Yves Bizollon

French

40+ years of experience

Language:

English, French

Present Function:

Practicing as an IP mediator as from 2023 (in his last year at Bird and Bird and then as a self employed practionner)

General Expertise:

Technical Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

- Mediator certified by CMAP and IFOMENE

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

- practicing as an IP litigator/ Lawyer (French Avocat au barreau de Paris), exclusively in IP, from 1983 to 2024
- first as an associate then a partner at Lamy Veron (been Pierre Vérons partner for years); and then as a partner and head of the French IP pratice at Bird&Bird
- extensive experience of IP cases including trademark/design/unfair competition disputes but also and mainly patent cases
- before National courts or European General court
- has dealt some of the main FR patent litigations E115for clients as such European Central Bank/Nestlé and Nespresso/Sanofi/Electrolux/Actavis/Alergan/Alstom etc.

Memberships and/or accreditations

- President of Honor of the French Group of AIPPI
- Past Vice President of AAPI (Association of the French IP lawyers)
- Members of various IP associations as APRAM, APEB, GRAPI
- Teaching IP in some FR universities, in particular at the CEIPI in Strasbourg
- Involved in one training session of the candidates for becoming UPC Judge (Budapest)