Plasseraud strengthens litigation team with Candé Blanchard Ducamp merger
Following the recent opening of an Amsterdam office, Plasseraud continues to consolidate its position in the European litigation market. The French IP firm has strengthened its litigation team by merging with a French IP boutique.
20 January 2025 by Konstanze Richter
Plasseraud IP has merged with Candé Blanchard Ducamp. This has increased the French IP firm’s litigation practice, which operates under the name Plasseraud IP Avocats, by an additional five lawyers, including two partners.
The Parisian boutique Candé Blanchard Ducamp advises and represents clients in a wide range of IP matters, focusing on trademarks, designs and models, copyright, unfair competition, and parasitism, for example.
Clients include well-known companies, particularly in the fashion and luxury sectors, such as the French luxury goods manufacturer Louis Vuitton Malletier and the cosmetics company L’Occitane.
Plasseraud adds breadth
Claire Herissay-Ducamp and Julien Blanchard join as partners. In addition to trademark law issues, the latter also regularly advises on patent law. Blanchet also represents clients from various sectors such as automotive and telecoms in patent litigation, particularly in relation to mechanical patents.
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- Claire Herissay Ducamp
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- Julien Blanchard
Plasseraud IP Avocats has grown significantly in recent years. After Jean-Christophe Guerrini and an associate joined the firm in late 2021, Sandrine Bouvier-Ravon moved from Cousin & Associés to Plasseraud’s patent litigation arm in 2023.
Following the recent merger Plasseraud IP Avocats now has ten litigators. This gives the team the necessary clout for extensive patent litigation at the UPC.
Gearing up for UPC
So far the lawyers of Plasseraud IP Avocats have not played a role at the new court. However, the firm’s patent attorneys are already involved in UPC proceedings. For example, Lille-based partner Denis Boubal advised on technical matters alongside Preu Bohlig lawyers (now Bonabry) in the dispute between Fives and Reel concerning technology for aluminium production. The case recently saw a decision by the UPC Court of Appeal.
With a view to the UPC, the merger marks another step in the mixed team’s preparation for further patent litigation. Only last week, the IP firm announced the opening of a new office in Amsterdam.
