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 | Dec 30, 2014 | All, Designs, Trademarks
In this Christmas season, games are popular in the shops and under the tree, but also spark fierce legal debates. How to durably protect the games and prevent competitors from developing identical or similar games? When launching a new game, manufacturers obviously...
by manuel.roche | Jul 13, 2014 | All, Designs
According to the French Intellectual Property Code, a design shall only be protected if it is new and has individual character (Article L.511-2). But when it comes to industrial designs, the French Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) does not perform an examination on...
