Ms Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan > Bird & Bird > Paris, France > Lawyer Profile
Bird & Bird Offices

2 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin
75009 Paris
France
- Firm Profile
- Go to...
Ms Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan

Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Anne-Charlotte has significant experience in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters, developed over the past 15 years.
While her major forte is patent litigation, notably in the pharmaceutical, electronics and telecommunications sectors, she also has vast experience in soft IP matters. Within this area she notably advises major pharmaceutical, luxury, sports and electrical goods companies on sensitive trademark and design related matters.
Anne-Charlotte regularly advises clients in negotiating IP related contracts. She also advises her clients on pharmaceutical regulatory questions.
Anne-Charlotte teaches Intellectual Property Law at the Universities of Paris II Panthéon Assas and Orsay Paris Sud. She is a regular speaker at major legal and industry conferences such as ABA, LESI, or ABPI.
She is the author of many legal articles among which SPCs: Three new pillars buttress case-law, (Revue Propriété Industrielle, March 2014).
MIP ranks her as an “IP Star“.
Languages
French, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Anne-Charlotte is President of the French chapter of LESI. She is a member of the AIPPI French Group, EPLAW, INTA, ABA and APRAM.
Lawyer Rankings
France > Intellectual property: Patents
With an impressive record for handling complex multi-jurisdictional patent litigation before foreign courts, French courts, European IP offices, and the UPC, Bird & Bird is a well-respected industry player who caters to some of the world’s most emblematic conglomerates in industries not limited to software development, life-sciences, healthcare, electronics, food and beverage, and automotives. The team is led by Anne-Charlotte Le-Bihan, who in addition to being an erudite litigator, is also a soft IP expert and prolific negotiator. Co-head and Lyon-based Géraldine Arbant handles regional work. Described by one client as a ‘one-stop shop’, the team is supported by Thierry Lautier, who leverages his previous experience as an engineer to additionally advise on IP contracts and the IP-related aspects of corporate deals, including M&A. The ‘dynamic and inventive’ Alexandra Schellino is another noted name in the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Data privacy and data protection
- Industry focus: IT and internet
- Industry focus: Telecoms
- Intellectual property: Copyright
- Intellectual property: Patents
- Intellectual property: Trade marks and designs
- The regions
Firm Rankings
- Aviation finance
- Industry focus: Healthcare and life sciences
- Private equity: venture/growth capital
- Industry focus: Energy
- Insolvency
- Banking and finance: transactional work
- Dispute resolution: Commercial litigation
- Employment
- Administrative and public law
- EU, competition and distribution
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Bank regulatory
- Dispute resolution: White-collar crime