Counterfeiting and litigation
Trademark infringement and litigation in France for Chinese clients
Dreyfus assists Chinese companies and their IP counsel when a trademark conflict requires action in France. We help preserve evidence, identify the responsible operators, assess urgency and choose between negotiation, administrative action and court proceedings.
Matter essentials
What the instruction requires
The sections below clarify the route, documents, decisions and local workstream for this specific matter.
Immediate priorities
- preserve dated evidence before content, listings or stock disappears;
- identify the seller, importer, distributor, platform and domain operator;
- confirm ownership, registrations and proof of use;
- secure product samples, invoices and supply-chain information where possible;
- avoid premature contact that could destroy evidence or weaken strategy;
- record court, customs, trade fair or platform deadlines.
A proportionate enforcement route
Negotiation and notices
A cease and desist letter, platform complaint or negotiated undertaking may deliver a fast result when the facts and operator are clear.
Evidence and urgent measures
Where evidence may disappear or harm is immediate, French procedures may offer measures to preserve proof or seek interim relief. The conditions, costs and litigation risk must be assessed on the facts.
Proceedings on the merits
Dreyfus coordinates the French legal strategy, pleadings, evidence, damages analysis and settlement position with the Chinese client and instructing counsel.
Connect online, customs and court action
The same infringement may involve marketplaces, domain names, social accounts and imported goods. We can combine monitoring and online defence, domain name recovery and EU customs action.
For Chinese IP firms
We define the French workstream, evidence requirements, decision points and fee stages. Your firm can remain the main client contact while Dreyfus handles local proceedings.
Counterfeiting and litigation
Request an urgent review
Send the rights, infringing URLs or products, dated evidence, known operators and any current deadline. Do not alert the suspected infringer before the evidence strategy is reviewed.
