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Germain Maureau Paris

Established in Paris since 1974, Germain Maureau is a leading intellectual property law firm in Europe. If you are interested in protecting your intellectual property and/or would like to hear more about the services that we provide, please do not hesitate to contact us.

 

31-33 Rue de la Baume, 75008 Paris – 01 45 26 36 90

Our Expertise

Germain Maureau supports its clients from the inception of their projects. Our firm ensures a global approach to securing intellectual property — utilizing legal, scientific, and administrative expertise.

Patents

A patent is a crucial tool for protecting your technology. It allows you to capitalize on your investment in R&D, through a grant of a 20-year monopoly on your technology.

 

Trademarks

A trademark is a powerful symbol for your customers. A dynamic brand management strategy relies on an all-encompassing approach.

 

Designs

A design relates to an appearance of a product – shapes, contours, decorative and ornamental patterns, icons, and graphic interfaces.

 

NTICs and Domain Names

Originally a technical consideration, a domain name is now the digital counterpart of your brand, which allows the public to identify and authenticate you on the internet.

 

Involvement

Germain Maureau collaborates with key players in innovation in the Paris area.

Paris Intellectual Property News

  • Marie Mothes, Partner at Germain Maureau, and Laurence Petrigh, French & European Trademark and Design Attorney at Germain Maureau, will attend the Wine Paris 2026 trade fair, the major event for wine and spirits professionals from around the world, which will gathers more than 60,000 visitors in Paris from 9 to 11 February.

    👉 Please do not hesitate to contact us to make an appointment during the event.

    📍 Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris

    Germain Maureau has been assisting and advising players in the wine and spirits industry to protect their innovations for many years.

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

  • On 1 and 2 October,  Guillaume Fanet, French & European Patent Attorney at Germain Maureau, and Matthieu Objois, Partner at Germain Maureau, will attend the Big Data and AI trade fair, which will be held at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles.

    The Big Data and AI Fair Trade is France’s leading event for artificial intelligence and data.

    For more information, click here.

  • On 24 June 2025, the annual conference in Paris will focus on the latest legal and strategic developments in intellectual property in the life sciences sector.

    The event is organised by AIPPI France, ASPI – Industry Intellectual Property Specialists and LES France – Licensing Executives Society.

    On this occasion, Anne BOUTARIC, French & European Patent Attorney Germain Maureau, will be speaking on the theme:

    “The state of European law on supplementary protection certificates”.

    For more information on the programme, click here.

  • The Innovation Solstice is a unique opportunity to meet talented start-ups, discover their innovative projects and share your own ideas and thoughts.

    Laurence ROYER, Industrial Property Attorney at Germain Maureau, will be focusing on the strategic role of patents in the international development of start-ups, which is a real lever for innovation and growth.

    For more information, click here.

  • Germain Maureau will speak at a workshop during VivaTech 2025

    Viva Technology, Europe’s leading event dedicated to technological innovation and startups, serves as a key meeting point for major players in the tech industry.

    On this occasion, on Thursday, June 12, from 11:00 to 11:30 AM, Henri Bourgeois, Partner at Germain Maureau and Co-President of the CNCPI (French Patent Attorneys Institute) Patent Committee, will lead a workshop on behalf of the CNCPI entitled:

    “International Expansion: Remember to Protect Your Creations!”

    He will be joined by:

    • Louise Paradis, Business Advisor at the INPI (French Patent Office)
    • Aurore Simon Druon, Co-President of the CNCPI Trademark Committee
    • Christine Bonvallet, Director of the PCT International Cooperation Division at the WIPO
    • Jess Honculada, Senior Advisor in the Department for Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications at the WIPO

  • Our teams regularly visit schools and universities to share their expertise and support students in their learning.

    At the beginning of this year:

    • On 15 and 27 January, Bertrand Geoffray and Julien Fialletout gave lectures in Master 2 in Intellectual Property Law / Artistic and Aesthetic Creations at the Lyon University.
    • On 6 and 7 February, Matthieu Objois will be supervising the mock exams for the new F test (Foundation paper) of the European Qualification examination (EEQ) organized by the CEIPI.
    • On 18 and 19 February, Henri Cantin, will be giving a course on trademark law to students in Master 2 in Innovation Law and Industrial Property, at Université Paris Saclay (Faculté Jean Monnet).

    It is a concrete way of contributing to the training of future professionals.

  • The breakfast on the topic of design and the key contributions of the EU Design Reform Package in Europe and France took place yesterday.

    We would like to thank you for taking part and for your quality exchange which made this moment particularly interesting.

    We also thank KEEZE for their hospitality.

    Our experts Isabelle Hegedus and Bertrand GEOFFRAY would be happy to answer any further questions.

  • Marie Mothes and Laurence Petrigh, French & European Trademark and Design Attorney at Germain Maureau, will attend the Wine Paris 2025 trade fair, the major event for wine and spirits professionals from around the world, which will gathers more than 40,000 visitors in Paris from 10 to 12 February.

    📍 Parc des Expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris

    Germain Maureau has been assisting and advising players in the wine and spirits industry to protect their innovations for many years.

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

    👉 Please do not hesitate to contact us to make an appointment.

  • On 15 and 16 October, Guillaume Fanet and Matthieu Objois, French & European Patent Attorneys at Germain Maureau, took part in the Big Data and AI trade fair held at Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles.

    The Big Data and AI Fair Trade is France’s leading event for artificial intelligence and data.

    During these two days, our employees had the opportunity to talk to a large number of start-ups and innovative companies.

    For more information, click here.

  • William LOBELSON, Partner at Germain Maureau, and Gaël MANCEC, NTIC Lawyer at Germain Maureau, are attending today’s Legal Meeting organised by AFNIC in Paris.

    This year’s theme focuses on ‘The fight against abuse: first results of new measures’

    Germain Maureau is accredited by AFNIC as a domain name registrar.

    This accreditation enables us to offer our clients a comprehensive and competitive service in domain name management: reservation, negotiation and litigation.

    Our team is available to assist you in all these steps.

  • Gaël Mancec, NTIC Lawyer at Germain Maureau, will attend the NDDCamp conference in Paris on 13 September 2024.

    On this occasion, Gaël will take part in the round table “buying and selling digital assets: Domain names, social network accounts, websites, trademarks, social networks, Web3”.

    On the agenda:

    • Last commented numerical data
    • What impact does the latest Google Update (HCU) have on expired domain names?
    • Winning trends and strategies of major market players
    • Auction strengths and limitations
    • Every year, NDDCamp Paris brings together domain name consultants, website publishers and more generally professionals dealing with domain names.

    This event is on invitation only, please contact us if you would like to attend.

    For more information on this event, please , click here.

  • Bruno de Roquemaurel, Industrial Property Attorney at Germain Maureau, will be present at the Viva Technology trade fair, which takes place from 22 to 25 May at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, to answer all your questions about intellectual property.

  • Isabelle HEGEDUS, Partner at Germain Maureau, will be speaking at a seminar on current developments in trademark and design law organised by the CEIPI (Center for International Property Studies), in particular to prepare for the oral exam for the French qualifying examination (EQF) in trademarks and designs.

    The EQF enables successful candidates to become Industrial Property Attorneys.

    Isabelle will, with Stefan Martin, Member of the EUIPO Boards of Appeal, and Yann Basire, Director General of CEIPI, be leading the module on “The existence of trademark rights”.

    📅 05 April 2024

    📍 Hybrid format: in Paris and on Zoom

    📝 Deadline for registration: 02 April 2024