K&L Gates LLP has strong expertise in innovative systems, combining strength in technology, data protection and IP. Notably undertaking innovative and complex work, the team has advised on encryption and security software for Enigma Software/Cyclonis and secure GPS services for ICaune. Developing a focus on connected transport matters, the firm advises some of the biggest names in this growing area. Claude-Etienne Armingaud is the head of the practice.
Legal 500 Rankings 2022 – Industry focus: IT, telecoms and the internet – Band 3 – France
April 11th, 2022 | Posted by in internet | IT | Rankings - (0 Comments)Leaders League Rankings 2022 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Data protection law – Law firm – France
March 8th, 2022 | Posted by in IT | Privacy | Rankings - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Highly Recommended – Band 1” with Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League
(more…)French Reform of Automatic Intellectual Property Assignment for Non-Employee Personnel
December 29th, 2021 | Posted by in Intellectual Property | Software - (0 Comments)France is widely known for its author-centric intellectual property right (IPR) framework: except for a limited number of very specific situations, all IPR must be expressly assigned and there is no “work for hire” doctrine.
This situation is changing, further to Decree n°2021-1658 dated 15 December 2021, replicating the regime applicable to inventions and software created by employees or public servants to those made by natural persons accommodated by private or public law entities carrying out research.
This decree amended the French Intellectual Property Code (FIPC), by creating two new articles: L.113-9-1 (with regard to software IPR) and L.611-7-1 (with regard to patent IPR) FIPC.
(more…)Legal 500 Rankings 2021 – Industry focus: IT, telecoms and the internet – Band 4
April 15th, 2021 | Posted by in IT | Privacy | Rankings - (0 Comments)Practice head(s): Claude-Etienne Armingaud
Testimonials
‘Skilled technical lawyers with excellent industry knowledge.‘
‘Claude-Étienne Armingaud possesses excellent technical legal skills with a sensible practical commercial approach which comes through unrivalled knowledge of the sector.‘
(more…)‘Claude-Étienne Armingaud is the best at what he does, plain and simply.
Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Internet – Ranking 2021 – Law firm – France
March 14th, 2021 | Posted by in IT | Rankings - (0 Comments)Leaders League Ranking 2021 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – IT, software & digital projects – France
March 14th, 2021 | Posted by in IT | Rankings | Software - (0 Comments)Leaders League Ranking 2020 – Health, pharma & biotechnology – E-Health – France
October 2nd, 2020 | Posted by in eHealth | France | IT | Privacy | Rankings - (0 Comments)Legal 500 Rankings 2020 – Industry focus: IT, telecoms and the internet – Band 4
May 21st, 2020 | Posted by in Blockchain | Connected Cars | eCommerce | France | IT | Rankings | Software | Trusted Services and eSignature - (0 Comments)Practice head(s):Claude-Etienne Armingaud
Testimonials
‘The team is well versed and up to date on the current standards and practices. Team members are all very flexible in their availability and very responsive’.
‘The team provides sharp advices and has great sector industry knowledge’.
‘The team has in-depth expertise and great ability to anticipate future legislation’
(more…)‘Claude Etienne Armingaud is more than a lawyer; he is a trusted partner who knows his own limits and is very friendly’.
COVID-19: When EU Tracking Apps Meet the Pandemic, Trust and Privacy by Design Are the Hosts
May 21st, 2020 | Posted by in Europe | Privacy | Software - (0 Comments)As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the world and cause unprecedented health and economic challenges, technological measures, once thought extreme, are now being deployed for the purposes of contact tracing, infection tracking, and quarantine compliance. While the search for the right tracking app and software development kits continues, the European Union (EU) is still far from finding a consensus on harmonized model and functionalities. Nevertheless, it is already clear that while app design may be the end result, a complex process of regulatory compliance, risk management and ethics checks, and balances lie ahead.
(more…)Leaders League Ranking 2020 – Technologies, internet & telecommunications – Data protection law – France
April 13th, 2020 | Posted by in Blockchain | Connected Cars | France | IT | Privacy | Software | Trusted Services and eSignature - (0 Comments)K&L Gates ranked “Highly Recommended – Band 1” with Claude-Etienne Armingaud.
Source: Leaders League

