Geoffroy Thill

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August Debouzy advises Cameco on French law aspects of acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company

August Debouzy, in coordination with Covington & Burling, is advising Cameco Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company and a cornerstone of the Canadian nuclear industry, on the French aspects of a contemplated acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for an enterprise value of $7.875 billion and an estimated $4.5 billion equity cost. Covington & Burling assisted Cameco with the general coordination of the transaction and the US law aspects.

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August Debouzy advised the Swiss group Holcim on the acquisition of the PRB group

August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised the Swiss group Holcim, a major player in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.

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August Debouzy advised Rohde & Schwarz group on the sale of Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity SAS to Total Specific Solutions B.V

August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised Rohde & Schwarz, a German technology group, in connection with the sale of its French subsidiary Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity, formerly known as DenyAll, to Total Specific Solutions B.V., a leading Dutch provider of vertical market software solutions.

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August Debouzy assisted Aptiv with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive

August Debouzy assisted Aptiv, a company specializing in the design and manufacture of automotive equipment, with its acquisition of Krono-Safe Automotive.

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August Debouzy assists Holcim in the proposed acquisition of the PRB Group

August Debouzy and in particular its German Desk is advising the Swiss group Holcim, one of the major players in innovative and sustainable construction solutions that came into existence from the merger between the French company Lafarge and the Swiss company Holcim, in connection with the negotiations on the proposed acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.

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Recours en restauration : la Cour de cassation impose à l’INPI d’harmoniser sa pratique avec celle de l’OEB

Dans un arrêt du 1er décembre, la Cour de cassation a annulé une décision du directeur général de l’INPI déclarant un recours en restauration irrecevable comme tardif. Elle retient une nouvelle interprétation du délai d’un an pour former un recours en restauration des droits à présenter une requête en poursuite de la procédure. Cette interprétation aligne la pratique de l’INPI sur celle de l’OEB.

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August Debouzy advised three investment funds on their acquisition of an equity interest in DNA Script

August Debouzy advised Coatue Management, Catalio Capital Management, and Fidelity Management and Research on their acquisition of an equity interest in DNA Script, a pioneer in DNA printing, as part of a €142 million Series C financing round involving seven new investors.

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August Debouzy a représenté le fabricant d'implants orthopédiques I.CERAM dans le cadre du développement de son implant Sternal en céramique breveté aux Etats-Unis

Le cabinet d’avocats August Debouzy a représenté le fabriquant d'implants orthopédiques I.CERAM dans le cadre du développement d’une gamme d'implants en céramique d'alumine, matériau poreux permettant la régénération des cellules osseuses.

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Cambodia joins the European … Patent Organisation

​The European Patent Organisation (EPO) confirms its expansion. The EPO now rallies 44 states far beyond the European borders. The EPO has indeed signed agreements with Morocoo and Tunisia and from now on with Cambodia; that one might regard as an old reminiscence of the former French protectorates from the beginning of the 20th century. The agreement on the validation of European patents signed between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the EPO entered into force on 1 March 2018. Validation in Cambodia is deemed requested for any European or international application filed on or after 1 March 2018.

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At the EPO : slow and steady wins the race

From July 1st, 2018, the European Patent Office contemplates to authorize applicants to request postponement of the examination procedure for a period of 3 years. At the present time, the average duration of the examination procedure before the European Patent Office (EPO) is 23.2 months[1]. The examination time period should be reduced to 12 months by 2020[2]. The decreasing duration of the examination procedure comes under criticisms from some applicants. According to its detractors, the faster procedure would prevent applicants from raising funds or submitting complementary data during the examination phase. The EPO acknowledged those observations and suggested to postpone the start of substantive examination upon request.