Emmanuel Gougé

Partner, Pinsent Masons

Emmanuel Gougé heads the IP department of Pinsent Masons France. With over 25 years’ experience, he is a renowned European intellectual property litigator, with a strong focus on patents, trade secrets and trademarks. With his dual qualification in England & Wales and in France, and his professional background in Germany, Emmanuel has been involved in a range of multijurisdictional IP litigation. His practice focuses mainly on life sciences and medical devices. Emmanuel is Director of the Diploma on Patent Litigation at CEIPI, University of Strasbourg, a leading programme for professionals who want to receive the accreditation to practice with the Unified Patent Court. He has been closely following the preparation of, and regularly speaks on, the UPC Rules of Procedure.