IP Trust – Intellectual Property Firm

Valérie PIROTTE

  • Trademark, Design, and Model Consultant
French, English

Qualifications

  • Industrial Property Attorney (Trademarks, Designs)
  • Registered Agent with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)

Training

  • Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies (CEIPI) graduate, specializing in Trademarks, Designs, and Models
  • Master’s Degree in "High-Tech Business Law"
  • Master's Degree in Private Law

Expertise

  • Brands
  • Designs and models
  • Litigation before the French National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (oppositions, invalidity, revocation, etc.)
  • Pre-litigation and litigation
  • Drafting and negotiating contracts
  • Availability seach
  • Trademark and domain name monitoring
  • Domain names

My Background

As an intellectual property attorney, I began my career in advertising agencies before joining IP consulting firms, where I have helped individuals, associations, startups, SMEs, and multinational corporations protect their trademarks and designs.

I work across diverse sectors, including new technologies, electronics, energy, medical devices, bedding, furniture, and food processing. Since 2022, I have been working at IP TRUST, where I assist my clients with their intellectual property matters (trademarks, designs, etc.) in France and internationally, including protection strategies, prior art searches, monitoring, filings, responses to objections, oppositions, and assistance with pre-litigation matters.

The IP Trust Team

IP Trust relies on a team of professionals with a range of interdisciplinary expertise, all dedicated to supporting your projects.

Damien NISSOU

  • Patent Attorney

Claudine KAUFFMANN

  • Partner
  • Annuities Department Manager
  • Financial Analyst

Virginie JACQUET

  • Patent Manager

Julien HUYGHE

  • Accountant

François-Henri LE GALL

  • Patent Attorney