Within our International team, Elsa is involved in both counseling and litigation in all areas of intellectual property law, including trademarks, designs, know-how, copyrights, domain names, unfair competition and publicity.

More particularly, she assists and advises international companies in matters relating to the protection, enforcement and defense of their intellectual property rights.

Her practice also includes drafting intellectual property contracts, including license, assignment, coexistence and prior rights agreements.

Elsa joined CASALONGA international team in 2022.

Prior to joining CASALONGA, Elsa studied IP law in France and in the United Kingdom and worked in various law firms specialized in intellectual property as well as in the intellectual property department of an international medical humanitarian organization.

Professional organizations

Elsa volunteers as a pro bono lawyer in the French association “le Barreau des Arts” whose purpose is to promote access to law for authors and artists in precarious situations. As part of this organization, Elsa provides legal advice on copyright and related rights.

She is also a member of the French Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM) and of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

Latest publications

• - July 2024 : “Refusal of the registration of the European Union trademark ‘PABLO ESCOBAR’ for contrariety to public policy and acceptable principles of morality” with Floriane Codevelle – published on Lexbase. For more information, see under this link

• - March 2024 : “Good news for L’Oréal as General Court upholds opposition against LA CRÈME LIBRE” with Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte and Cristina Bercial-Chaumier – published on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review. For more information, see under this link

• - November 2023 : “Versailles Court of Appeal finds infringement of renowned 3D Mikado trademark” with Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte and Klervi Henry – published on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review. For more information, see under this link

• - October 2023 : “General Court upholds Louis Vuitton’s opposition in CALIFORNIA DREAMING case” with Karina Dimidjian-Lecomte and Cristina Bercial-Chaumier – published on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review. For more information, see under this link

Education

• - Paris Bar examination – 2022
• - Magistère in Franco-British Business Law (Magistère juriste d’affaires franco-britannique) (University of Rennes I) – 2019
• - Second year of Master’s degree in Business Law (“DJCE” - Diploma as a Company Legal Advisor) (Rennes I University) – 2019
• - LLM (Master of Laws) in International Commercial Law (Exeter University, United Kingdom) – 2018
• - First year of Master’s degree in Business Law (University of Rennes I) – 2017
• - Preparatory class for enrollment in the Rennes “École Normale Supérieure” (law and economics) (Aix-Marseille University) – 2014/2016

Languages

French, English, Italian