by manuel.roche | May 19, 2014 | All, Copyright, Internet
Creating a web site requires functional, technical and even esthetic qualities. But is it enough to consider all web sites may be protected by copyright? The Court of Appeals of Rennes (in Brittany, France) has just decided it does not. In its judgment dated 13 May...
by manuel.roche | Apr 30, 2014 | All, Trademarks
When a company creates a product, new because of its shape, its design or its functionality, it has an interest to market and distribute it under a particular trade name and to do its best to encourage the public to assimilate the relevant trademark and the product in...
by manuel.roche | Apr 29, 2014 | All, Copyright, Designs, Internet, Patents, Trademarks
[INSCRIPTA] has been interviewed by French magazine “Informations Entreprise” as part of a dossier dedicated to intellectual and industrial property and French Patent and Trademark Attorneys. Founding partners of [INSCRIPTA] Agnès DOYEN and Manuel ROCHE...
by manuel.roche | Apr 19, 2014 | All, Trademarks
A few days after French law of 11 March 2014 fighting against the infringement of IP rights (See our article), another important French law was adopted by Parliament and enacted by the Government: French law of 17 March 2014 related to protection of consumers. Among...
by manuel.roche | Mar 31, 2014 | All, Copyright, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
The new French law of 11 March 2014 reinforces the IP rights holder’s means of action against alleged infringers. In this respect, the customs often play a decisive role, since the customs detentions allow IP rights owners to block the counterfeiting goods, but also...