by manuel.roche | Feb 13, 2026 | All, Copyright, Designs
The protection of works under copyright law has become increasingly difficult in France in recent years. Judges are ever more demanding when it comes to characterizing the originality of works submitted for their consideration—a key condition for copyright protection....
by manuel.roche | Feb 28, 2018 | All, Designs, Trademarks
The three-dimensional trademark, filed for sweets and consisting of an empty and unlabeled TIC TAC box, although considered as a weak trademark, is opposable to a Community design consisting of a full candy box, bearing figurative and verbal elements. First of all, an...
by manuel.roche | Jun 21, 2017 | All, Copyright, Designs
If there are at least 7 differences between two designs, there is no counterfeiting. Wrong! The designs are compared according to their similarities and the overall impression they produce on an informed user. If the overall impressions are the same, copying or...
