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WHAT IS SAID ABOUT US?

"Virtuoso of intellectual property", wrote the legal guide DECIDEURS in 2019 about COUSIN & ASSOCIES, who is ranked among the best firms specializing in Intellectual Property law in numerous reference legal guides, French and International. 

The work and skills of the partners are continuously honored in these guides.  


COUSIN & ASSOCIES has once again been listed as one of the "Best Law Firms 2024" in the prestigious magazine "Le Point", in the category "Industrial Property Law". 

Ranked among the best, COUSIN & ASSOCIES was awarded the maximum 5-star rating.
 

COUSIN & ASSOCIES is ranked in IP STARS :
Patent contentious : Notable Firms (2024)
Trademark contentious : Tier 3 (2024).

IP STARS : 
Myriam MOATTY (Patent Star 2024 - Trademark Star 2024)
Jean-Martin CHEVALIER (Patent Star 2024)

“Cousin & Associes is a boutique of IP litigators with particular expertise in trademarks, patents and plant breeders' rights. Myriam Moatty and Jean-Martin Chevalier are the partners, assisted and supported by Valérie Baretti, associate. J-M Chevalier is the specialist in plant breeders' rights cases. The firm has recently acted as counsel and litigator for companies in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors.”  

In 2024,

Cousin & Associés has again been distinguished by the Who’s Who Legal ranking :
 
Myriam Moatty is ranked as « most highly regarded » in the trademarks matters.

She has been « identified as a force in the trademarks space when it comes to trademark litigation and design law ». 

Jean-Martin Chevalier is recommended in the WWL rankings in the Patent category.



Once again in 2024 and Since 2006, COUSIN & ASSOCIES is regularly raised to the rank of "Incontournable" or "Excellent" in patent litigation, trademarks and designs & models in the rankings of the French magazine Décideurs Stratégie Finance et Droit. 

The firm is mentioned in the following rankings: “Patent litigation”; “Patents: pharma, biotech and life sciences litigation”; “Trademarks, designs and models” 
The 2010 edition dealt with :
Nominated among the Best French IP Firms, Cousin & Associés was awarded the Silver Trophy at the International Legal Alliance Summit held in 2019 in New York. On the occasion of the Law Trophies 2019, and again in 2020, Cousin & Associés received the Silver Trophy in the “Lawyers: Trademarks” and “Lawyers: Patents” categories, a distinction regularly awarded to the firm for more than 10 years.

Cousin & Associés appears once again in the annual IAM Patent 1000 ranking. The 2024 Edition describes it as follows:


“A high-quality firm with longstanding IP experience and a deep understanding of litigation”, Cousin & Associés remains a potent contentious force despite its founder’s departure in 2019, and has also been building up its advisory practice of late. Leading the line are the redoubtable Myriam Moatty and Jean-Martin Chevalier.

Moatty has spent 30 years at the IP coalface and is currently a protagonist in several must-win pharmaceutical and chemical patent suits; Chevalier’s recent wins include the successful filing of a nullification action on behalf of cancer and immunology leader Celgene International. Both are enthusiastic contributors to the IP discussion, writing for publications and journals, and speaking at national and international conferences."

Cousins & Associés attended an international scale with the 2022 Edition of the Juve Patent, German revue, which describes it as follows:

"This small Paris IP boutique is well positioned in patent litigation. Clients from a wide array of technical fields, especially the auto supply, aviation and life sciences industries, frequently call on the team". 
"The team increasingly advises on trade secrets in connection with patent disputes. One of the partners specialises in plant-variety protection and Cousin & Associés recently ventured its first steps in the mediation of IP disputes."
Jean-Martin Chevalier has been described by its competitor as "very good and serious".

 
Myriam Moatty and Jean-Martin Chevalier are both ranked in BEST LAWYERS 2023, for the category "Intellectual Property"
COUSIN & ASSOCIES is regularly awarded by: