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August Debouzy advises Sogelym Dixence on the sale of a light industrial asset to Barings
We advised Sogelym Dixence on the forward sale (VEFA) of an 18,788 square meter light industrial complex located in Roissy-en-France, within the Demi-Lune business park and close to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
AML/CFT: convergence of international and national dynamics as 2025 draws to an end
As 2025 draws to an end, the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing (hereinafter “AML/TF”) is more than ever a central public security prio
Warning letters and disparagement: a recent Supreme Court ruling on copyright and its potential repercussions on patent law
In its decision of 15 October 2025 (Cass. Com. No. 24-11.150), the French Supreme Court adopted a particularly strict approach to disparagement. It held that, in the absence of a court ruling establishing copyright infringement, merely informing third parties of a possible infringement constitutes an act of disparagement under Article…
August Debouzy Celebrates 20 years of Partnership with the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society
August Debouzy was proud to take part in the 2025 edition of the Women’s Forum for the Economy & Society in Paris, held under the theme “Courage – Bold
August Debouzy Advises SEGRO on the Development of an XXL Logistics Facility
August Debouzy advised SEGRO on the development of a 121,000-square-meter logistics facility and on the execution of a first lease agreement for premises under construction (BEFA) covering 60,500 square meters with a leading international provider of contract logistics services.
August Debouzy at IAM Live: Navigating the UPC 2025
On 5 November, August Debouzy took part in IAM Live: Navigating the UPC 2025, one of the key international events dedicated to the Unified Patent Court. The conference brought together leading corporate legal officers, patent attorneys, lawyers, and judges to discuss recent developments, practical challenges, and opportunities arising from the…
François Pochart, partner at August Debouzy and European patent attorney, represents Abbott with Taylor Wessing in strategic Unified Patent Court litigation
François Pochart, partner at August Debouzy (AD), has successfully represented global healthcare leader Abbott Diabetes Care, alongside Taylor Wessing, in several major proceedings before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), including actions before the Paris Central and Local Divisions, both Paris and The Hague. AD team, led by François Pochart, worked…
Revocation, provisional enforcement and limitation: heads I win, tails you lose…
The Paris Court of Appeal has ruled a second time on the possibilities of limitation by the patentee, following a decision by the court of first instance t
Appeal against French Patent Office’s opposition decision: new prior art and new requests before the Court of Appeal
In a previous article (available here), the question of whether the patent proprietor could file new auxiliary requests in response to new prior art produc
August Debouzy represented Dany Boon in the “Thierry B.” fraud case
On September 26, 2025, the Criminal Court of Nice convicted Thierry B. of fraud in connection with the acquisition and management of a luxury yacht. Thi
Gender Parity on Boards: France Finalizes Implementation of the EU Directive
Decree No. 2025-744 of 30 July 2025 (the “Decree”) sets out the implementing measures for Ordinance No. 2024-934 of 15 October 2024 (the “Ordinance”), whic
Added matter before the UPC: an approach identical to that of the EPO
Before the UPC, as before the EPO, patent validity litigations frequently include one or more attacks for non-compliance with Article 123(2) EPC concerning the extension of the claimed subject matter beyond the content of the application as filed. Based on the UPC's case law on this subject, we sought to…