Cyrille Amar

Partner, Avocat
Paris
UPC Representative

Cyrille is a French avocat. He is a partner at Amar Goussu Staub, a law firm which he co-founded in 2003. His practice focuses on intellectual property, with specific experience in licensing and litigation involving standards essential patents and FRAND terms. He has participated as co-counsel or lead counsel to more than 20 FRAND cases in France and abroad, before French courts and arbitration tribunals.

Cyrille Amar is also the founder of FrandAvenue, a marketplace for licensing agreements.

Experience

  • Representing SONOS before the French jurisdictions in two patent infringement cases initiated by Google
  • Representing the inventor of a low carbon emission cement against a major cement manufacturer
  • Representing ETSI before the French jurisdictions in the TCL – Philips case
  • Representing ETSI before the French jurisdictions in the Xiaomi – Philips case
  • Representing ETSI before the French jurisdictions in the Thales – Philips case
  • Representing Ericsson before the French jurisdictions in a patent infringement case initiated by Samsung
  • Representing Ericsson before the French jurisdictions in a patent infringement case initiated by Intellectual Ventures
  • Representing LG Electronics in a landmark FRAND setting case before the court of first instance and the court of appeal
  • Representing LG Electronics in an ICC arbitration case against a major SEP owner

Education and qualifications

  • 1998 — 1999
    EMBA Philips, Business Administration, ESSEC IMD Business School
  • 1986 — 1989
    Diplôme, Section Service Public , Sciences Po
  • 1985 — 1986
    Master, Droit International , Faculté de droit Aix-en-Provence
  • 1984 — 1985
    Special diploma, European legal studies , University of Exeter
  • 1984 — 1985
    Diploma, English legal terminology, Faculté de droit Lyon III
  • 1984 — 1985
    Licence, Droit , Faculté de droit Lyon III

Career history

  • 2003 — present
    Attorney-at-law, Partner, Amar Goussu Staub
  • 2000 — 2003
    Attorney-at-law, Partner, Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly
  • 1991 — 2000
    In-house Counsel, Philips Electronics

Languages spoken

  • French (Native)
  • English (Fluent)