China-Europe IP desk
Your local IP partner in France and the European Union
Dreyfus supports Asian law firms and intellectual property agencies that need dependable local counsel, precise deadline control and client-ready reporting.
Your firm keeps the client relationship. We coordinate the French and European workstream around the role, visibility and reporting model agreed with your team.
What we handle
Local execution across the matters your clients bring to Europe
We combine procedural accuracy with advice that helps your team make the next decision quickly.
Trademark filing
French and EU applications, examination, recordals and Madrid designation follow-up.
Opposition and cancellation
Opposition, invalidity, revocation, proof of use and settlement strategy.
Design protection
Filing, portfolio coordination, prior-right review and enforcement support.
Online brand protection
Domain recovery, UDRP, platform enforcement and coordinated anti-counterfeiting.
Litigation and customs
French litigation support, customs action, evidence strategy and negotiation.
Specialist rights
Software, e-commerce, geographical indications, wine law and plant varieties.
Partner workflow
A process built for professional representatives
Each stage is designed to protect deadlines, avoid duplicated exchanges and keep your team in control of the instruction.
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01
Conflict and scope check
Parties, rights, authority, deadline and expected role.
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Action plan
Route, assumptions, documents, timing and fees confirmed before work begins.
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Local execution
Dreyfus manages the French or EU workstream and procedural calendar.
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Decision-ready reporting
Concise updates, risks, evidence gaps and decisions for your team to validate.
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Portfolio follow-up
Connected needs are flagged without expanding the agreed scope.
Your firm stays in control
Visible local counsel or discreet white-label support
The cooperation model is agreed at the start of each matter. We define contact rules, reporting format, fee validation and the level of end-client visibility before substantive work begins.
We respect the instructing firm’s position and do not contact the end client unless the agreed cooperation model requires it.
One coordinated contact
A designated contact centralises instructions and specialists.
Client-ready communication
Updates separate legal options, commercial consequences and urgency.
No scope drift
Additional work is identified and validated before it is undertaken.
Start efficiently
What to send with a new instruction
For urgent disputes, send the official notice and deadline first. Highly confidential material should wait until the conflict check and transmission method are confirmed.
- Parties and relevant rights
- Target territory and authority
- Current correspondence
- Known procedural deadline
- Expected deliverable
- Preferred cooperation model
France and EU instructions
Give your client a reliable route into Europe
Share the parties, right, territory and deadline. Our Paris team will confirm the appropriate next step and cooperation model.
