SECTORS

For 25 years, Armengaud Guerlain has been involved in a broad range of sectors, developing a detailed understanding of industry-specific issues.

Armengaud Guerlain represents clients in the agricultural sector.

It has also defended a manufacturer of agricultural machinery in a dispute against the French IP Office for having withdrawn a utility certificate, considering that a notification to the representative of the utility certificate was equivalent to a notification to the holder of the certificate, who then had no legitimate excuse for not having paid the annual fees on time.

The firm obtained on behalf of its client the reversal of this decision, which was in accordance with the practices of the Office.

Armengaud Guerlain represented lawyers interested in joining one of the world's leading financial audit and accounting networks and the largest network of lawyers in a sensitive dispute over the undue breach of negotiations and intellectual property.

Our client, a major distributor of dairy products, brought an action to revoke the trademark designating food products of one of its competitors.

Despite extensive evidence, the Court of Appeals struck down the trademark for non-use.

Armengaud Guerlain has advised two very important companies specializing in construction projects for more than 40 years.

Our firm advises the companies in implementing a Charter of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. In signing this Charter in 2015, our clients agreed to integrate a work of art into their new buildings.

Key issues regarding artists' copyrights were raised.

Armengaud Guerlain represented the interests of a famous designer and manufacturer of high-end ceramic products against a competitor who had marketed a similar product.

The case was settled with an agreement that was favourable for our client.

Armengaud Guerlain represents the interests of a renowned artist in a dispute with a ballet company and a national theatre.

The firm's team is working to ensure that the client's intellectual property rights as a costume designer are acknowledged.

Many of this artist's works are exhibited in major museums.

Our team is advising a major perfume museum in a case involving a fragrance producer who is granting himself accreditation in order to benefit from his reputation.

Armengaud Guerlain represents the interests of leaders in the automotive market.

The firm is implementing a trademark protection strategy by filing various oppositions, infringement actions and establishing coexistence agreements.

Armengaud Guerlain defended a major French industrial and technological group and successfully obtained the limitation of an aeronautical patent, on the basis of prior disclosure of patented claims.

This important decision specified that submissions to clients may constitute a disclosure that invalidates patents, even if the disclosure mentions "proprietary information."

To obtain such a decision, Armengaud Guerlain mobilized its knowledge of both intellectual property law and international law.

Armengaud Guerlain defended a major French industrial and technological group and successfully obtained the limitation of an aeronautical patent, on the basis of prior disclosure of patented claims.

This groundbreaking decision specified that client presentations can constitute disclosure that invalidates patents, even if the disclosure mentions "proprietary information".

Our firm is currently handling a trademark infringement case involving more than 200,000 counterfeit batteries.

Our team immediately took this case to the criminal courts and is closely monitoring its progress in order to obtain as quickly as possible a favourable decision for our client, a world leader in the IT industry.

Our client is a subsidiary of a major construction group specializing in complex construction projects for over 40 years, and present on all five continents.

The firm regularly advises the client on protecting the reputation of its prestigious trademark.

Our team has assisted a client well known for making medals, in the granting of licenses as well as in various sensitive negotiations of licensing agreements.

Armengaud Guerlain regularly represents a famous haute couture company.

The firm enabled the company to avoid a conviction for trademark infringement, as the Paris Court of Appeal considered that the use of a contested term was only decorative.

This judgment was delivered after a remand on cassation, following a reversal of the case law of the Court of Cassation in a precedent-setting decision.

The firm represented the interests of a company specialising in the sale of flowers exclusively on the Internet against one of its main competitors.

The Paris Court of First Instance dismissed the opposing party's claims for the invalidity of the trademarks, made in violation of the settlement protocol.

The rigorous work of our team has thus resulted in optimal protection of our client's interests.

Armengaud Guerlain represented a principality known worldwide in a dispute with an individual who had set up a museum on the internet accessible through various addresses.

The Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris ruled that the use of symbols and coats of arms, as well as the name of the museum which partly corresponded to that of the principality, constituted acts of parasitism.

The firm recently assisted one of its clients, a renowned retailer of sports equipment, in negotiations to obtain a License for shoe manufacturing technology.

Armengaud Guerlain was involved in a dispute between two leading social media companies in the field of women's magazines, beauty and new technologies.

