Hortense DE ROQUETTE

LAWYER - Partner at ARGYMA

Agency : toulouse
Entité : argyma
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Hortense has been a member of the Toulouse Bar since 2012 and specialises primarily in intellectual property law (trademarks, designs, know-how and copyright) and contract law, providing both advisory and litigation services.
After beginning her career at an industrial property consultancy in Paris, she worked as legal director for the agri-food group Bjorg, Bonneterre et Cie in the Lyon region for 10 years.
Hortense is a partner at ARGYMA, specialising in matters relating to trademarks, designs, contracts and all aspects of litigation (both administrative and judicial).
She regularly acts as an external lecturer for the INPI (Master Class) and the Master’s in Business Law – Intellectual Property track at Toulouse Capitole, as well as the Master’s in Technological Innovation Management at Toulouse Business School
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Legal skills

Trademarks and designs: Prior art searches; applications; registrations and renewals (France, European Union, international trademarks (WIPO)); national applications (with the support of local correspondents); audits; portfolio analysis and strategy; monitoring.
Copyright: Strategy for identifying and establishing ownership: Analysis and consultation; Protection strategy and advice on disclosure; Filings for evidential purposes (INPI, APP, judicial officers, etc.)
Technical Know-How: Analysis and recommendations on protective measures; Identification of sensitive data; Policy & awareness-raising on trade secret protection.
Domain names: Prior art searches; Monitoring.
Contracts (Drafting, review & analysis, negotiation): Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs); Licensing/assignment/transfer; IP clauses in contracts (employment contracts, commercial contracts, etc.); Coexistence agreements; Research and collaboration agreements; Consortium agreements; Joint ownership agreements
Litigation: Formal notice; Actions for invalidity / opposition / revocation (administrative proceedings and judicial appeals); AFNIC and UDRP proceedings; Seizure of counterfeit goods; Actions for infringement; Actions for unfair competition (free-riding, disparagement, etc.); Proceedings before the National Commission for Employee Inventions (CNIS).

Trainings

Postgraduate Diploma in Art and Culture Law – University of Nantes – 2024
Postgraduate Diploma in Law and Retail – University of Paris 13 Paris Cité – 2019
Certificate in Collaborative Law – 2015
Postgraduate Diploma in International Law – University of Toulouse Capitole – 2001
MA in English Law – University of Wolverhampton (UK) – 2000