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Edouard Fortunet practices intellectual property law, advising national and international clients notably in the tech, life sciences, and luxury & retail sectors. He assists clients on the IP aspects of private placements, cross-border M&A transactions and initial public offerings (IPOs), as well as in activities relating to protecting, creating, enhancing, and enforcing IP rights.

In the transactional area, Edouard has been involved in the IP aspects of numerous IPOs. He has worked on several complex French and international M&A transactions.

Edouard regularly advises clients on domestic and cross-jurisdictional cease and desist efforts against alleged infringers and represents clients in opposition, cancellation, and infringement proceedings before French and EU Courts.

Edouard is particularly involved in the tech, life sciences, and luxury & retail industries and is part of the Firm's multidisciplinary practice team that works to anticipate and respond to the new challenges facing these sectors. He has represented major manufacturers, distributors, and users of products and services in transactional, regulatory, enforcement, and litigation matters.

Edouard is a member of APRAM (Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners [board member]), INTA (International Trademark Association), AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property), and AIDV (International Wine Law Association).

Experience

  • Framatome acquires ValinoxJones Day advised Framatome SAS in the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Valinox Nucléaire SAS, a French company specializing in the production of seamless tubes for nuclear use, from the Vallourec group.
  • Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG and Midcap complete €70.35 million private placement of shares by Focus Home Interactive S.A.Jones Day represented Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG and Midcap, a division of TP ICAP (Europe) SA, in connection with the €70.35 million private placement of shares by Focus Home Interactive S.A., a European publisher, distributor, and developer of video games.
  • Cryptosense raises $4.8 million in funding roundJones Day advised Cryptosense SA, a cryptography lifecycle management platform, in the $4.8 million funding round led by Amadeus Capital Partners with participation from BGV and Elaia Partners.
  • EIC acquires assets of CG Power Systems BelgiumJones Day advised Electrical Industries Company (EIC) in the acquisition of the production activities from the assets of the bankrupt estate of CG Power Systems Belgium.
  • EDAP completes follow-on offering of American Depositary SharesJones Day represented EDAP TMS, a global leader in robotic energy-based therapies, in connection with its follow-on offering of 4,150,000 American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the Nasdaq Global Market.
  • Elephant participates in €30 million Series B financing round of DataDomeJones Day represented Elephant as lead investor in the €30 million Series B round of financing of DataDome, a French leading bot protection vendor.
  • Solvay sold Process Materials business to Composites OneJones Day advised Solvay S.A., a publicly listed chemical company based in Brussels, Belgium, in the sale of its Process Materials business, to Composites One, the leading North American supplier of composites materials and value added services.
  • H.C. Wainwright underwrites Nasdaq IPO by Biophytis, including issuance of 1.2 million American Depositary SharesJones Day advised H.C. Wainwright, as underwriter, in connection with the Nasdaq IPO by Biophytis S.A., a French Euronext Growth-listed biotech company, including the issuance of 1.2 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs).
  • Framatome to acquire Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Instrumentation and Control business in France and ChinaJones Day is advising Framatome, an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative solutions and value added technologies for the global nuclear fleet, in its acquisition of the Rolls-Royce Civil Nuclear Instrumentation and Control business in France and China.
  • Alchimie completes €17.9 million IPO of Ordinary SharesJones Day advised Alchimie SAS, a French OTT subscription video on demand platform, in connection with the €17.9 million initial public offering of Ordinary Shares listed on the multilateral trading facility of Euronext Growth Paris.
  • Bank Degroof Petercam SA/NV and Invest Securities complete €18.6 million private placement of shares by OSE Immunotherapeutics S.A.Jones Day represented Bank Degroof Petercam SA/NV and Invest Securities SA in connection with the €18.6 million private placement of shares by OSE Immunotherapeutics S.A., a French integrated biotechnology company developing innovative immunotherapies, directly or through partnerships, for immune activation and regulation in immuno-oncology and autoimmune diseases.
  • Easyrecrue sells company to iCIMS, Inc.Jones Day represented management and shareholders of Easyrecrue in connection with the sale of the company, a European leader in video interviewing and digital assessment capabilities, to iCIMS, Inc.
  • Bpifrance Investissement forms Bpifrance Entreprises 1Jones Day represented Bpifrance Investissement in connection with the formation of the fund "Bpifrance Entreprises 1," the first investment fund to be subscribed by the public, managed by Bpifrance, and launched on the initiative of the French Minister of Economy.
  • Bryan, Garnier & Co Limited and Chardan Capital Markets complete €25 million private placement of shares by GenSight Biologics S.A.Jones Day represented Bryan, Garnier & Co Limited and Chardan Capital Markets, LLC in connection with the €25 million private placement of shares by GenSight Biologics S.A., a French clinical-stage gene therapy company in the area of severe retinal neurodegenerative diseases.
  • David Fischer sells Innovalog to AppfireJones Day advised David Fischer in the sale of Innovalog, an Atlassian Platinum Marketplace Partner behind Jira Misc Workflow Extensions, one of the best-selling workflow products for Jira that is used by teams around the world, to Appfire.
  • OVHcloud acquires EXTEN Technologies, Inc.Jones Day advised OVHcloud, a global cloud leader and the largest European cloud provider, in its acquisition of technology and certain assets of EXTEN Technologies, Inc., a U.S.-based storage software company specializing in NVMe over Fabrics.
  • Lacroix Group acquires eSoftThingsJones Day advised Lacroix Group in the acquisition of eSoftThings, a designer of IoT (Internet of Things) solutions (hardware, software, and cloud) in the field of artificial intelligence (computer vision, object classification, behavior prediction).
  • Oddo BHF SCA and Bryan, Garnier & Co Limited complete €15.6 million share capital increase of MedinCell S.A.Jones Day advised Oddo BHF SCA and Bryan, Garnier & Co Limited, as placement agents, in connection with the €15.6 million share capital increase of MedinCell S.A., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company.
  • Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; Gilbert Dupont; and Louis Capital Markets complete IPO of Ordinary Shares of Nacon S.A. on regulated market of Euronext in ParisJones Day advised Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG; Gilbert Dupont; and Louis Capital Markets UK LLP in connection with the €100 million initial public offering of Ordinary Shares of Nacon S.A., a French company specialized in the development of video games and gaming accessories, on the regulated market of Euronext in Paris.
  • Société Générale sold SKB Banka (Slovenia) and its subsidiaries to OTP BankJones Day advised Société Générale in the sale to OTP Bank Nyrt. of its shareholding in the share capital of its subsidiary specializing in retail banking, SKB Banka d.d. Ljubljana (Slovenia), and of its subsidiaries SKB Leasing d.o.o. and SKB Leasing Select d.o.o.
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    May 2018 Commentaries

