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The firm’s team members actively participate in doctrinal discussion on the firm’s specialist areas, in particular through publications, initiatives, partnerships, etc.

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09/04/2026

CEIPI's One-day seminar: "European case law on intellectual property"

Speeches by Valérie-Laure Benabou and Gilles Vercken on ‘Copyright and neighboring rights’ with Elodie Migliore, a PhD student at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, during CEIPI’s One-day seminar “European case law on intellectual property” organised by the CEIPI (Centre for International Studies on Intellectual Property) at the University of Strasbourg on 9 April in Strasbourg (online and in person).

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13/04/2026

Seminar DATARights: “Can a data subject abuse the right of access?”

Participation by Florence Gaullier to the seminar organized by the project DATARights: “Can a data subject abuse the right of access?” with Bruno Rasle, former DPO for a branch of the French Social Security system, former General Delegate of the AFCDP (Association française des correspondants à la protection des données personnelles), online and at the Centre Internet et société of the CNRS in Paris on April 13, 2026.

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10/04/2026

Speaker Eloquence Competition

Participation of Gilles Vercken in the jury of the Eloquence Competition organized by Speaker and Sciences Po Strasbourg on April 10, 2026, at the National Institute of Public Service (INSP) in Strasbourg.

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15-01-2026

Lawyer swearing-in ceremony of our associate attorney, Marie-Lou Thibaut

Lawyer swearing-in ceremony of Marie-Lou Thibaut, associate attorney in intellectual property law, on January 15, 2026 before the Court of Appeal of Paris.

Publications

12/01/2026

“Digital Omnibus (Omnibus VII) : Proposed amendments to the GDPR (excluding cookies) or the search for a (im)balance between individual protection and economic competitiveness”

Florence Gaullier & Flora Even

Communication Commerce Electronique – no 1 – January 2026, LexisNexis

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21-11-2025

Seminar : Collective Music Rights Management Organizations : National Experience and International Approaches 

Speach by Gilles Vercken, as associate member of the Research Laboratory of the Centre d'Etudes Internationales de la Propriété Intellectuelle (CEIPI) on collective management of authors rights and related rights (local and international perspectives) at the seminar « Collective Music Rights Management Organizations : National Experience and International Approaches » organised in Dubaï on November 21, 2025 by INPI France and the Ministry of Economy & Tourism UAE in partnership with AIPPI, Gulf BPG, Dubai Media City, Emirates Intellectual Property Association.

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06-11-2025

Training session: “Amicable settlement hearings (“Audience de Règlement Amiable”) in Intellectual Property after two years of practice”

Training session by Gilles Vercken on “The amicable settlement hearing (“Audience de Règlement Amiable”) in Intellectual Property after two years of practice” with Jean-Christophe Gayet, First Vice-President of the 3rd civil chamber of the court of first instance in Paris, “ARA” Judge, and Myriam Zylbermann, Honorary Judge, “ARA” Referent and “ARA” Judge at the court of first instance in Versailles, organized by the commission “Patents and Trade Secrets” of the Paris Bar, in partnership with APRAM et the association PMPI on Thursday, November 6, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Auditorium of the Maison des avocats – Porte de Clichy.

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Symposiums

07/10/2025

Conference « Does intellectual property have a sense of humor? The exception for parody, pastiche, and caricature in French law (and beyond) »

Speech by Valérie-Laure Benabou on the topic “In European Union law: an exception, an autonomous concept” and by Edouard Mille on the topic “All kinds of laughter: Music” at the international conference "Does intellectual property have a sense of humor? The exception of parody, pastiche, and caricature in French law (and beyond)" held on October 7, 8, and 9, 2025, organised by Ronan Bretel (Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, ISJPS) and Anaïs Szkopinski (University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Paris-Saclay University, DANTE) and sponsored by the firm.

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Publications

08/09/2025

Contribution to the book “Intellectual Property – Practical Perspectives and Future Challenges,” published in the Cercle collection - Lefebvre Dalloz, available on September 11, 2025.

Gilles Vercken

The book “Intellectual Property – Practical Perspectives and Future Challenges” is published in the Cercle collection - Lefebvre Dalloz, under the direction of Stéphanie Le Cam, senior lecturer at the University of Rennes 2 and general director of the Institut des sciences sociales du travail de l’Ouest (ISSTO), Yann Basire, senior lecturer at the University of Strasbourg and general director of the Center for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI), and Caroline Le Goffic, professor of private law at the University of Lille and co-director of the Applied Private Law Research Team (LERADP).

 

This book addresses the major issues facing intellectual property today, thanks to a collective approach that brings together the informed views of a diverse range of professionals and players.

 

Gilles Vercken shares his analysis of the developments and challenges of collective dynamics in intellectual property.

 

Available in bookstores from September 11.

 

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13/06/2025

Intervention at the study day “Cultural and creative industries & generative AI: between disruptions in professional practices and legal and economic challenges”

Presentation by Valérie-Laure Benabou on the topic “How to associate creators with the value generated by the use of their works by artificial intelligence systems?" during a study day devoted to cultural and creative industries and generative AI, held at UTC-Paris on June 13.


Objective: analyze the disruptions in professional practices and legal and economic challenges through two themes: the impact of generative AI on professions in the cultural and creative industries for metaverse environments, and the impact of massive learning by generative AI on data protected by intellectual property rights.

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