Léa Woodhouse
Biography
Léa Woodhouse is a senior associate in the Intellectual Property Group of Baker McKenzie in Paris, which she joined in 2022.
Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Léa developed her expertise in both contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters at several French and international law firms renowned for their intellectual property practices, as well as at companies operating in the media and fashion sectors.
Léa also teaches trademark law as part of the Intellectual Property specialisation certificate offered by the DJCE. She is also a member of the Women's Foundation (Fondation des Femmes) legal task force, to whose initiatives she regularly contributes, notably by providing her expertise in intellectual property matters.
Practice Focus
Léa advises on both contentious and non-contentious matters across all areas of intellectual property law, including trademarks, copyright, designs, unfair competition and passing off. She advises clients on the protection, management and commercialization of their intellectual property assets.
Léa has also developed particular expertise in transactions involving intellectual property assets. She regularly advises on acquisitions, disposals, intragroup reorganisations and carve-out transactions, including in connection with intellectual property due diligence and and the negotiation of contractual provisions relating to such assets.
She also has significant experience in drafting and negotiating complex intellectual property agreements, including licensing, research and development, collaboration and co-development agreements, for clients across a wide range of sectors.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM) (French Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners) - Member
- International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) - Member
- Association des Avocats de Propriété Industrielle (AAPI) (French Association of Industrial Property Lawyers) - Member
- Fondation des Femmes, Legal Task Force - Member
Admissions
- Paris~France (2022)
Education
- University of Paris I (Admission to the entrance examination for the French Bar School) (2019)
- Lyon Graduate School of Business (Specialised Master's Degree, International Legal Manager) (2018)
- University of Montpellier (Postgraduate Degree, International Trade Law) (2017)
- University of Montpellier (University Diploma, Intellectual Property Law) (2017)
Languages
- English
- French