Laurence Schardt
CasalongaLed by Caroline Casalonga, Olivier Delprat, Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur, Virginie Martin-Charbonneau, Laurence Schardt, and Francis Zapalowicz, Casalonga‘s team has extensive experience in patent and trademark proceedings. The group regularly represents clients before the French IPO, French courts, EUIPO, and the European General Court, and it has also established strategic connections to firms in North America, Europe, and China. The team also handles transactional advice and litigation. It is a popular choice for clients in sectors ranging from electronics, chemistry, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and mechanics.
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Testimonials
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‘Floriane Codevelle stands out for her responsiveness, her interpersonal skills, the clarity of her explanations.’
‘Casalonga's attorneys cover many bases, prosecution, enforcement and litigation, and licensing. The team that serves my client is nimble, smart, practical and responsive. They know and understand our clients' businesses and provide good, solid, common sense practical approaches and solutions.’
‘Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte and Cristina Bercial-Chaumier are the two partners on our team. They both are extremely knowledgeable, responsive, and easy to work with. They are experienced in every basic trademark and copyright issue and provide solid, practical advice and counsel. The whole team communicates extensively. We have developed over the years a good balance, often leading the way, especially in guiding negotiations.’
‘The main quality of the Casalonga firm is its multi-disciplinarity (trademark and patent skills combining Industrial Property Advisors and Lawyers).’
‘Caroline Casalonga stands out for her skills in intellectual property litigation.’
Key clients
- Adeo Group
- Algothérapeutix
- Allegion (Bricard)
- Antilles-Glaces Group
- Arkema
- Aurige
- Baker Hughes
- Banque BCP
- Berliner (restaurant chain)
- Biogaran
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- BNIC (National Interprofessional Office of Cognac)
- Brasseurs de France
- Champagne Beaumont des Crayères
- Champagne de Telmont (Remy Cointreau)
- Champagne Mailly Grand Cru
- Champagne Prophète & CO
- Champagne Royal Riviera
- Champagne Vincent d'Astrée
- Châteauneuf-du-Pape PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
- COFINAIR Group (Jacir)
- Cognac CAMUS
- Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino AOP
- Credit Mutuel Arkéa
- Dalloyau
- Délices de Guyane
- Desprat & Saint Verny
- Diam Bouchage (OENEO Group)
- Elis
- Ermewa Group (Akiem)
- Essity Hygiene and Health AB
- Etablissement français du sang (Efs)
- Etandex (SPPM)
- Ethnodyne
- Eurecat
- Fayat Group
- Flowbird
- France Boissons
- France Thermes Group (La compagnie de Vichy)
- GBH (Bernard Hayot Group)
- GE Renewable Energy & GE Healthcare
- Geodis
- GPMA
- Hasbro
- Heineken
- Hisense
- Hyline Building Systems France SAS
- Implantica Marketing Limited
- INAO (French National Institute of origin and quality)
- JCR (Ekoï)
- Jean Chéreau SAS
- Kodak
- La Chablisienne
- Lalique Group
- Leroy Merlin France (Adeo Group)
- L'Oréal
- Luberon PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
- Matsui Shuzo
- MCPP
- Mercier Vignobles (Mercier Group)
- Michelin
- Moulin Rouge (SOC BAL DU MOULIN ROUGE)
- Mr.Bricolage Group
- MSF International (Médecins Sans Frontières International)
- Ortho Partner
- Oui Care Group (Financiere Oui Care, O2 Developpement)
- Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS)
- Pernod Ricard
- Petroval SA
- Qinomic
- Rémy Cointreau Group
- Renault
- Rhum A1710
- Rio Tinto
- Safran
- Sagemcom
- Saint-Gobain
- Samaritaine (LVMH Group)
- Sanofi
- Servier - Les Laboratoires Servier France
- SKF (Svenska KullagerFabriken)
- Sky Group (formerly British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc)
- Société de la Tour Eiffel
- Solvay
- Sovereign Brands
- Spéciales Gillardeau SARL – Maison Gillardeau
- Spiribam (Bernard Hayot Group)
- STMicroelectronics
- Teréga
- Terumo
- TotalEnergies
- Unique Heritage Media (UHM)
- Université de Genève
- Up Coop Group
- Vallourec
- Ventoux PDO (Defense and Management Organisation)
- Vignobles Clément Fayat (Fayat Group)
- Vinora (association for the promotion of volcanic wines)
- WAFF
- Wakam
- Wine Institute - California Wines
- Yara France
Work highlights
- Supporting TOTALENERGIES with national and PCT application drafting and filing, worldwide prosecution, oppositions and appeals cases before the EPO.
- Assisting L’OREAL with national and PCT application drafting and filing, worldwide prosecution, oppositions and appeals cases before the EPO, notably in defence in several oral opposition proceedings.
- Representing Lulu’s Fashion Lounge LLC in an opposition against Ugo Bensoussan before the EUIPO and then before the European General Court.
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Caroline Casalonga
Casalonga
Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur
CasalongaPractice head
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Caroline Casalonga, Olivier Delprat, Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte, Jean-Baptiste Lecoeur, Virginie Martin-Charbonneau, Laurence Schardt, Francis Zapalowicz