MARIE-LAURE LE CHEVALIER

Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing review and finalization of various standard and non-standard contracts in French, English and Spanish (collaboration, partnership, sponsorship, development, supply and services, agent contracts, consulting agreements, licences agreements, shareholder agreements, quotations, non-disclosure agreements, European Consortium Agreements, commercial general conditions…);

Handling legal matters related to corporate, competition and commercial matters as well as scientific collaborations; preparation of IP Due diligences, creation of start-ups;

Resolving legal disputes mainly without litigation;

Management of the trademarks portfolio (anteriority searches, filings, renewals);

Protection of inventions and establishment of intellectual property strategies adapted to each technology (Management of a budget of about € 700’000).

Protection of trademarks and domain names portfolio: anteriority searches, renewals, inventories, watching and policing;

Trademarks dilution/ infringement: preparation of formal demands, opposition procedures, enforcement and defence strategies;

Preparation and negotiation of license agreements, assignments of IP rights, coexistence and settlement agreements.

Identification and analyse of IP policy and strategy of innovative companies.

Providing support to the members by giving IP advices;

Creation of worldwide IP memorandums and of a European guide entitled “Fighting against infringement” submitted to the European Parliament.

Studies and handling of legal cases;

Organizing of a press conference on an intricate legal case;

Preparation of oral arguments in support of motions in administrative, criminal and civil proceedings.

Management of adhesion contracts to constitute a capital, prepare for retirement, organize the transmission of inheritance or envisage a possible loss of autonomy.