by manuel.roche | Sep 27, 2013 | All, Copyright, Designs
In France, copyright is granted to original works or, as the French Courts say, to works of the mind that bear the stamp of their author’s personality. But you do not just claim that a work is original. To benefit from copyright protection, you need to show how and...
by manuel.roche | Sep 16, 2013 | All, Copyright, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
In France, the enforcement of IP rights is based on the first-to-file principle when in Common Law countries, the IP system is based on the first-to-invent or first-to-use principle. To warn the public of the existence or registration of trademarks, designs, patents...
by manuel.roche | Sep 4, 2013 | All, Copyright
French famous comedian and actor Coluche (Michel Colucci) died in 1986 shortly after initiating and founding the “Restos du Cœur” (literally Restaurants of the Heart), a charity which collects food, money and clothes for the needy and the homeless. His portrait became...
by manuel.roche | Aug 28, 2013 | All, Internet, Patents
Last April, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared valid the seizing process performed by a bailiff consisting of, first, making an official report according to which the alleged counterfeit goods could be bought and ordered through the internet and, second, proceeding...
by manuel.roche | Aug 14, 2013 | All, Copyright
In the movie, the main character played by Owen Wilson says: “The past is not dead! Actually, it’s not even past. You know who said that? Faulkner. And he was right. And I met him, too. I ran into him at a dinner party”. The nine-word sentence was extracted from...
