Admitted to the Paris Bar in 2006 and an ADVANT Altana partner, Laura Morelli specializes in French and EU intellectual property law. She is also a certified mediator at the Paris Center for Mediation and Arbitration (CMAP).
Her areas of expertise are trademarks, domain names, patents, know-how, unfair competition and parasitism, copyright law and image rights.
A true partner for your innovation projects, Laura advises you, in both consult-ing and litigation. With a 360° approach, she provides long term support, at the stage of protection, exploitation and defense of your intangible assets. Her approach consists of finding operational solutions, helping you to anticipate risks and settle your disputes quickly. Aware of the economic stakes behind each of your projects, rigor, pragmatism, tenacity and availability are her fundamentals.
Laura has developed a specific experience in negotiating complex research and development agreements, licenses and technology transfer agreements, often within an international context and as part of high stake deals (mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, etc.). She also defines compensation policy for inventor employees.
Laura has solid expertise in clearance searches, in France and in the European Union, and regularly negotiates trademark licenses and coexistence agreements. She advises her clients, both French and foreign companies, in prelitigation and infringement litigation, before French and European IP offices and courts. She also regularly advises them on the transfer of domain names and the infringement of intellectual property rights on social media.
Convinced of the effectiveness of alternative dispute resolution methods, which often allow win win solutions for both parties to emerge without being subject to judicial time frame, Laura has acquired significant expertise in mediation, both as mediation counsel and mediator.
Laura Morelli is a member of the Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM) Board of Directors and INTA.
A sample of matters handled by the team include:
• Representing a luxury group in the food industry in a large number of trademark and domain name disputes, in France and abroad including online (cease-and-desist letters, take down notices on e‑commerce platforms or social media platforms, Syreli and UDRP complaints, and trademark opposition proceedings)
• Drafting and negotiating licenses and commercialization agreements, notably in the pharmaceutical sector
• Representing a company in the entertainment and digital industry on copyright law and performer’s rights, as well as in several litigation cases with regards to image rights and contractual liability in general
• Advising a company in the fashion industry in the negotiation of all its trademark license agreements, as well as its trademark and copyright infringement disputes
• Advising a leading supplier of telecommunications solutions in a pre-litigation patent matter within the context of a standard-essential patent (SEP) case and the negotiation of a potential Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) license
• Drafting and negotiating a research, development, licensing and commercialization agreement in the biocontrol field for the development of a new biopesticide
• Advising a biotech company within the context of a dispute and a WIPO arbitration in relation to a patent litigation against its licensor
• Advising a Japanese pharmaceutical company related to the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and the Name Review Group’s (NRG) decision that rejected an invented name
• Representing French and German companies in a litigation case against a market‑leading manufacturer of home appliances for unfair competition and parasitism
• Advising a Japanese leading manufacturer of electric motors, on its joint venture agreement with a French automotive company and the negotiation of all IP agreements, such as license agreements, transfer agreements and co-ownership agreements
• Conducting due diligence work in IP in various sectors, notably in the software industry, and the cosmetic and perfume industry
L'équipe IP & IT d'ADVANT Altana a été reconnue parmi les meilleurs praticiens dans pas moins de 5 classements spécialisés par Legal 500 cette année : droit d'auteur, protection et confidentialité des données, IT & Internet, brevets et une merveilleuse Tier One en marques et dessins & modèles. Cette reconnaissance récompense le travail acharné et dévoué de toute l'équipe.
« Doing Business In… 2023 – France – Intellectual Property ».
Laura Morelli - Chambers, August 2023
« Bien gérer marque et nom de domaine ».
Laura Morelli. Le Figaro, 5 April 2022
« Vers un monde numérique sûr ».
Laura Morelli - LJA, 7 January 2022
« Doing Business In… 2022 – France – Intellectual Property ».
Laura Morelli Chambers, August 2021
« Inventer en travaillant : règles et subtilités en matière de créations par les salariés ».
Laura Morelli - Maddyness, 26 November 2021
« Doing Business In… 2021 – France – Intellectual Property ».
Laura Morelli - Chambers, July 2021
« Doing Business In… 2020 – France – Intellectual Property ».
Laura Morelli - Chambers, August 2020
« The Louboutin Saga in France: a new victory ».
Laura Morelli - Kluwer Trademark Blog, 31 August 2018
« Reversal at the French Supreme Court – the mere affixing of a trademark to products intended for export constitutes infringement ».
Laura Morelli - Kluwer Trademark Blog, 8 March 2018
« Will Brexit Stop the Unitary Patent Before it begins? ».
Laura Morelli - Le Magazine des Affaires, June-July 2016
« Brexit: Will it stop the European Unitary Patent before it starts? ».
Laura Morelli - IPWatchdog, 4 July 2016
« Brexit : le Brevet Unitaire européen sera-t-il paralysé avant son entrée en vigueur ? ».
Laura Morelli - Le Monde du Droit, 21 June 2016
