Founder and Vision

« I help you secure your IP assets to back your success. »

Outboxing IP is founded on the conviction that, to be ready for the future, businesses need to take a new approach to securing their intellectual property.

Maître Olivia Dhordain​

Lawyer at the Paris Bar
based in Geneva

International IP Expert​ Luxury and Watchmaking Industry Expertise

WHO AM I ?​
Over my 25-year career as an IP lawyer, I have had the privilege of working for the world’s largest companies and the most aspirational luxury brands. From leading an IP team inhouse for 17 years to navigating IP specificities and litigations across Europe, Asia and the US, my journey has equipped me with a wealth of experience I am eager to share more broadly. ​

WHY DID I FOUND OUTBOXING IP ?​
As Deputy Chief IP Counsel working inhouse, I was fortunate to work with the best IP professionals around the world:
– litigation lawyers, expert in the procedural laws and interpretation of the various IP tools available in their jurisdictions
– trademark and design agents, impeccable in their filing and management of renewals
– offline Anticounterfeiting agents tirelessly raking the markets for fakes
– online service providers to operate takedowns of fakes across the world.

All offered pristine services … but I could only observe how vast the gap was between these different service providers. Companies are just expected to know who to turn to, when … and fast!

Outboxing IP was founded to help fill this gap. I provide you with the holistic overview and implementation of your IP Strategy. I advise as to what results can be obtained in what jurisdiction. I tell you which IP tools are useful, how and where they should be filed and which are a waste of money. I coordinate the actions and give you comprehensive reports on all actions. Your IP – taken globally – makes sense and reflects your business.

WHAT IS MY VISION ?​
Consolidating your business vision is my mission : I combine my legal expertise, my knowledge of the luxury industry, my curiosity and my creativity to deliver not only a legal strategy but also offer insights into business challenges ahead with ideas to address them. An IP strategy is first and foremost a business strategy and requires a tried and tested business acumen.

Maître Olivia Dhordain​

Paris Barred Lawyer
International IP Expert​
Luxury and Watchmaking Industry Expertise

WHO AM I ?​
Over my 25-year career as an IP lawyer, I have had the privilege of working for the world’s largest companies and the most aspirational luxury brands. From leading an IP team inhouse for 17 years to navigating IP specificities and litigations across Europe, Asia and the US, my journey has equipped me with a wealth of experience I am eager to share more broadly. ​

WHY DID I FOUND OUTBOXING IP ?​
As Deputy Chief IP Counsel working inhouse, I was fortunate to work with the best IP professionals around the world:
– litigation lawyers, expert in the procedural laws and interpretation of the various IP tools available in their jurisdictions
– trademark and design agents, impeccable in their filing and management of renewals
– offline Anticounterfeiting agents tirelessly raking the markets for fakes
– online service providers to operate takedowns of fakes across the world.

All offered pristine services … but I could only observe how vast the gap was between these different service providers. Companies are just expected to know who to turn to, when … and fast!

Outboxing IP was founded to help fill this gap. I provide you with the holistic overview and implementation of your IP Strategy. I advise as to what results can be obtained in what jurisdiction. I tell you which IP tools are useful, how and where they should be filed and which are a waste of money. I coordinate the actions and give you comprehensive reports on all actions. Your IP – taken globally – makes sense and reflects your business.

WHAT IS MY VISION ?​
Consolidating your business vision is my mission : I combine my legal expertise, my knowledge of the luxury industry, my curiosity and my creativity to deliver not only a legal strategy but also offer insights into business challenges ahead with ideas to address them. An IP strategy is first and foremost a business strategy and requires a tried and tested business acumen.

University collaborations & publications

  • 2008 -2024 – Yearly collaboration with Professor Jacques de Werra, UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA (UNIGE) – conducting conferences on IP and the Luxury industry, IP and Sustainability; IP Strategies and Practice Seminar.​

  • 2023 – Conferences for students of Professor Irène Calboli UNIVERSITY Of SINGAPORE on IP in Practice.​

  • 2023 – Conference for INNOCUBE, UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHATEL, Professor Daniel Kraus on Upcycling.

CUTTING-EDGE – ACCESSIBLE – ENGAGING

Outboxing IP makes complex simple…

and it works !

J’ai pu apprécier le très grand professionnalisme d’Olivia qui combine de façon merveilleuse rigueur juridique et créativité pour dégager les solutions « business » les plus avantageuses pour les entreprises concernées. Olivia dispose également d’une qualité rare d’analyse fine et approfondie des questions juridiques les plus complexes à un niveau international. Olivia est incontestablement une partenaire de premier rang pour les entreprises conscientes de l’atout majeur que représente la propriété intellectuelle dans leur stratégie globale”

Vincent Fauchoux, Partner at DDG

Olivia knows how to share her vast, topical knowledge in applied intellectual property in a lively, fascinating and highly engaging way, in the framework of our executive training organised at Innocube. Olivia is always a pleasure to work with, listen to, and learn and get inspiration from​. »

Daniel Kraus, Professor at the University of Neuchâtel