    EU Consumer Rights Enforcement—Penalties Ahead

    October 2017 Commentaries

    European Union Trademark Reform—Further Changes Have Arrived

    April 2016 Commentaries

    Overview of European Trade Mark Law Reforms

    April 2015

    Revue des Oenologues, n°155. Rubrique Droit et jurisprudence du vin : "Appellation d'origine et revente à perte

    May 1, 2014 External Publications

    Combating Contributory Infringement on the Internet, INTA Bulletin

    April 2014 Alerts

    EU Data Retention Directive Declared Null and Void: What is Next and How The Ruling Has Been Received in the Member States

    January 2014 Commentaries

    Heading for a Harmonization of the European Legislation on the Protection of Trade Secrets

    January 2014 Commentaries

    Europe Proposes New Laws and Regulations on Cybersecurity

    August 2012 Commentaries

    Pan-European Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Infringement Proceedings: Do We Still Need a European Unified Court System?

    Additional Publications

    • December 15 2020
      IP in business transactions: France overview (Thomson Reuters)
    • December 15, 2020
      Patents, trade marks, copyright and designs in France: overview
    • February 2020
      Participation to the drafting of 2 Chapters of Thomson Reuters IP in Business Transactions Global Guide

    Speaking Engagements

    • 30 mars 2017
      Les rendez-vous de la propriété intellectuelle - 1er volet : Gestion des créations de salariés
    • 17 novembre 2016
      Atelier AFJE "Négocier un contrat de cession d'actions pro-vendeur"

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