Christophe Pelèse is a Partner and Trademark and Design Attorney at Plasseraud IP. His activity is mainly devoted to trademark and design rights. He works on behalf of various French and foreign companies and institutions, mainly in the luxury goods sector, for several large wine and spirits groups, pharmaceuticals and optical industries. Christophe assists and advises his clients in the establishment and monitoring of their strategies for the protection and defense of their intellectual property rights, in France and worldwide.

Nathalie Pacaud is a Partner and Trademark and Design Attorney at Plasseraud IP. She assists a wide range of clients, including industrial multinationals, banking groups and SMEs, on all aspects of trademark protection, exploitation and defence. Nathalie is particularly experienced in the field of collective and certification marks and acts regularly on behalf of certification bodies. Nathalie is in charge of the Trademarks & Design practice in Toulouse and is a member of Plasseraud IP Appellations & Origins team.

Benjamin Fontaine is a Partner at Plasseraud IP. He is a qualified French and European Trademark & Design Attorney as well as a Spanish-qualified lawyer. He has been coordinating the Trademark and Litigation practice of the Alicante office since 2003. He also acts as a panelist at WIPO. Benjamin brings his know-how in geographical indications and UDPR procedures as an expert of Plasseraud IP Appellations & Origins and Plasseraud IP Internet & Data. He has a broad range of experience in trademarks and related matters.

Bérénice Dejardins is a partner at Plasseraud IP. She is Head of the Lille office. She supports her clients in their IP strategy and interacts with companies in the Hauts-de-France region. She has participated in the growth of the Parisian Legal Department where she was in charge of portfolio management for trademarks, designs and domain names for clients spearheading in their fields and SMEs. She is a member of recognized professional associations. She began her career as a lawyer in the mass market, before specialising in IP at a renowned cosmetics company.

Patrick Boyle is a Trademark and Design Attorney as well as a partner at Plasseraud IP. He manages Trademark and Design portfolios for the majority of his international clients in the consumer goods, electronics and luxury sectors. Due to his involvement in the development of the international clientele, he regularly participates in international congresses where he also talks about Trademarks and Designs. Patrick is co-head of the Legal Department, and also an active member of various professional associations. He is the only UK Trade Mark Attorney to be also French CPI.

Charlotte Montaud is a Partner and Head of Contracts & Valuation at Plasseraud IP. She is a French and European Trademark and Design Attorney. As an expert in contract engineering, Charlotte advises SMEs, start-ups, large groups and research institutions in negotiating, drafting and auditing of their agreements relating to R&D and the valorization of their intellectual property assets, and assists them in pre-litigation, litigation follow-up and dispute settlement.

Guylène Kiesel Le Cosquer is Managing Partner of Plasseraud IP. She is an Industrial Property Attorney and European Trademark and Design Attorney and heads the legal department of Plasseraud IP.

Guillaume Vermander is a Partner and Trademark and Design Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He specializes in the valuation of industrial property portfolios, as well as in the legal protection of databases. He was elected Chairman of the CNCPI Trademark Commission in 2005 and is a member of MARQUES and AACEIPI. He began his career in 1997 as a consultant in an Industrial Property Office and was seconded for his venture in the luxury industry where he focused on three-dimensional trademark protection. Guillaume joined Plasseraud IP in 2001.

Philippe Picard is a Partner and a professional representative before the EUIPO ans a French Trademark and Design Attorney and at Plasseraud IP. He works with clients in the sports, transportation, and agri-food sectors on the protection strategy of their intangible assets, the management and defense of their trademarks, designs and domain names portfolio. He also assists several Japanese companies in the acquisition and defense of their rights in France and in the European Union.

Laurent Nowak is a French and European Trademark and Design Attorney at Plasseraud IP where he has been a partner since 2020. He supports his clients in the definition of their global protection strategies and manages the portfolios of trademarks, models and domain names of clients mainly in the field of sport (clubs, leagues, organizing committee of sporting events). He is also involved in anti-counterfeiting, both with customs services and on the web, social networks and marketplaces, notably for NFTs.