Thomas Bouvet
Member of the Lyon Bar
thomas.bouvet@veron.com
Born in 1970,
Admitted in 1996,
Partner,
Assisted by Florence Gardier and Géraldine Chatelain
Career:
Specialised in intellectual property law.
Doctor of law ("La protection juridique de l'innovation végétale", i.e. "Legal protection of plant innovation"), L.L.M. University of Georgia, USA.
Thomas Bouvet joined the team in 1996, and acquired experience in the various fields of intellectual property before focusing on patents.
His activity mainly relates to patent validity and infringement litigation as well as the compensation for employees' inventions.
He also develops his activity in infringement litigation regarding plant breeders' rights, the subject matter of his PhD thesis.
Foreign language of work:
English
Publications:
Co-author of the book Saisie-contrefaçon published in the Dalloz Référence series and of the section Saisie-contrefaçon in the book Droit et pratique des voies d'exécution published in the Dalloz Action series.
Conferences:
- E.M. Lyon, school of management,
- Université européenne d'été, (summer European university), Lyon,
- Symposium on Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights and Patent Litigation, European Patent Office, International Academy
- Faculté du droit, DU PI, Lyon.
Professional associations:
- A.I.P.P.I., International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property,
- GRAPI, Groupe Rhône-Alpes de Propriété Industrielle, Rhône-Alpes industrial property group,
- EPLAW, European Patent Lawyers Association,
- A.A.P.I., Association des Avocats de la Propriété Industrielle, French association of industrial property litigators,
- CIOPORA, Communauté Internationale des Obtenteurs des Plantes Ornementales et Fruitières à Reproduction Asexuée International Community of Breeders of Asexually Reproduced Ornamental and Fruit Plants.
Last publications:
Publications
Construction and scope of a molecular biology patent (HIV detection) - Institut Pasteur v. Chiron - Cour d'appel de Paris - 4 March 2009 IIC, 31 October 2009, Pierre Véron - Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Construction and scope of a molecular biology patent (HIV detection) - Institut Pasteur v. Chiron - Cour d'appel de Paris - 4 March 2009 EIPR, 30 September 2009, Pierre Véron - Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Construction and scope of a molecular biology patent (HIV detection) - Institut Pasteur v. Chiron - Tribunal de Grande Instance Paris - 7 February 2007 IIC 8/2007 Volume 38. Pages 881-1002, 31 December 2007, Pierre Véron - Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Employee compensation for inventions - Getting a fair share Legalease Special Report IP&IT 2005, 9 December 2005, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Last conferences papers:
Conferences papers
Forum Workshop III Interim relief in IP infringement cases Forum Workshop III Interim relief in IP infringement cases, AIPPI, Hyderabad International Convention Centre, Hyderabad, 14 October 2011, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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The basics of patent litigation applied to plant innovation; how to avoid a patent infringement? Intellectual property seminar: Patent protection for plant innovations in the EU, Ciopora, hotel Villa Carpegna, Rome, 11 April 2011, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Seizure, inspection and disclosure in Europe Patent Litigation Seminar, Management Forum, The Rembrandt Hotel, London, 14 December 2009, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Hot topics in plant variety rights CIPA Biotech Conference, UK Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, London, 26 November 2009, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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Disclosure and gathering of evidence across Europe: a French perspective Pharma & Bio Patent Litigation, C5, Radisson SAS, Amsterdam, 17 February 2009, Thomas Bouvet fiche html pdf |
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