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Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte

Partner / Paris

Attorney-at-law (Paris Bar)

Attorney-at-law (New York Bar)

European Trademark and Community Design Attorney

k.dimidjian@casalonga.com


Personal assistant : Monica Ferreira

m.ferreira@casalonga.com



Education

  • - Paris Bar – 2005
  • - New York Bar – 1997
  • - J.D., magna cum laude (Georgetown University Law Center ) – 1996
  • - B.A. in law, magna cum laude (University of Pennsylvania) – 1992

Practice description

Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte has practiced intellectual property law since 2000, with CASALONGA. She has been a partner since 2007.

Previously, she was with a general practice firm in New York and Paris.

Karina advises clients in diverse trademark, design, copyright and domain name matters, including developing and managing trademark and design portfolios. Her practice includes domestic and foreign trademark clearance and prosecution, opposition cancellation, revocation actions and appeal procedures, in EU before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), and in France before the French Intellectual Property Office (INPI) and Courts of Appeal, but also domain name disputes, counterfeit goods and customs, drafting intellectual property contracts, including license, assignment, technology transfer and coexistence agreements, and conducting intellectual property audits.

She represents clients in diverse industries, including cosmetics, sports and entertainment, publishing, telecommunications and apparel. She is admitted to practice both in France and in New York and is also a representative before the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) in Alicante (Spain).

Adjunct teaching / Professional organizations

Karina is actively involved in the International Trademark Association (INTA), serving as Vice Chair of the Leadership Development Committee for the 2022-2023 term, and Co-Chair of the project team for the INTA Annual Meeting in Singapore in 2023. She is also a member of the French Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM), of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the New York State Bar Association and has been a member of the MARQUES ETMPLP Team (European Trade Mark Law and Practice Team) since 2019.

Publications

  • - March 2024: Contribution to the 2nd edition (2024) of the comparative guide “Fashion Law”, redaction of the France chapter with Floriane Codevelle – in digital format on this link
  • - March-April 2023: Contribution to the 10th Annual Review of European Trademark Law of the Trademark Reporter (INTA TMR 2022), highlighting important 2022 French trademark law decisions with Floriane Codevelle – published on this link.
  • - Mars-Avril 2022: Contribution to the 9th Annual Review of European Trademark Law (INTA TMR 2021), highlighting important 2021 French trademark law decisions with Floriane Codevelle – published on this link
  • - September 2021: Contribution to the comparative guide “Fashion Law 2021”, redaction of the France chapter with Floriane Codevelle – in digital format on this link
  • - 2008-2014: Articles “Anti-counterfeiting in the EU” – Trademark Review Anti-Counterfeiting
  • - 2005-2006: Section on European Union Trademark Law – World Trademark Law Report Yearbook
  • - 2005: ECJ Trade Mark Decisions Reviewed – World IP Contacts Handbook
  • - 2004: Trademark Practice & Forms, Chapter on France – Oceana Publications, Inc.

Interventions

  • - May 2018: “Proper Use of Your Trademark: How to Prevail in Revocation Actions” – INTA Annual Meeting in Seattle
  • - 2012-2016: “What’s Your Name Again? … Networking to Make a Lasting Impression” – INTA Annual Meeting
  • - May 2008: “Forum Shopping in the EU” – INTA Annual Meeting in Berlin
  • - April 2008: “Considerations for a Career in Trademark Law” – INTA

Languages

English (native), French

Awards

  • - Best Lawyers : best lawyer in France in 2024.