by manuel.roche | Jan 28, 2013 | All, Trademarks
Last summer, the French Cour de cassation issued a very important ruling regarding the scope of protection that may be granted to a company name. According to the Supreme Court, “the company name is protected only in connection with the activities actually performed...
by manuel.roche | Jan 11, 2013 | All, Trademarks
To begin this new year in the trademark business, we would like to inform you about a new update of the Tenth Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks. The Tenth Edition entered into force on...
by manuel.roche | Dec 23, 2012 | All, Patents
The French Intellectual Property Code states that “The right to the [patent] shall belong to the inventor or his successor in title” (Article L.611-6) such as his assignee. And “Where an application for the grant of [a patent] has been made either for an invention...
by manuel.roche | Dec 17, 2012 | All, Trademarks
E.U. law allows shapes of goods to be registered as trademarks. If filed properly such trademarks may then provide their owners with exclusive legal protection, potentially unlimited in time, over shapes that may have required important conception and development...
by manuel.roche | Dec 12, 2012 | All, Trademarks
The mark intends to identify a product and allow a better commercial exploitation and promotion. This sign may vary over the years, following fashions and trends: it may be used in association with other elements more or less descriptive of new activities. One of the...
