Elisabeth GUISSART

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FACTSHEET

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, IT & DATA PROTECTION EXPERT & LITIGATOR

• Attorney registered with the Luxembourg Bar since 2006

• 15y+ experience

• Former senior associate of Luxembourg IP/TMT practice at a Magic Circle law firm & litigator at a local highly reputable law firm

• Works with international clients and institutions, local companies, SME’s and public entities

• Graduate of Universities of Namur, Louvain-la-Neuve and Geneva (“magna cum laude”)

• Fluent in French and English ; good understanding of Luxembourgish

• Regular speaker in conferences & events in IP, IT & Data

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & IT

• IP/IT attorney : trademark, copyright, domain name, commercial name, designs, database, software and patent issues

• Advisory assistance : IP/IT due diligence, IP protection, review clearance searches, risks of infringement

• Contractual drafting and negotiation (IP & IT) : assignment and licensing, co-existence agreements, non disclosure agreements

• IP/IT litigator: infringement, unfair competition, IT contract breaches

DISTRIBUTION, TRADE PRACTICES, E-COMMERCE

• Commercial and distribution agreements, including franchising and agency

• Trade practices and trade secrecy, unfair competition consumer protection, advertising : legal clearance, litigation and contract review

• Internet and e-commerce : review general terms and conditions; compliance legislation distance contracts; e-signature; website legal compliance

DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY

• GDPR compliance : due diligence, gap analysis, impact analysis

• General advice: monitoring, data transfers, special categories of data, cookies, etc.

• Contractual documentation and policies: controller to processor, joint controllership, privacy notices, etc.

• Data breaches

• Data retention obligations

• Privacy and image rights : contracts and litigation

• Author of the articles "Le risque pénal du banquier en matière de protection des données personnelles", in C. BOURIN et J.-L. PUTZ (sous coord.), Le risque pénal du banquier, Anthemis, Bruxelles, 2020, pp. 237 - 291; "Profilage : La segmentation jusque dans le régime du RGPD" (with J.-F. HENROTTE), RPIN, 2020/05, pp. 10-18.

LIFE SCIENCES & PHARMA REGULATORY

ASSOCIATIONS AND ACADEMIC

• Member of the editor committee of PINCODE (Luxembourg correspondant), IP/IT/GDPR law journal. • Co-chief editor of Jurisnews ‘Droit de la propriété intellectuelle’, IP/IT/GDPR law journal

• Lecturer in Introcuction to Law course at the University of Luxembourg

• Former lecturer in IP/IT, contract law and data protection at the University of Luxembourg

• Member of the Luxembourg Chapter of the International Association for the Protection of

Intellectual Property (AIPPI)

• Member of the IP/IT working committee of the Luxembourg bar

Advice & assistance on :

• Marketing, pricing and reimbursement

• Compassionate use program

• Market access responsibilities

• Legal status of SPCs