Global Excellence Awards 2018

36 Acquisition International - Global Excellence Awards 2018 26 Acquisition International - Issue 4 2018 Kern & Weyl is a boutique law firm founded by experienced women lawyers who are specialised in Intellectual Property. We profile the law firm as we aim to find out more about the secrets behind its ongoing success. stablished in 2012, Kern & Weyl operates in a variety of areas of IP including; trademarks, appellations of origin, domain names, corporate names, trade names and shop signs, patents, designs, copyright and unfair competition. The firm is very active in both litigation and transactional matters. As such, Kern & Weyl advises its clients on the protection of their IP rights; and works in enforcing its clients’ patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights and domain names through pre-litigation, litigation before civil and criminal courts, arbitration and out of court settlements. The team also negotiate on and draft IP related agreements. Moreover, the firm has developed a wealth of experience in national and multi-jurisdictional IP anti-counterfeiting programs in collaboration with the Customs Authorities. Typically, Kern & Weyl provide legal advice to an assortment of clients, including to businesses of all sizes from starts-ups to multinational corporations in various fields of activity including fashion, beauty and cosmetics, alcoholic beverages, hotels, the medical/ pharmaceutical field, the gas industry and the automotive sector. Company: Kern & Weyl Contact: Tania Kern Address: 19, rue du Colisée, Paris, 75008, France Phone: 0033 9 82 48 25 56 Website: www.kern-weyl.com Providing an International Service to aGlobal Community E 1803AI25 Alongside their wealth of experience, the lawyers also hold an ability to work internationally in French, Italian and English on a day to day basis, whether it be for French or foreign entities. This is important as many of Kern & Weyl’s foreign clients are located in Italy, Spain and in the USA. Thanks to its experience and pragmatic approach, the firm is always able to offer a solution adapted to its client’s objectives and budget. Contributing to the firm’s achievements is its high- profile reputation which has seen it establish contacts of a high-profile nature, and as such, the team possess access to the most efficient legal databases such as darts IP, the largest database for global IP cases including a very sophisticated search interface. With technology playing an increasingly dominant part in the legal industry, particularly in the case of IP, it is crucial that the firm adapts to the necessary developments which are evolved throughout the market. In fact, Technology has always been considered as capital by Kern & Weyl partners, and the firm is using efficient billing and information sharing tools including anti-counterfeiting solutions such as Pointer Brand Protection. Interestingly, the lawyers of the firm also pay particular attention to continuous training and to training others. Tania Kern is a lecturer at the CEIPI Summer School on IP in Europe since 2010 and at the Nantes University since 2012. She is also the author of a book published by Wolters Kluwer - Lamy in December 2010 entitled “Les marchandises contrefaisantes: Identifier Réagir Lutter” (Counterfeit goods: Identify, React, Fight back) and of the IP section of the “Guide of Customs Procedures” published by Wolters Kluwer. Furthermore, Giulia Cortesi was a research and teaching fellow in comparative private law at the “LUISS Guido Carli” University of Rome until 2012 and since 2011, she is conducting a series of lectures and courses as a Visiting Professor and Lecturer as part of the Master II Intellectual Property program of the University of Nantes. Also, she is the author of many publications on design and trademark law in France and in Italy.