VERNERET Catherine
Catherine Verneret has been a lawyer for more than 30 years in the field of Intellectual Property law. She advises a wide range of clients — including major corporations, public institutions, mid-sized companies and SMEs — across various economic sectors such as retail, energy, culture, fashion, hospitality and real estate.
She assists her clients both in the management and protection of their intangible assets, as well as in litigation matters. Her practice covers trademark law, design law, copyright law and personal data protection law.
Catherine Verneret supports clients in the protection and enhancement of their intellectual property assets, assisting them with prior art searches, trademark and design filings and monitoring before the INPI, EUIPO, WIPO and national offices worldwide. She also represents clients in opposition, revocation and invalidity proceedings before IP offices, as well as in trademark infringement and unfair competition litigation before civil and commercial courts.
She has also developed a recognized practice in copyright law, both in advisory matters and litigation.
Alongside her legal practice, Catherine Verneret continues her academic and training activities. She teaches in the Master’s degree in Industrial Property at Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, focusing on the relationship between competition law and intellectual property rights, and provides training in intellectual property law with Lefebvre Dalloz Compétences.
Carreer
- Partner – SIMON ASSOCIÉS, since January 2026
- Partner – DS AVOCATS, 2008–2026
- Counsel – ALLEN & OVERY LLP, 2003–2008
- Partner – ANDERSEN LEGAL, 2001–2002
- Associate – JEANTET ASSOCIÉS, 1988–2000
Education
- Intellectual Property Law
- C.A.P.A., 1987
- Postgraduate Degree (DESS) in Intellectual Property Law, Panthéon-Assas University, 1987
- Postgraduate Degree (DEA) in European Community Law, Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne University, 1984
Languages
- French
- English
