Laetitia Nicolazzi

Laetitia has expertise in all areas of intellectual property, with a particular focus on national and pan-European patent, copyright and trademark litigation.

Laetitia also advises her clients in the drafting and negotiation of contracts related to intellectual property, including art work commissioning, assignment of rights and licensing agreements. Laetitia also has extensive experience in contracts related to the gaming industry.

Work highlights

• Assisting a life science company in seeking patent invalidity in France, and in relation to alleged infringement as part as a cross-border litigation*.
• Assisting a tech company in infringement proceedings based on standards essential patents.
• Assisting a French non-profit organization in a matter involving alleged trademarks infringement in interim and on the merits proceedings*.
• Drafting and negotiating various agreements for video game publishers, including publishing agreements, merchandizing and ambassador agreements*.
• Assisting an entertainment company with the clearance of its new titles to be broadcasted in France*.

*prior to joining Linklaters

Prior to joining Linklaters, Laetitia worked several years in the intellectual property team of a magic circle law firm in Paris. She also completed several internships in first tier law firms, as well as at WIPO in Geneva.

Laetitia is a member of the LES (Licensing Executive Society) and the APRAM (Association of Trade Mark and Design Law Practitioners). She also volunteers for the Barreau des Arts.

Laetitia holds an LL.M from Columbia University (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar – 2015/2016). She also holds an Intellectual Property Master from the University Paris II Panthéon-Assas.

Publications Laetitia has co-authored include:

• Navigating the legal maze - Decoding the intricacies of Intellectual Property in video games
• Droit d’auteur et contenus générés par IA : que dit la loi ? (in french only)
• IP rights in the digital (assets) world: Hermes prevails in “MetaBirkin” NFT case
• Metaverse series #10: 3D fashion and the digital revolution of the fashion industry

• Metaverse Series #4: IP in the Metaverse - Expanding the reach of intangible rights
• « NFT et droits d’auteur : regards sur le rapport du CSPLA » (in French only)
• “Revisiter n’est pas (toujours) faire preuve d’originalité” (in french only)*
• Hopi Masks – Hopi Tribe v. Néret-Minet and Estimations & Ventes aux Enchères (in french only)*
• Nature morte au tableau de Picasso – Héritiers Schlesinger et Phillips — Centre du droit de l'art (unige.ch) (in french only)*

*prior to joining Linklaters