by manuel.roche | Jan 31, 2014 | All, Trademarks
This month, we have selected French case law focusing on the comparison of the signs and the different criteria used by judges and the INPI (French Trademark Office) to assess whether or not there is a risk of confusion between the marks for the relevant public....
by manuel.roche | Jan 25, 2014 | All, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
If you own French registered trademarks, designs or patents, that were filed or renewed since 03 March 2004, you should find interesting to know that they are no longer valid in French Polynesia. One of the consequences of organic Law No.2004-192 of 27 February 2004,...
by manuel.roche | Jan 17, 2014 | All, Internet
When will the new top-level domain (TLD) .PARIS (Dot PARIS) be available? How much will it cost? We do not know yet (*). But one thing is already certain: the City of Paris intends to make this new TLD a rallying point of the Paris community and a sign of commitment...
by manuel.roche | Dec 26, 2013 | All, Internet, Trademarks
In an overcrowded web and a very competitive e-commerce retail market, search engines optimization is one of the cornerstones of success. Due to the recent changes to Google’s algorithm, there are fewer incentives to use descriptive names. During several years...
by manuel.roche | Dec 21, 2013 | All, Copyright, Designs
Invalidity proceedings of a Community design filed before the OHIM can be based on absolute grounds (when the design does not fulfil the requirements of validity) or on relative grounds (in case of an infringement of prior rights). According to the Regulation on...
