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Pierre Pérot advises French and international clients on all strategic issues related to intellectual property. He possesses extensive expertise in trademark, design, copyright, and neighboring rights law. With solid experience in intellectual property and unfair competition litigation, Pierre skillfully handles both national and multi-jurisdictional disputes, as well as proceedings before French and European IP offices.
The complementarity of his expertise with the firm’s various departments enables him to tackle high-stakes, cross-disciplinary challenges, including issues related to artificial intelligence and ambush marketing.
Pierre is an active contributor to the intellectual property field, regularly publishing articles in specialized journals and speaking at conferences related to his practice. He also provides training in trademark and copyright law to clients and students pursuing studies in intellectual property. In addition, he has served as a lecturer at the University of Panthéon-Assas.
Pierre’s career began with various internships at prestigious French law firms, including Advant Altana and Gide, as well as within the IP department of Orano (formerly Areva). He later joined the European IP law firm Hoyng ROKH Monégier as a lawyer, before bringing his expertise to August Debouzy in 2022.
Paris, 2017
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Association des Avocats de Propriété Industrielle (AAPI)
Association Française des Praticiens du droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM)
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI)
Association du Collège et de l’Ecole de droit de l’Université Panthéon-Assas – Président de l’Association
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August Debouzy advises ATLAND on the acquisition of STAM Europe from Corestate Capital Holding.
August Debouzy has advised French real estate group ATLAND on the signing of an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of STAM Europe from Corestat
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August Debouzy advises Argos Wityu on the acquisition of a majority stake in Hexvia group, one of the European leaders in the moving services market
August Debouzy advised Argos Wityu on the acquisition from Siparex, BPM Group and other minority financial investors of a majority stake in Hexvia group, a leading French player in the moving services market, alongside Bpifrance.
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August Debouzy advised Chausson Matériaux on the acquisition of Frans Bonhomme’s business in France
August Debouzy advised Chausson Matériaux, France’s leading independent distributor of building materials, on the acquisition of Frans Bonhomme’s business in France, the French leader in multi-channel distribution of materials and solutions for networks and infrastructures.
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August Debouzy advised the French State on the acquisition of an 80% stake in Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) from Nokia
August Debouzy assisted the French State (through the Agence des Participations de l'État - APE) with its acquisition of an 80% stake in the Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) group, a French and global leader in submarine communication networks, from the Nokia group. This acquisition was completed on December 31, 2024.
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August Debouzy advises Argos Wityu on the acquisition of Groupe Routin, a French producer of premium syrups and ingredients for creative beverages
August Debouzy is pleased to announce that it has advised Argos Wityu on the acquisition of a majority stake in Groupe Routin, a leading French producer of premium syrups and ingredients for creative beverages. This transaction represents the first investment in France by Argos Climate Action, Argos Wityu’s environmental buy-out fund (Article 9 SFDR), and the second investment by the fund in Europe.
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August Debouzy advises the French State in the signing of a put option agreement relating to the acquisition of Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) from Nokia
August Debouzy assisted the French State (via the State Participation Agency - APE) on the occasion of the signing of a put option agreement for the acquisition of 80% of the share capital of the holding company that owns Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN), a French and global leader in submarine communication networks, from the Nokia group.
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August Debouzy has assisted the Clariane Group in entering into exclusive negotiations for the planned sale of its Hospital at Home (HAD) business in France
August Debouzy has assisted Clariane, a global care, healthcare and hospitality group listed on Euronext Paris, in signing a put option agreement with Fond
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August Debouzy assisted Warrant Hub (Tinexta Group) in its acquisition of a majority stake in ABF Group
August Debouzy, in coordination with the international law firm Gianni & Origoni, assisted Warrant Hub S.p.A. - a subsidiary of Tinexta S.p.A. a leadin
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August Debouzy advised TotalEnergies on the acquisition of three startups in the electricity sector
August Debouzy advised the TotalEnergies Group on the acquisition of three startups that had benefited from its TotalEnergies On acceleration program, base
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First Ruling by a US Court for AI-Generated Content and Copyright Protection:
On August 18, 2023, a District Court in Columbia issued a groundbreaking ruling concerning the copyright eligibility of content generated by an AI system.
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