectual Property Office.

Its locally qualified patent attorneys file national patent applications in Belgium, France and the Netherlands. GEVERS professionals validate granted European patents directly at the national patent offices of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the Netherlands. Further, using the centralised location of GEVERS in Europe and its broad European network, GEVERS can validate your granted patents in all other member states of the European Patent Convention. Experienced GEVERS opposition attorneys can oppose granted European patents before the EPO.

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

Key IP Areas
Intellectual property (prosecution), IP transactions, Life sciences IP, Patent, Patent prosecution
 
Key Sector Expertise
Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical, Computer technology & services, Construction & materials, Defence, Electrical, Electronics, Food & beverage, ICT & software, Industrials, Instruments, Life sciences, Logistics, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Medical device, Mining, Nanotechnology, Oil & gas, Optics & photonics, Pharmaceutical, Renewable energy, Robotics, Semiconductors, Technology hardware, Telecommunication, Universities & research, Utilities

Address:
Immeuble le Palatin 2 3 Cours du Triangle CS
Paris La Défense
80165 92939
Tel:+3227153711 Fax:+3227153700 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.gevers.eu/
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Overview

Gevers is a well-known European IP firm which is recommended for IP protection and portfolio management. It has patent specialists for a range of technical fields including chemistry, biotechnology, and engineering.

Notable patent practitioners: Laurent Barbe and Claire Bernstein.

Notable trade mark practitioners: Emilie Artuphel and Nathalie Rousset.

Testimonials

2026

"We do like the availability of patent engineers, the conciseness of answers and analysis."

 

2025

"Responsive, adaptable, and proactive. [They give] sound advice."

A client likes the "connection [between] the teams".

Linked Reviews
Patent

Case studies show patent filing, prosecution and strategy work. For example, the firm advised Dana Farber Cancer Institute on patent disputes. Patent attorney Fabien Gauchet joined the firm in 2024.

Trade mark

Case studies show trade mark filing and office proceedings work. Clients include Normalu and Champagne Vranken. Trade mark attorney Virginio Arcaio joined the firm in 2024.

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