by manuel.roche | Aug 28, 2015 | All, Trademarks
The saga of the trademark BATEAUX MOUCHES has been going on for over 10 years and it must be recognised that the Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches is constant and persevering in its efforts to obtain Community protection over its mark. By two final decisions (1), the...
by manuel.roche | Aug 14, 2015 | All, Trademarks
Maybe you asked yourselves that very same question in the past few weeks and maybe you decided otherwise for financial reasons. But you might be interested in knowing that the mark PALACE is not that exclusive anymore. Actually, the French collective mark PALACE was...
by manuel.roche | Jul 31, 2015 | All, Designs, Patents
To be valid, a Community design must be new and have individual character, which means it must produce on the informed user a different overall impression from that produced by the designs already disclosed at the time of registration. The publication of a US patent...
by manuel.roche | Jul 10, 2015 | All, Copyright
A very recent decision issued by the French highest civil Court accepts that copyright may be limited to ensure protection of the right to artistic freedom. A painter had reproduced three photographs into his paintings, without requesting prior authorization from the...
by manuel.roche | Jun 30, 2015 | All, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
French government has recently been decided to make relationships between administrations and their users easier. With this in mind, they created a new rule according to which failure of an administration to answer a request within a two-month period should be...
