Talks and teaching

IP SPHERE contributes to legal scholarship in intellectual property law through legal studies published in leading professional journals, such as the prestigious Lamy – Droit de l'immatériel.

IP SPHERE helps raise awareness among businesses and economic players by leading conferences and university courses.

In this section you will find the legal studies, press articles, conference materials and university courses we produce as part of this mission of sharing knowledge and raising awareness of intellectual property law.

Talks and training

Since 2006, Philippe Rodhain has spoken to businesses, professional networks, universities and institutions, in France and abroad. Selected talks:

2026

• 6 May 2026 – Libreville (Gabon), at the invitation of the Minister of Industry, with the support of the Gabonese Industrial Property Office (OGAPI): conference « L'intelligence artificielle et la propriété intellectuelle : risques et opportunités » (artificial intelligence and intellectual property: risks and opportunities), second edition
• 5 May 2026 – Administrative Authority of the Nkok Special Economic Zone (Gabon): masterclass « La propriété industrielle au cœur de vos stratégies d'exportation » (industrial property at the heart of your export strategies)

2025

• 12 July 2025 – Libreville (Gabon), SME Centre of the Ministry of Trade and SMEs: masterclass on good practice when filing a trade mark with OAPI (African Intellectual Property Organization)
• 10 July 2025 – Libreville (Gabon), at the invitation of the Minister of Industry, with the support of the Gabonese Industrial Property Office (OGAPI): conference « L'intelligence artificielle et la propriété intellectuelle : risques et opportunités ? » (artificial intelligence and intellectual property: risks and opportunities)
• 28 March 2025 – AIDV, Dijon: « The European Paradox »
• 27 March 2025 – MEDEF Gironde: practical advice on filing trade marks

2024

• 3 to 5 July 2024 – Libreville (Gabon), at the invitation of the Minister of Industry: three masterclasses on protecting ideas and business concepts, good practice in filing trade marks, and industrial property at the heart of export strategies

2023

• 6 April 2023 – MEDEF Gironde: « Coacher votre marque avec la Roue de la Marque™ » (coaching your trade mark with La Roue de la Marque™)

2022

• 13 October 2022 – Conference « NFT et métavers : le droit à l'épreuve d'un monde virtuel » (NFTs and the metaverse: the law put to the test by a virtual world), with INPI

2021

• 7 December 2021 – VS Pack trade show, Cognac: « Protection juridique des marques de vins et de spiritueux : quelles sont les solutions ? » (legal protection of wine and spirits trade marks: what are the solutions?)
• 10 June 2021 – Go Entrepreneurs, CNCPI, at Les Echos headquarters (Paris): filing your trade mark properly in France and abroad

2020

• 3 July 2020 – Jurisvin network of notaries: the right trade mark reflexes when selling a wine estate
• 18 February 2020 – MEDEF Gironde: the new French trade mark law

2019

• 2019 – MEDEF Gironde: Brexit and intellectual property rights

2018

• 21 November 2018 – Vinipack congress, Bordeaux: protecting your wine trade mark abroad
• 5 June 2018 – INPI and WIPO: « Une histoire parmi tant d'autres » (one story among many), trade marks abroad

2017

• 3 October 2017 – MEDEF Gironde (IP UP WORKSHOP™): trade marks and business identifiers
• 16 June 2017 – University of Bordeaux, symposium: coexistence agreements and settlement agreements in trade mark law

2016

• 4 October 2016 – Gironde Chamber of Trades and INPI: distinctive signs
• 25 May 2016 – Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce: securing your trade mark's presence online
• 7 April 2016 – Pack Design congress, Paris: protection arising from the mere fact of creation
• 31 March 2016 – MEDEF Gironde: the new European Union trade mark
• 27 January 2016 – MEDEF Gironde: advertising, the Évin law and trade marks

2015

• 30 March 2015 – Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce: open innovation and intellectual property
• 19 March 2015 – Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce: securing your trade mark's presence online

2014

• 17 December 2014 – CRFPA Bordeaux bar school (IP UP WORKSHOP™): the internet and the use of third-party trade marks
• 3 December 2014 – Aliénor bar school: unfair competition, update
• 15 October 2014 – CNCPI, La Rochelle business fair: how to protect your ideas
• 10 June 2014 – Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, with INPI: securing your trade mark's presence online
• 13 March 2014 – Libourne Chamber of Commerce, symposium on online wine sales: protecting and monitoring trade marks online

2013

• 19 November 2013 – Charente Chamber of Trades: copyright and the protection of creations (talk given by Nora Nezzar)
• 13 November 2013 – University of Dijon: wine trade marks and AOCs, competitors or partners?
• 25 September 2013 – Aliénor bar school: the internet and the use of third-party trade marks
• 2013 – La Rochelle business fair: from legal watch to competitive intelligence
• 11 April 2013 – Spirit Valley forum, Cognac: « Pas de Chine sans marque » (no China without a trade mark)
• 3 April 2013 – CCI International: « Pas de Chine sans marque » (no China without a trade mark)
• 19 March 2013 – MEDEF Gironde (IP UP WORKSHOP™): identifying, protecting and leveraging know-how

