Biography
Gwendal Barbaut is a lawyer at the Paris Bar and a founding partner of IPSIDE AVOCAT, which he heads. He began his career in London in the intellectual property department of the British firm Addleshaw Goddard before joining the Paris office of Veron, Ribeyre & Associés, and later the firm Bird & Bird.
Over the years, Gwendal Barbaut has developed expertise in all areas of intellectual property. He advises and litigates in matters relating to patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, software, and related rights (strategy implementation, infringement proceedings, unfair competition, entitlement claims, invalidity, revocation), before national and international IP courts and offices (UPC, EUIPO, General Court of the EU, etc.).
He is also an accredited lecturer with the European Union and has contributed to the training of judges in new EU Member States in the field of intellectual property.
His practice areas include intellectual property (patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights), unfair competition and parasitism, new technologies (domain names, cyber-attacks, personal data protection), as well as commercial law, consumer law, and distribution law.
Education
- Admitted to the Paris Bar and holder of the CAPA – 2002
- Graduate of the University of Nantes: DEA in Intellectual Property
- Graduate of the University of Marne-la-Vallée: DESS in Management of Corporate Intangible Assets
Professional IP Associations
- APRAM: Association of Practitioners of Trademark and Design Law
- AIPPI: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- APEB: Association of European Patent Practitioners (Vice-President of the Communications Committee)
- LES: Licensing Executives Society International
- AFPPI: French Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
- CONSULEGIS: International Network of Lawyers
- EPLN: European Patent Litigators Network
Professional Ethics
Our IP attorneys and lawyers are bound by a strict code of professional conduct, ensuring the highest ethical standards in their relations with both clients and peers. They are committed to safeguarding the client’s economic interests, carrying out their mission through to completion, and working with full transparency (quotes, billing, general terms and conditions, ancillary costs).
Conflicts of Interest
Our IP attorneys and lawyers comply with the ethical rules of their profession regarding conflicts of interest. They ensure that no conflict exists before starting a new assignment and promptly inform the client of any situation that could interfere with the proper conduct of the assignment and/or risk compromising its objective execution.
