JUVE Comment

The newly reshaped patent practice led by experienced practitioner Benjamin May represents medium-sized companies and large corporations across diverse technologies in patent infringement proceedings. With the arrival of the team under the renowned May at the start of 2025, major French firm Jeantet now has a solid foundation for providing comprehensive support to regular clients at the interface of patent law with other practice areas. The newly acquired team’s regular clients include long-standing representation of Fresenius Medical Care regarding dialysers and Zentiva concerning pemetrexed, as well as Belmoca and AluSense in matters involving Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules. These and other pan-European disputes have given the practice a robust international network.

The reorganisation within Jeantet has created a UPC cooperation framework in which the team works alongside similarly positioned patent practices, such as Germany’s Heuking, to jointly promote UPC proceedings to companies.

The reorganisation within Jeantet has created a UPC cooperation framework in which the team works alongside other similarly positioned patent practices, such as Germany’s Heuking, to jointly promote UPC proceedings to companies.

Even before this UPC Alliance formed, May’s patent practice had already gained traction in UPC work. As is well known in the market, the team represents Truepic against Keeex, OpenAI and Adobe over content authentication methods in a case with exceptionally high stakes, albeit working alongside teams from other jurisdictions outside the network. Nevertheless, this case demonstrates that companies trust the team in UPC proceedings.

Strengths

Litigation in a broad technical spectrum

Recommended individuals

Benjamin May (“super responsive and retains a good overview of complex cases”, client)

Team

5 lawyers, 1 dual qualified

Partner moves

Benjamin May (from Aramis)

Clients

Fresenius Medical Care against Nipro Medical over dialyzers; Zentiva against Eli Lilly over pemetrexed; Preformed Line Products against Telenco and Malico over cables; Out & Out Chemistry against Trasis over process to prepare radiopharmaceuticals; DMS Firmenich against IDCO over equipment for microwave plant extraction; Ligier against Scoobic over electric tricycle; Belmoca and AluSense against Douwe Egberts over Nespresso-compatible coffee capsules.