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Nathalie Dreyfus

Dreyfus & associés

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Position: Founding Partner
Rating:
  • Trade mark star
Practice Areas:
Copyright & related rights
ITC litigation
Trade mark
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Fashion & luxury goods
ICT & software
E-commerce
Gaming
Languages:
French
English
Biography
Nathalie Dreyfus is the founding partner of Dreyfus & associés in Paris. A French and European Trademark Attorney, she advises clients on trade marks, designs, copyright, domain names, online brand protection, wine and spirits, geographical indications and plant variety rights.

Her practice sits at the crossroads of advice and adjudication. She is a court-appointed expert before the French Cour de cassation (trade marks) and the Paris Court of Appeal (trade marks, designs and models), and an accredited expert with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center and the Forum (US), as well as other international domain name dispute resolution centers. She also teaches at the École nationale de la magistrature (ENM), training French judges on IP matters.

Nathalie advises French and international companies, from start-ups to global groups in the luxury, fashion, wine and spirits and technology sectors, on brand creation, clearance and global filing strategies, and on the defence of their rights through oppositions, cancellation actions, anti-counterfeiting and unfair competition claims. She is known for her expertise in online enforcement, including cybersquatting, phishing, domain name recovery and platform takedowns, and for her work on IP issues raised by Web 3.0, NFTs and artificial intelligence.

In her expert capacity, she carries out certified IP valuations and strategic IP audits, helping clients measure and leverage the value of their intangible assets in transactions, licensing and litigation.

Nathalie is the author of several books and a regular contributor to IP/IT journals. She speaks frequently at international conferences, including INTA, AIPPI and IBA events, and spoke at the NDD Camp Paris 2026 round table on cybersquatting. She is an active member of INTA, ECTA, MARQUES, APRAM and AIPPI.
Recent matter/case highlights

  • Successfully defended a client's domain name against a claim brought by a major French online car retailer.
  • Acting for an international fashion retail group in a SYRELI procedure against a .fr domain name imitating one of its brands, including evidence preservation and lifting of WHOIS anonymity.
  • Representing a client before the EUIPO in response to a provisional refusal of a word mark.
  • Advising a spirits producer on the use of a Bordeaux wine PDO on labelling for cask-finished products.
  • Coaching a company in the INPI IP Master Class programme on IP issues raised by generative AI applied to software development.
Key Practice Areas

  • Trade marks
  • Domain names and online brand protection
  • Copyright, designs and intellectual property enforcement
Sector Expertise

  • Luxury
  • Fashion
  • Wine and spirits
  • Technology
  • Intellectual property and online enforcement
Education/Alumni

  • French Intellectual Property Attorney (Conseil en Propriété Industrielle – CPI), qualified in Trademarks, Designs and Models
  • European Trademark and Design Attorney
  • Graduate of CEIPI (Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies), Strasbourg – Trademarks, Designs and Models
  • Postgraduate Degree (DEA) in Intellectual and Industrial Property Law, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas
  • Master’s Degree in Law, Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg
  • Certificate in English Legal Studies, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
  • Court-Appointed Expert
  • Association/network memberships

  • NTA
  • ECTA
  • MARQUES
  • APRAM
  • AIPPI
  • PTMG
  • CNCEJ
  • AFDIT
  • Cyberlex
  • UNION-IP
Bar Admissions

  • Conseil en propriété industrielle (French Industrial Property Attorney) – Trademarks, Designs and Models
  • Professional Representative before the EUIPO (European Trade Mark and Design Attorney)
  • French Cour de cassation – Court-Appointed Expert, specialising in Industrial Property and Trademarks
  • Paris Court of Appeal – Court-Appointed Expert, specialising in Trademarks and Designs
  • WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center – WIPO Domain Name Panelist and Expert
Address:
78 avenue Raymond Poincaré, 75116 Paris, France
France
Tel:+33 1 44 70 07 04 Email:Contact this practitioner Website:https://www.dreyfus.fr/en/team/nathalie-dreyfus-en/