Louise Bonnel
Associate
Louise is an IP, Tech and Data lawyer, supporting clients in a diverse range of industries in both advisory and litigation matters.
Associate
Louise is an IP, Tech and Data lawyer, supporting clients in a diverse range of industries in both advisory and litigation matters.
Languages - French, English
Jurisdictions - French Courts, French and EU Intellectual Property Offices (INPI and EUIPO)
Louise Bonnel is an Associate in the intellectual property, tech, and data department of the Paris Office at Stephenson Harwood. Her expertise spans a diverse range of industries, with a particular focus on luxury, fashion, art, life science and new technologies such as blockchain and artificial intelligence.
Louise's practice encompasses advising, pre-litigation and litigation on complex intellectual property matters. She supports clients in the negotiating and drafting of all types of contracts involving intellectual property rights and advises and represents them in pre-litigation and litigation relating to intellectual property, unfair competition and parasitic behaviour, before the courts or the French and EU Intellectual Property offices (INPI and EUIPO).
Louise also advises clients on tech and data protection matters, including the negotiation and drafting of contracts relating to data protection, compliance with data protection laws and assisting clients with amicable and judicial expertise.
Prior to joining Stephenson Harwood, Louise gained valuable experience in several companies and law firms in the new technologies and luxury sectors, which she leverages to offer tailored solutions to clients.
Louise is a member of the Paris Bar.
Transportation
Advised Client on a complex trademark infringement action before the French courts against a counterfeiter.
IT Services/Software
Advised Client through pre-litigation, technical expertise and successfully negotiated settlement in relation to the purchasing of a company who had developed a software based on open-source license with high-risk of contamination.
Sports and medical technology
Advised and represented Client before the French courts and during judicial expertise in relation to the termination of a contract signed with a software solution provider.
Fashion, clothing
Advised and represented an established international retailer in its trademarks portfolio in several trademark litigations, from analysis of the chances of success to the management of oppositions or cancellation actions before the EUIPO.
Jewellery industry
Advised a leading company in jewellery sector on French copyright law and successfully negotiated an agreement to secure the assignment of rights over original design creations.
Fashion, clothing
Advised a leading fashion client on strengthening their brand protection strategy, including proactive collaboration with customs and investigators to identify and act against counterfeit and lookalike products.
Horticultural and agricultural products industry
Advisee and represented a Client in several trademark litigations, from analysis of the chances of success to the management of oppositions or cancellation actions before the French PTO (INPI).
Nuclear, metrology and semiconductor industry
Advised two inventors on the contractual negotiations with their former employer in relation with the licensing and assignment of intellectual property rights (patents, know-how, software, trademarks and domain names).
French Contemporary artist
Advised a Client in the valuation of his worldwide intellectual property assets, including trademarks, designs and copyright and strategy for additional registrations.
Decoration product designs
Advised a Client on negotiations in relation of copyright infringement and unfair competition and litigation dispute.