2012

• 13 December 2012 – Aliénor bar school: unfair competition and software protection
• 4 December 2012 – MEDEF Gironde: protecting software
• October 2012 – La Rochelle business fair: extending rights internationally
• 2 and 4 October 2012 – Aquitaine Chamber of Trades, La Teste-de-Buch and La Réole: copyright and the protection of creations
• 25 September 2012 – MEDEF Gironde: advertising creation
• 3 April 2012 – MEDEF Gironde: « Pas de Chine sans marque » (no China without a trade mark)
• 19 January 2012 – MEDEF Gironde: exploiting and defending a trade mark

2011

• 29 November 2011 – MEDEF Gironde: good advice on filing trade marks
• 23 June 2011 – Poitou-Charentes regional Chamber of Commerce: the trade mark, an asset to protect and develop
• 27 May 2011 – MEDEF Gironde: intellectual property and exports
• 24 March 2011 – MEDEF Gironde: the internet and infringements of trade marks
• 7 March 2011 – Aliénor bar school: the internet and infringements of trade marks
• 18 January 2011 – CGPME: unintentional infringement

2010

• 14 December 2010 – CGPME: financing your intellectual property
• 16 November 2010 – MEDEF Gironde: unintentional infringement
• 15 October 2010 – MEDEF Gironde: financing your intellectual property
• 2 June 2010 – Aliénor bar school: the internet and infringement
• 11 May 2010 – CGPME Gironde: protecting ideas
• 15 April 2010 – MEDEF Gironde: protecting ideas
• 13 April 2010 – CGPME Gironde: intellectual property serving the business
• 16 March 2010 – MEDEF Gironde: the internet and infringement
• 28 January 2010 – Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce, « Les Instants e-commerce »: domain names, websites and legal notices

2009

• 11 September 2009 – MEDEF Gironde: intellectual property serving the business
• 4 June 2009 – Salon de l'Entreprise Aquitaine: « Protégez votre marque ! » (protect your trade mark!)
• 31 March 2009 – IEEPI: protecting trade marks and designs in the food and wine sectors

2006

• University of Bordeaux IV (Montesquieu), Master's degree in Wine Law: trade mark law and the specific case of wine

Publications

Articles by Philippe Rodhain

Titles are given in their original language.

• Managing Intellectual Property no. 125 (December 2002 – January 2003): « Dormant Domains Can Prove Bad Faith »
• La Revue des marques no. 62 (April 2008): « Famille de marques : la fin des privilèges ? »
• APS: monthly column, 2008 to 2015
• Revue Lamy Droit de l'immatériel no. 46 (February 2009): « La saisie-contrefaçon »
• La Vigne no. 219 (April 2010), « Le Conseil » column: « Pensez au suivi de vos marques déposées à l'INPI pour éviter qu'un concurrent ne vous les prenne »
• La Revue des marques no. 71 (July 2010): « Interférence entre marque & supports de communication »
• MEDEF Gironde, Juridic'Info (June 2011): « Pourquoi et comment protéger votre marque à l'étranger ? »
• MEDEF Gironde, Juridic'Info (November 2011): « Le brevet : la seule possibilité de protéger efficacement une invention »
• La Revue des marques no. 77 (January 2012): « Marque de vin & AOC : concurrentes ou partenaires ? »
• Revue des œnologues, series 2012-2013:
  • « Tromperie, cheval de Troie des marques viticoles » (January 2012);
  • « Viticulteur, accentuez votre nom de château .fr » (July 2012);
  • « Contrefaçon de marque : l'imitation illicite par contraste » (February 2013);
  • « Alerte sur les propositions commerciales de renouvellement de marques ».

In the press

• Le nouvel Économiste no. 1552 (3-9 February 2011): support for SMEs in protecting their intellectual property
• La Croix (16 May 2012): « Les Chinois partent à la conquête des vins de Bordeaux »
• La Tribune (22 May 2012): « Les vins de Bordeaux lancent la traque aux faussaires chinois »
• La Vie économique no. 2003 (3 October 2012): interview on intellectual property in the crafts sector and online counterfeiting
• Dépêches 241 (11 July 2024): « Protection des objets de la propriété industrielle et intellectuelle : mission réussie pour Philippe Rodhain »
• Dépêches 241 (11 July 2025): « Gabon : les enjeux de l'intelligence artificielle et de la propriété intellectuelle au cœur d'une conférence animée par l'expert Philippe Rodhain »
• Dépêches 241 (12 July 2025): « Master class animée par Philippe Rodhain : les bons réflexes à adopter lors d'un dépôt de marque auprès de l'OAPI »