IP & Technology
Intellectual Property and Technology
The Intellectual Property and Technology Group offers strategic insights and solutions to companies facing complex intellectual property issues. We understand that such issues must be considered in the context of larger business needs and interests. We partner with our clients to develop strategies that effectively and efficiently advance and protect their interests. We have deep capabilities across all categories of IP prosecution, litigation and counseling.
Contact
Richard DUPREZ
French and European Patent Attorney
CEIPI Patent
Contact: contact@duprezlaw.fr
Contact: contact@duprezlaw.fr
With more than 15 years of experience in Fortune 500 company and top US law firm, Richard represents companies before the European patent office and the French patent office. His experience and background are well suited to serving the complex prosecution, counseling and litigation needs of clients.
Richard draws upon a unique combination of international in-house and law firm experience when offering clients advice on the legal and practical aspects of IP development and management for a technology business. Richard works closely with clients to define strategic patent programs that posture the client’s company to increase technology leadership. He works closely with clients on new product launches to minimize risks associated with costly litigation and also concentrates in patent claim interpretation and designing around valid French patents.
Richard is a respected thought leader and his perspectives have been published in leading journals such as Droit de l’immatériel, Propriété Industrielle and Journal of High Technology Management Research. He is also a member of the CNCPI (Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle) and the EPI (European Patent Institute).
Richard is a respected thought leader and his perspectives have been published in leading journals such as Droit de l’immatériel, Propriété Industrielle and Journal of High Technology Management Research. He is also a member of the CNCPI (Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle) and the EPI (European Patent Institute).
Publications
- Richard Duprez et Xu Ren, Patent and blockchain: two antagonistic objects?, Revue Lamy Droit de l'Immatériel, Wolters Kluwer, january 2022.
- Richard Duprez, Intelligence Artificielle: un régime européen de responsabilité civile, Revue Lamy Droit de l'Immatériel, Wolters Kluwer, novembre 2020.
- Richard Duprez et Xu Ren, Brevetabilité de l'Intelligence Artificielle: enjeu majeur du plan de relance, Revue Lamy Droit de l'Immatériel, Wolters Kluwer, octobre 2020.
- Richard Duprez, L'application du droit d'auteur au protocole de communication, Communication, Commerce électronique, LexisNexis, septembre 2020.
- Xu Ren and Richard Duprez, Covid-19 : Les droits de propriété intellectuelle comme levier de financement, Revue Lamy Droit de l'Immatériel, Wolters Kluwer, juin 2020.
- Richard Duprez, Communication protocols : Unfair competition and trade secret mechanisms, Revue Lamy Droit de l'immatériel, 2020.
- Richard Duprez, Patentability of communication protocols, Propriété Industrielle, LexisNexis, 2020.
- Xu Ren and Richard Duprez, Financial impact of legal practice on software patent subject matter eligibility: Effectiveness of a workable standard, Journal of High Technology Management Research, 2019.