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
Decision G 1/25 of the Enlarged Board of Appeal
The Enlarged Board of Appeal recently issued its decision in case G 1/25. It concluded that an inconsistency between the claims and the description requires adaptation of the description where, because of that inconsistency, a requirement of the EPC is not complied with.
UPC Local Division Hamburg grants preliminary injunction in Cybex v. Nuna
(UPC_CFI_1321/2026)
In the present case, the applicant, Cybex GmbH, sought preliminary measures against NUNA International B.V. / Allison GmbH based on European Patent EP 4 242 056 B1 relating to a child seat system.
The sound mark in the age of artificial intelligence: voice protection between branding and personal identity
The voice, one of the most intimate components of identity, constitutes both an immediately recognizable distinctive feature and a genuine intangible asset of significant economic value. It also represents a particularly vulnerable resource, insofar as it is constantly recorded, digitized, and disseminated through online content and streaming platforms, thereby becoming increasingly susceptible to reproduction thanks to recent advances in artificial intelligence systems.
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.