European Trademark Counsel for U.S. Businesses

What we do for U.S. clients

EU & French trademark filing

Clearance, filing strategy and prosecution of EU trademarks (EUIPO) and French trademarks (INPI), including Madrid Protocol designations.

Oppositions — Europe's TTAB practice

Opposition, cancellation and revocation proceedings before the EUIPO and the INPI — attacking and defending.

Litigation & enforcement

Infringement and unfair-competition litigation before the French courts, evidence measures, cease-and-desist strategy, appeals up to the EU General Court.

Counsel-to-counsel work

We act as foreign associate for U.S. law firms: local filings, deadlines, evidence and court appearances handled in Paris, reported back in clear, actionable English.

Selected results

Dropbox, Inc. — INPI, 2022

DROPBOX recognized as a mark with a reputation; opposition to a French "DROPS" application upheld in part, reaching even dissimilar goods (opposition No. OP 21-2978).

Carré Blanc v. Amazon — Paris, 2022

Amazon held liable for trademark infringement, with court-ordered publication of the judgment on amazon.fr itself.

The Feed.com — Paris, 2026

Four conflicting French "Feed" marks canceled on the basis of the client's earlier EU trademark; damages, EU-wide injunction and domain transfer ordered.

Named with client authorization. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.

Why U.S. teams work with us

Before co-founding GOMIS & LACKER, Julien Lacker practiced for more than ten years within a U.S. law firm in Paris. That decade shaped how the firm works with American clients: direct answers, clear recommendations, deadlines flagged early, budgets discussed before the work.

Certified specialist in intellectual property law and in IT law (French national bar council)

Daily practice before the EUIPO (in English) and the INPI (in French)

Cases argued before the EU General Court in both English and French

INTA member — contributor to the INTA Bulletins for France; APRAM member

A boutique: the attorney you brief is the attorney who handles the case

How an engagement typically starts

Most matters reach us in one of three ways: an in-house team preparing an EU launch and needing clearance and filings; a U.S. law firm needing a French or EU correspondent for an opposition or litigation; or a company already facing a conflict in Europe — an opposition against its application, an infringement, a cease-and-desist letter.

In all three cases the first step is the same: send us a short description of the situation by email. We respond with a candid assessment under EU and French law, the options, and a fee proposal — see our transparent fee schedule. Given the time difference, email works remarkably well: questions sent from the U.S. in the afternoon are answered by the start of the next U.S. business day.

Start with the resources

Your European trademark counsel, on the ground in Paris.