Julien Delucenay
Partner
Areas of expertise
Trademark Attorney (specialising in Trademarks and Designs)
European Trademark and Design Attorney
Qualifications
Master 2 in Industrial Property from the University of Paris II – Panthéon Assas
LL.M. ‘Innovation Technology and the Law’ from the University of Edinburgh
Julien first worked as a partner at Delucenay & Staeffen before co-founding Ardan with Stève Félix, a partner of Lambert & Félix, bringing the two firms together in a single entity.
Julien implements innovative strategies to protect, defend and manage global trademark, design and domain name portfolios. His experience enables him to provide his clients with a holistic approach to trademarks and patents and in-depth knowledge of legislation in various countries around the world.
Involved in the French and European IP ecosystem, Julien is currently President of APRAM. He plays an active role in the EUIPO’s consultations and work programmes.
Teaching and Associations
President of APRAM from 2024 to 2026
Vice-Chairman of APRAM from 2020 to 2023
Former Chairman of the APRAM Committee on International and European Relations
Speaker at the patent and trademark attorney qualification exam preparation seminar organised by the CEIPI
Chairman of the APRAM-EUIPO conference from 2019 to 2022
IP and Pop Culture Conference 2022: Chairman of the round table on ‘Comics and Artificial Intelligence’
Auditor of EUIPO opposition decisions from 2017 to 2019 (SQAP programme)
Member of the Scientific Committee of the CEIPI FOCUS PI training program “Trademarks and Designs”
Julien is also an active member of the following associations: INTA (International Trademark Association)
CNCPI (French Patent & Trademark Attorneys)
Languages
French and English
Latest publications
Brexit and opposition procedure: the General Court of the European Union’s judgment in the Basmati case – BLIP – Read the article
The BATMAN judgment of the General Court – Fictional works put to the test of distinctiveness – BLIP – Read the article
Brexit and the loss of a prior right before the General Court – The Basmati case (CJEU) – BLIP – read the article
Contribution to the book “Intellectual Property – Practical Perspectives and Future Challenges”, under the direction of Stéphanie Le Cam, Yann Basire and Caroline Le Goffic – Cercle Lefebvre Dalloz – “Restoring Confidence among Intellectual Property Rights Holders”
Contribution to the book “Shapes, Patterns, Positions, Colors: Non-Traditional Trademarks under Scrutiny”, under the direction of Yann Basire – CEIPI Series
Meet the other team members
Silvia Bertolero
Silvia Bertolero
Emma Guilbault
Emma Guilbault
Clélia Venail
Clélia Venail
Stève Félix
Stève Félix
Pascale Lambert
Pascale Lambert
Julien Delucenay
Julien Delucenay
Chloé Guillet
Chloé Guillet
Charlotte Bologna
Charlotte Bologna
Véronique Staeffen
