Lawyers

Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry

Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry

Work Department

Intellectual Property

Position

Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2005 and Gide partner since 2017, Jean-Hyacinthe de Mitry specialises in French and EU industrial property law. His expertise includes both contentious and non-contentious matters in all areas of industrial property (patents, trademarks, designs) and protection of know-how and trade secrets, and also in unfair competition matters and copyright,s notably relating to architectural works.

In contentious matters, he regularly advises and represents French and international clients, mainly in infringement disputes and in disputes relating to agreements having a strong IP and/or technology content. He has wide experience in national and multijurisdictional patent disputes, notably in the life sciences and telecom sectors. In trademark matters, he speaks before all French and EU courts. He can advocate equally in French and English.

In non-contentious matters, he regularly advises French and non-French clients in drafting and negotiating IP-related or technology transfer agreements (licenses, assignments, R&D agreements, etc.), whether as standalone agreements or as part of high-stake corporate deals or projects (IPOs, joint ventures, acquisitions, infrastructure projects, etc.).

Career

In contentious matters, he regularly advises and represents French and international clients, mainly in infringement disputes and in disputes relating to agreements having a strong IP and/or technology content. He has wide experience in national and multijurisdictional patent disputes, notably in the life sciences and telecom sectors. In trademark matters, he speaks before all French and EU courts.

In non-contentious matters, he regularly advises French and non-French clients in drafting and negotiating IP-related or technology transfer agreements (licenses, assignments, R&D agreements, etc.), whether as standalone agreements or as part of high-stake corporate deals or projects (IPOs, joint ventures, acquisitions, infrastructure projects, etc.).

Partner Gide Loyrette Nouel (2017)

Languages

English, French and Spanish

Memberships

Member of the board of LES France (Licensing Executive Society), after having chaired the Young Members Congress of LES France and LES International.

Member of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) and co-chair of its Unified Patent Court committee.

Member of AAPI (the French association of lawyers specialized in industrial property). Member of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property). Member of APRAM (the main French trademark and models association). Member of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association). Member of the board of LES France (Licensing Executive Society) after having chaired the Young Members Congress of LES France and LES International.

Education

Admitted to the Paris Bar (2005) Postgraduate degree (DEA) in intellectual property, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2003) Master's degree in business law, University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas (2002) Graduated from Sciences Po Paris  (2001)

Mentions

France

Intellectual property: Copyright

France

Intellectual property: Patents

Leading partner
France

Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs