Philippe RODHAIN
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Philippe Rodhain
Founding Managing Partner
French and European Trademark and Design Attorney
Lecturer, Universities of Bordeaux and Poitiers
Certified professional coach
Languages: French – English – Spanish
01 — Experience
A career spanning Paris, Australia and Bordeaux
Philippe Rodhain, Founding Partner of IP SPHERE, is a French Industrial Property Attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney (EUIPO). Chair of the Trademark Committee of the Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (since 2010) and a certified professional coach (ICF), he teaches at several institutions, including the University of Bordeaux and the Regional Bar School, and also writes legal columns.
Philippe Rodhain has extensive experience in every aspect of intellectual property: trademarks, designs, copyright, domain names, contracts, infringement and unfair competition.
After honing his skills in leading Paris firms, Philippe Rodhain developed his expertise in Australia, where he worked for two years, notably in the information and communication technologies department of the leading Australian firm Phillips Ormonde & Fitzpatrick. Back in France, he settled in Bordeaux, where he specialised in particular in wine law.
Aware of the strong potential of coaching in designing and implementing intellectual property strategies, Philippe Rodhain qualified as a certified professional coach. A pioneer of intellectual property coaching, he offers a new and innovative expertise, designed to unlock the potential of business leaders and their teams and to improve their performance in intellectual property strategy.
02 — Education
Degrees and certifications
2021: Certified training in team coaching, Coaching Ways France Exécutive, Lille
2019: RNCP level II certification – PCC accreditation with ICF in progress, Coaching Ways France Exécutive, Lille
2006: Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in Law and European Studies, Private Law, Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg
2005: Postgraduate degree (DESS) in Law, Economics and Management of the Wine Sector, University of Bordeaux (auditing student)
2004: Workshop on mediation in intellectual property disputes, World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva (Switzerland)
1999: Postgraduate degree (DESS) “Agreements and Industrial Property”, Université Robert Schuman & CEIPI, Strasbourg
1998: Master’s degree (Maîtrise) in International Relations, Institut d’Etudes des Relations Internationales, Paris
03 — In action
Sharing knowledge, in France and abroad
04 — Protect your trademarks. Secure your decisions. Enhance the value of your assets.
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Our job is to help you make the right choices, at the right time, so that your industrial property rights become assets that support your growth.
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