L’Occitane: the perks of using specialist IP providers

Founded in 1976, L’Occitane en Provence is an international brand of body, face, fragrances and home products. The group has more than 2,900 stores (more than 1,400 are our own stores) in 90 countries and a portfolio of around 2,500 trademarks. I joined the business in 2009 as group legal director shortly before the company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and since then the business has expanded rapidly.