by manuel.roche | Dec 23, 2012 | All, Patents
The French Intellectual Property Code states that “The right to the [patent] shall belong to the inventor or his successor in title” (Article L.611-6) such as his assignee. And “Where an application for the grant of [a patent] has been made either for an invention...
by manuel.roche | Dec 17, 2012 | All, Trademarks
E.U. law allows shapes of goods to be registered as trademarks. If filed properly such trademarks may then provide their owners with exclusive legal protection, potentially unlimited in time, over shapes that may have required important conception and development...
by manuel.roche | Dec 12, 2012 | All, Trademarks
The mark intends to identify a product and allow a better commercial exploitation and promotion. This sign may vary over the years, following fashions and trends: it may be used in association with other elements more or less descriptive of new activities. One of the...
by manuel.roche | Dec 8, 2012 | All, Trademarks
When filing a trademark application, one must carefully determine what sign will be protected and what activities (goods and services) it will be protected for. Many countries in the world have adopted what is usually referred to as the Nice Classification, which...
by manuel.roche | Dec 3, 2012 | All, Trademarks
A few years back, the INPI (French PTO) tried to develop an electronic filing system for Soleau envelopes. Soleau envelopes, named after their inventor, are a practical and inexpensive way of ascertaining the date of creations or inventions, although they do not...
