Alice Hemery
Alice is an associate in our Paris Intellectual Property team.
Alice counsels French and international clients on a spectrum of intellectual property matters, with a particular focus on litigation and enforcement. Her practice further encompasses media law, freeriding, and unfair competition.
Holding law degrees from France, the UK, and the USA, Alice offers a multijurisdictional perspective. She possesses particular experience in coordinating complex pan-European IP disputes.
Alice is a member of the Paris Bar and has successfully passed the California Bar. A native French speaker, she is fluent in English.
Alice's practice covers inter alia trademark prosecution, free-riding disputes, and cases of online infringement, including those related to broadcasting rights. She is also a UPC representative.
Alice further advises clients on transactions including international trademark coexistence agreements and assignment of copyright.
Experience & capabilities
Selected matters
- a leading international household appliances company on freeriding claims
- an international tech company in trademark prosecution, pre-contentious and litigation matters for its entire French portfolio
- a leading internet service provider in several infringement disputes against broadcasters and professional sports leagues before the Paris First Instance Court
- a music producer in a copyright and neighbouring rights dispute before the Paris First Instance Court
- an international wine company on PDO, consumer law and labelling regulations in relation to the sale, import and export of wine
- a tech company in UPC revocation and infringement matters
Background
Alice holds an LL.M in Entertainment, Media and Technology Law and Policy from UCLA Law School.
She obtained a Master II in Intellectual Property from University Panthéon- Sorbonne with honors.
Alice graduated jointly from Nanterre University and the University of Essex with a first class LL.B and Maitrise.
