Intellectual Property
Protect your ideas of tomorrow
Lavoix, a firm of intellectual property attorneys and lawyers, can help you protect, promote and defend your innovations and creations, no matter your area of business or the size of your company.
Lavoix operates in all areas related to intellectual property:
A dedicated team of lawyers advises you on all cross-cutting legal aspects of your intellectual property (IP) strategy.
Lavoix advises a wide range of companies and public-sector entities: large companies, SMEs, universities, research centres, and public laboratories and also offers a dedicated programme for start-ups.
Managing IP 2025
Trade mark prosecution – patent & trade mark attorney firms – Tier 2
Trade mark disputes – Other Notable Firms
Décideurs 2025 - Intellectual Property
Patent (general)
Electronic patent Telecoms & New Technologies
Patent Physics, Mechanics and Construction
Trademarks, designs & models
Patent: litigation
Trademarks: litigation
Legal 500 EMEA 2025
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Featured
Data protection – April-June 2026 News
This newsletter presents a selection of news from April to June 2026 in the field of data protection.
Phase 2 of Design Package – Entry into force on July 1, 2026
New technical requirements for static, dynamic, and animated representations are introduced, along with new file formats, to improve the understanding of the characteristics of European Union designs.
The UPC Paves the Way for Stronger Protection of Digital Innovations: A Data Stream May Constitute a “Product”
In a decision dated 16 June 2026 (UPC_CFI_86/2025), the Mannheim Local Division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) held that an intangible data stream, such as an encoded video stream (a “bitstream”), may qualify as a “product” within the meaning of Articles 25(a) and 25(c) of the UPC Agreement.
A European presence
A key IP player in Europe
In order to be ever closer to its customers, Lavoix has gradually expanded its presence in France (Paris, Lyon, Toulouse, Rennes, Lille, Nantes, Nice, and Grenoble) and Europe with offices in Germany (Munich) and Italy (Milan, Bergamo, Reggio Emilia, Macerata) and Switzerland (Lausanne).
In 2023, Lavoix opened a representative office in China (Guangzhou) to develop its activities internationally.
In the rest of the world, our clients also benefit from the strong relationships we have built over the years with our correspondent law firms abroad.