Mar 22, 2010
French Licensing Federation Founded
The first General Assembly of the French Licensing Federation took place in Paris on March 10, gathering numerous IP-owners, licensors and licensing agents. Patricia De Wilde was elected President, Marie-Laure Marchand and Franck Cymes, Vice-Presidents, respectively acting as General Secretary and Treasurer.
Open to IP-owners and licensing agents based and conducting business in France, it is the official body representing the licensing industry towards other associations, governing agencies, retailers, manufacturers and the media. The Federation is also meant to be a think tank and a source of information for its members and a purveyor of industry data. It will aim to communicate on behalf of the industry and occasionally act as a mediator between licensors, agents and licensees.
