Germain Maureau Bordeaux

On March 16, Marie MOTHES, Partner at Cabinet Germain Maureau, will take part in the day organised by INPI and WIPO, devoted to the international protection of designation of Origin (DO) and geographical indications (GI) via the Lisbon system, the international system for registration and protection for such official signs of quality and origin.

Institutional presentations, testimonials, practical workshops and discussion sessions are planned during the day, which will take place at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux.

Germain Maureau will be happy to advise you on the protection of your geographical indications and designations of origin.

On 19 November 2025, Marie MOTHES, Partner and Head of the Bordeaux Office of Cabinet Germain Maureau, will be leading the “Everything you always wanted to know about copyright” workshop organised by APACOM in Bordeaux.

During this workshop, reserved for APACOM members, Marie will answer all your questions about copyright, the preconceived ideas surrounding it and the best practices to adopt.

For more information, click here.

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On Thursday 26 June 2025, three of our people, Marie MOTHES, Industrial Property Attorney and Head of the Bordeaux office, Gaël MANCEC, NICT lawyer and Laurence ROYER, French & European Patent Attorney, will be present at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux for “Start-up Day” organized by UNITEC, the main incubator in the Bordeaux region and in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.

This unmissable event in the regional tech ecosystem and innovation will combine business meetings and networking. Personalised meetings with start-ups will be proposed.

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us and click here to register.

Marie Mothes, Head of the Bordeaux office of Germain Maureau and member of the International Association of Vine and Wine Lawyers (AIDV), will attend the AIDV Congress of the European Section this year on March 28 and 29 in Bordeaux, on the theme of the legal identity of wine.

Germain Maureau has assisted players in the wine and spirits industry to protect their creations and innovations for many years.

To find out more about our wine offer, click here.

We will be happy to provide any additional information in this regard.

Marie MOTHES,  Industrial Property Attorney and Head of the Bordeaux office, will participate in the 3th edition of Commerce Innov – Village de la Franchise organized by CCI Bordeaux Gironde on November 18 and in French Tech Day 2024 on November 21.

Both events will take place at Palais de la Bourse in Bordeaux.

Commerce Innov – Village de la Franchise offers an objective vision of technological and digital innovations to commercial entrepreneurs, business leaders, consultants, point-of-sale managers.

The French Tech Day gathers nearly 2,000 people each year. This event consists of several highlights outlining all the players in our ecosystem. Entrepreneurs, investors, incubators and accelerators, public players, talents, schools, meet for the event of the year.

On Tuesday 17 September 2024, three of our people, Marie MOTHES, Industrial Property Attorney and Head of the Bordeaux office, Gaël MANCEC, NICT lawyer and Charles DESCAZEAUX, French & European Patent Attorney, will be present at the Hôtel de Région in Bordeaux for “Start-up Day” organized by UNITEC, the main incubator in the Bordeaux region.

This unmissable event in the regional tech ecosystem and innovation will combine business meetings and networking. Personalised meetings with start-ups will be proposed.

If you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us and click here to register.

On 27 June 2024, Marie MOTHES, Head of the Bordeaux office of Germain Maureau, will participate in the “Bordeaux Tech’Day” organized by Bordeaux Technowest.

Bordeaux Tech’Day is the annual event celebrating entrepreneurship and technological innovation in the heart of the Bordeaux metropolis.

This sixth edition is expecting over 650 participants, 80 exhibiting start-ups and a demonstration area.

For more information on the agenda of this event and to register, please click here.

On 4 June 2024, Marie MOTHES, Head of the Bordeaux office of Germain Maureau will be leading a training session on Intellectual Property in collaboration with Caroline MARQUET from the INPI Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional delegation intended for craftsmen from the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Chamber of Trades and Crafts.

For more information, please visit the website of the CMA.

On 16 May 2024, Marie MOTHES, Head of the Bordeaux office of Germain Maureau will be leading a training session on Intellectual Property at the Agropole in Agen, in collaboration with Caroline MARQUET from the INPI Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional delegation.

This training session is designed for project leaders who are members of the Plus 10 incubator, and will deal with IP from an agri-food perspective.

For more information, click here.

Marie MOTHES, Head of the Bordeaux Office at Germain Maureau, will be leading an intellectual property training course dedicated to project leaders of the project French Tech Tremplin supported by Arc Sud Développement, the project’s incubator partner.

The aim of the French Tech Tremplin programme is to help entrepreneurs who are under-represented in the ecosystem to create and launch their start-ups.

This training course will take place on Monday 5 February in the premises of the business incubator, Arc Sud Développement.