In Angoulême, close to your know-how
Our offices · Angoulême · Charente
In Angoulême, close to your know-how.
IP SPHERE protects, defends and enhances the value of companies’ intangible assets: trademarks, designs, patents and software.
Founded in Bordeaux in 2008, the Firm set up in Angoulême as early as 2009. The first industrial property firm historically established in the city, it protects the trademarks, inventions and creations of businesses in Charente and the wider region, close to where they operate.
01 — Our services
Protecting, defending and enhancing the value of your intangible assets
IP Mark
Trademark filing and management in France, in the European Union and internationally.
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IP Design
Design protection: the shape and appearance of your products.
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IP Patent
Advice on patents, innovations and digital assets.
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IP Wine
Support for the wine sector: trademarks, château names, labels.
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Clearance searches and securing new trademark projects
Watching and defending your rights
Opposition and invalidity proceedings
Fighting counterfeiting: infringement seizures, bailiff’s reports
02 — Strategic decision support
We do more than protect your rights. We help you make strategic decisions.
La Roue de la Marque™
See the legal position of a trademark at a glance and immediately identify the priority areas for improvement.
La Cartographie de la Marque
See in a single report where the trademark is protected, for which goods and services, and until when.
La Pyramide de la Marque™
Make portfolio decisions, prioritise investments and optimise the budget without weakening the protection of strategic assets.
Take stock of your trademark
Free self-assessment with La Roue de la Marque™: about 15 minutes; your answers remain confidential and are not stored.
03 — Angoulême
Protecting know-how starts with understanding it
Recognised expertise in cognac and spirits
In the heart of the Cognac wine region, we put specific expertise at the service of producers of cognac and wine brandies, and of the whole spirits sector: trading houses, growers, distillers, as well as coopers, glassmakers and packaging suppliers.
Trademark filing and defence, protection of labels and bottles, monitoring of imitations on foreign markets: we know the challenges of an export-driven sector.
Every sector of the local economy
Our know-how extends to every sector that makes the region thrive, from traditional industries to innovative companies.
Whether you are a craftsman, an industrial SME, a start-up or a company in the image industries, we help you identify what deserves protection and choose the strategy that suits your budget.
A local contact since 2009. Since setting up in Angoulême, we have had the honour of supporting many companies that, lacking a local industrial property adviser, previously had to turn to distant firms. We chose proximity, so that we can meet you face to face, visit your workshops and understand your business from the inside.
One single team. The files of Charente businesses are handled by the same team as those of our Bordeaux clients, from our Bordeaux head office.
04 — Leadership committed to the profession
“Well managed, intellectual property drives growth and competitiveness.”
IP SPHERE is led by Philippe Rodhain, French and European Trademark and Design Attorney. He represents his clients before the INPI and the EUIPO and in their international filings. He has chaired the Trademark Committee of the Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI) since 2010.
His view of advisory work: combining legal expertise, an understanding of business issues and close contact with decision-makers.
05 — Let’s talk about your challenges
Let’s meet in Angoulême
An initial 30-minute call, with no commitment, about your situation.
14 rue Robert Doisneau, 16000 Angoulême
Tel.: +33 5 45 94 23 82
Head office: 34 cours de Verdun, 33000 Bordeaux · +33 5 56 96 50 11
Our other offices: Bordeaux (head office) · Paris · Agen
