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Francine
Le Péchon-Joubert

Partner

Francine Le Péchon-Joubert has extensive experience in all matters related to intellectual property law. She is passionate about topics concerning industrial property law (patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and domain names).
Her work in these areas is divided between advising companies on acquiring and enhancing these assets and a significant litigation practice (infringement, unfair competition, nullity before courts or offices, claims for ownership or contractual breaches…).
Thus, she is involved in various exploitation contracts for these assets: R&D agreements, licenses, partnerships and JVs, coexistence and co-ownership agreements, distribution agreements, contracts with inventors… The more complex the issues, the more they interest her!
She also has over twenty years of experience in managing trademark portfolios on a global scale to optimize portfolios in various sectors such as medical devices, real estate, tourism, leisure, alcohol, or other consumer goods. Our company files trademarks for its clients but also defends them internationally. This activity leads Francine Le Péchon-Joubert to examine regulatory issues related to the promotion of the products and services of advised companies.
Furthermore, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert regularly pleads before French courts (Judicial Court, commercial courts, and Court of Appeal) and can also intervene before the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Finally, Francine Le Péchon-Joubert is involved in transnational cases with the support of foreign colleagues.
A useful detail: all these tasks are accomplished with the support of more than 10 associates whom Francine Le Péchon-Joubert supervises

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Capabilities

Practices

Sectors

Focus

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Qualifications

  • Accredited as a “neutral” with the Unified Patent Court’s Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC).
  • Admitted to the Bar in 1996
  • Intellectual property specialization
  • UPC representative
  • 1995 DEA in literary, artistic and industrial property law, Universiy of Paris-II
  • 1993 Master’s degree in information and communications technology law, University of Poitiers

Bars

  • Paris

Teachings given

  • Master M2 PIA in the session dedicated to the judicial litigations and IP

Professional associations

  • International Trademark Association (INTA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Licensing Executive Society France (LES France)
  • APRAM (Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles)
  • APEB (Association des Praticiens Européens des Brevets)

Publications

Awards

Awards
Legal 500
De Gaulle Fleurance ranked in Intellectual Property: Trade marks and designs – Legal 500 Paris 2026
Awards
Legal 500
De Gaulle Fleurance ranked in Intellectual Property: Patents – Legal 500 Paris 2026
Awards
Legal 500
De Gaulle Fleurance ranked in IT and Internet – Legal 500 Paris 2026
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Awards
Legal 500
Francine Le Péchon-Joubert recognised in The Legal 500 2026

News

Deals

Deals 12 September 2024
De Gaulle Fleurance has advised THE FRAGRANCE DESIGNERS in connection with Kering Beauté’s acquisition of a stake in its capital to support the development of its MATIERE PREMIERE brand.
Deals 25 April 2024
De Gaulle Fleurance advised SunMind, a subsidiary of the VINCI group, on the creation its entity dedicated to decentralized solar energy in France, SunWave

Articles

Articles 3 March 2026
De Gaulle Fleurance contributes to The Legal Industry Reviews France, Saudi Arabia Desk, 11th Edition 
Articles 31 December 2025
Commercial Influence (France): the Decree of 28th November 2025 Finally Renders Article 8 of the French “Influencers Act” Operational
Articles 30 December 2025
Updates on the “Influencers” law: analysis by De Gaulle Fleurance