by manuel.roche | Apr 19, 2015 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Trademark rights are often compared to monopolistic rights. There are however some significant exceptions such as the one provided by Article L.713-6, b) of the French Intellectual Property Code. “Registration of a mark shall not prevent use of the same sign or a...
by manuel.roche | Mar 28, 2015 | All, Copyright, Internet
Last March 16, French Minister of Culture and Communication Fleur Pellerin posted on Twitter a photograph reproducing paintings by French artist Pierre Bonnard, apparently taken with her smartphone whilst visiting an exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris (1). Some...
by manuel.roche | Feb 26, 2015 | All, Designs
Two of the world’s biggest economies, namely the United States of America and Japan, will join the Hague system for the International Registration of Industrial Designs on May 13th, 2015. The international design system provides a variety of centralized administrative...
by manuel.roche | Feb 20, 2015 | All, Trademarks
According to French and European trademark Law, “a trade mark shall be liable to revocation if, after the date on which it was registered, in consequence of acts or inactivity of the proprietor, it has become the common name in the trade for a product or service in...
by manuel.roche | Feb 16, 2015 | All, Trademarks
CNCPI Workshop is the annual event intended to businesses and individuals to increase information and promote public awareness of intellectual property issues. The French Company of Industrial Property Attorneys (CNCPI), will organize the 2015 workshop on March 19th...
