Our
Team
All aspects of intellectual property problems must be assessed in conjunction with a full understanding of the legal principles involved in this field.
Facing all possible situations that can arise, foreseeing problems, selecting practical and rapid solutions … the range of subjects handled by the lawyers of SODEMA CONSEILS is a measure of their experience and competence.
Their experience of specific problems in these fields enables them to provide individually tailored advice on all aspects of the protection and enforcement of trademarks, designs, patents, domain names, company names, shop signs, unfair competition and copyright.
Lionel LAPEYREPartner
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 74
+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 50
Lionel LAPEYREPartner
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO- University Post-Graduate Degree in Industrial Property Law.
- Master’s degree in business Law.
- Attendant to WIPO and European Commission meetings on the drawing up of designs protection.
- Language : English.
- Memberships : INTA, ECTA, MARQUES, APRAM, AIPPI.
- He has been practicing since 1986.
Cécile DELAITREAssociate
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 75
+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 50
Cécile DELAITREAssociate
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO- University Post-Graduate Degree in Industrial Property Law.
- Master’s degree in business law – specialising in Industrial Property, Literary and Artistic Property.
- Language : English, Spanish.
- Cécile Delaitre joined the profession in 2002 and became a trade mark and design attorney and EUIPO representative in 2005. Before joining us in 2023, she worked for a leading French law firm. She was in charge of trademark and design portfolios for clients in a wide range of businesses, from SMEs to European or world leaders in their markets. Cécile Delaitre also has experience in the trademark department of a major French chemical and pharmaceutical group.
Laura WHITFIELDAssociate
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 76
+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 50
Laura WHITFIELDAssociate
Industrial Property Attorney
Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office - EUIPO- Certificate delivered by WIPO regarding UDRP on domain name dispute procedures,
- LL.M – Law on Intellectual Creations,
- LL.B – Private Law,
- Intellectual Property Certificate.
- Laura Whitfield is Franco-British. She has a specialization in UDRP proceedings relating to disputes over domain names acquired both by her professional practice and by the training she followed with WIPO.
- Language : English.
- Memberships : APRAM.
- She has been practicing since 2012.
Pierre KOHLERPatent Counsel
Industrial Property Attorney
European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office - EPO+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 58
+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 50
Pierre KOHLERPatent Counsel
Industrial Property Attorney
European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office - EPO- IP Degree from the Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle (CEIPI) in Strasburg.
- Masters Degree in Physics specialized in fundamental physics, material sciences and crystallography from the University of Strasburg.
- Languages : English, German
- He has been practicing since 1992.
Christian RIEGEPatent Counsel
Industrial Property Attorney
European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office - EPO+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 58
+ 33 (0) 1 53 43 58 50
Christian RIEGEPatent Counsel
Industrial Property Attorney
European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office - EPO- IP degree from the Centre d’Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Industrielle (CEIPI) in Strasburg.
- Physics Degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (SFIT) specialized in in optics and biomechanics.
- Languages : English, German.
- He has been practicing since 1992.