The IP team at Taylor Wessing retains its strong footing within the industry, which is exemplified in its having handled much of the IP work surrounding the 2024 Paris Olympics. Concerning copyright more broadly, the firm handles both litigation and transactional work with a particular flair for the drafting and negotiation of IP-related agreements. The team is led by a quartet of Paris-based partners: Christian Valsamidis, a specialist within the entertainment industry; Claire Saint-Laurent, who has a flair for dealing with clients involved in cinema, audiovisual works, advertising, music, publishing, design, and the arts; seasoned litigator Benoît Goulesque-Monaux, who handles press and liability work; and Marc Schuler, who provides transactional support and expertise on data-related matters.
Key clients
- Comité Des Jeux Olympiques Paris 2024
- Mandarin Television
- Curiosa
- Let me be / Full players
- Antoine Chevrollier
- TCC
- Puy du Fou Films
- Le Collectif 64
- Kare Productions
- Haute Fidélité
- Europacorp
- Roger Films
- Mely Productions
- Les Films du Cap
- Chi-Fou-Mi Productions
- Autum paper
- Redbubble
- Cloudflare
- Primary wave
- Banijay group
- Comcast
- Tik tok
- Balenciaga
- Adobe
- Rammstein
- Dailymotion
Work highlights
- Assisted Paris 2024 with the drafting and negotiation of various agreements in relation to the organisation of the Paris 2024 Games.
- Assisted Adobe with the management of third parties copyright infringement claims brought against its licensees and in relation to its Adobe Stock services.
- Represented Cloudflare in litigations initiated by Canal + seeking injunction against Cloudflare, as well as Google and Cisco, acting as alternative DNS, for blocking measures of websites displaying sports competitions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Christian Valsamidis, Claire Saint-Laurent, Benoit Goulesque-Monaux, Marc Schuler