Our Approach

Professional Ethics, Responsibility towards our Clients and Interaction

Santarelli is the product of the merger of the practices of Rinuy, Santarelli and Cabinet Bonnet-Thirion in 2003, and has become a leader in Intellectual Property Law.
Our primary mission is to establish and protect the Intellectual Property rights of our clients. Professionalism, responsibility towards our clients and close interaction with them are the watchwords of our teams of Intellectual Property practitioners.

A Multi-Disciplinary Approach

The reputation of Santarelli is grounded in its expertise in defending client I.P. rights and in its multi-disciplinary approach to the defense of (i) patent rights (including drafting and prosecution of patent applications, bringing and defending oppositions, patent and related unfair competition litigation, validity/infringement opinion work, licensing and assignments), (ii) trademark rights (including clearance searching and opinions, drafting and prosecuting applications, bringing and defending oppositions, trademark and related copyright and unfair competition litigation, licensing and assignments), as well as contentious and non-contentious industrial design, copyright, domain names practice and related computer and Internet law.

A Diversified Clientele

Santarelli provides services to all public and private sectors, from the most traditional fields to cutting-edge technologies
Santarelli has a very diverse clientele, ranging from SMEs to multi-nationals, and including start-ups, venture capital initiatives and research and other public entities.

Personalized Service

Our attorneys place particular importance on their availability to clients and a proactive approach to I.P. legal services in the development of their client's projects. Their skill sets are grounded in extensive personal and collective experience. Their professionalism, interaction with clients and strong sense of responsibility towards them are especially appreciated.