Our client was being sued for copyright infringement in relation to blog articles and photographs.

Thanks to our experience in this area and the negotiations we conducted, we obtained the withdrawal of our adversary's legal action and the firm agreement to no longer sue our client on the same basis.

The firm represents the interests of a leading technology company in the natural resources sector, a global leader in water, waste and energy management.

Because of our client's international activity, many private international law issues are involved and our team has negotiated sensitive agreements in order to best protect the client’s intellectual property rights.

Our client, a renowned French distillery specializing in the production of flavored rums, brought an action for infringement of its trademark and unfair competition.

The firm succeeded in obtaining on behalf of its client an injunction against its main competitor to prohibit the use of its trademark, as well as the publication of the decision and compensation for damages.

The lawyers in our team have played an important role in the area of mass retailing for many years.

As such, they enabled a major client to avoid a conviction for patent infringement: We obtained the annulment of the patent opposed in the initial hearing and on appeal, while the appeal against the appeal decision was rejected by the Court of Cassation.

Armengaud Guerlain is defending a well-known fast-food chain in France and abroad in a dispute with a business who has infringed the client’s copyrights and trademarks, and committed acts of unfair and parasitic competition.

Through summary proceedings, the firm very quickly obtained a ban on the use of counterfeit trademarks and an order for several thousand euros in damages against a third party involved in the infringement.

Armengaud Guerlain has successfully defended several luxury perfume companies in trademark infringement litigation.

We acted following the client's discovery of the sale of perfume products on the internet, establishing matches with the perfumes bearing the brand names of the companies we represented.

The Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris rendered a landmark judgment, recognizing the infringement not only through merely identifying the trademark, but also through the investments, advertising and communications in relation to the trademark.

Armengaud Guerlain is representing a subsidiary of a major construction group specialising in complex construction projects on all five continents.

The firm is regularly called on to protect the reputation of its prestigious client's trademark.

The firm regularly advises a global mobile phone company on key patents used for its products.

The work provided by our teams has enabled the client to prevent numerous disputes and to negotiate licensing agreements where necessary.

One of our clients brought an action for patent infringement of drug package inserts.

This led Armengaud Guerlain's team to become a key player in a famous case because, despite the patent's limitation in between appeals, the opponent was still convicted on the basis of the infringement.

A major patent holder sought advice from Armengaud Guerlain in the context of a "freedom to operate" with global judicial repercussions. Construction Armengaud Guerlain is representing a subsidiary of a major construction group specialising in complex construction projects on all five continents.

The firm is regularly called on to protect the reputation of its prestigious client's trademark.

Recently, Armengaud Guerlain represented a long-established group that manufactures pharmaceutical products, which was sued for infringement of a European patent.

Armengaud Guerlain, through its command deep familiarity with procedural law, obtained a stay of proceedings in the patent infringement action due to the absence of notification to the co-owner.

Armengaud Guerlain regularly defends internationally recognized laboratories.

It recently obtained the cancellation of all the claims on two patents from one of its client’s direct competitors.

Armengaud Guerlain successfully acted both in the initial hearing and in the appeal in a case of alleged trademark infringement initiated by a company that carried out admissions testing for business schools.

Well-known courts concluded that the use of a test's trademark was not unlawful.

Armengaud Guerlain is handling a case involving a player in the electricity market against a grid operator owned by the French government in a patent infringement dispute related to energy consumption.

In the context of French-American patent litigation involving medical wigs, Armengaud Guerlain defended its client in a dispute that was crucial to the client's business.

The court found the patent valid and infringed despite 30 references of opposing prior art.

A prohibition order was also obtained.

Armengaud Guerlain regularly defends one of the world's leading laboratories in the animal health market.

We obtained the cancellation of all claims on two patents from one of its direct competitors.

Armengaud Guerlain regularly represents a famous haute couture (fashion) company.

The firm enabled the company to avoid a conviction for trademark infringement, as the Paris Court of Appeal considered that the use of a contested term was only decorative.

This judgment was delivered after a remand on cassation, following a reversal of the case law of the Court of Cassation in a precedent-setting decision.

Through a complex contract, Armengaud Guerlain succeeded in enhancing the value of the archives of a luxury travel operator.

By ensuring effective protection of its intellectual property rights, a publishing house was able to use the archives to create a book, while maintaining maximum security.