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A new database which lists geographical indications
Since November, the European Union Office (EUIPO) has been offering a database of geographical indications recognized and protected in the European Union: GIview. Its main […]
German Bundestag approves bill to ratify Agreement on a Unified Patent Court
On November 26, the Bundestag adopted the ratification bill on a unified patent court (UPC). This is an important step towards the implementation of the […]
Who can act on the ground of a registered trademark in the name and on behalf of a company not yet registered?
An interesting decision of the French Supreme Court was issued on October 14th. A natural person had filed a French trademark on behalf of a […]
The European Patent Office looks into the valuation of patents
The European Patent Office (EPO) recently published the results of its study “Valuation of scientific results – Dashboard of commercial exploitation of patents: European universities […]
Anniversary: 30 years of collaboration!
In November 2020, Anne Lévy, CEO of Brandon IP and Michel Lévy, CEO of Brandon Valorisation celebrated the 30th anniversary of their collaboration. The […]
Brexit: how to make the right decisions
We were all in a hurry to see 2020 end, but December 31 also marked the end of the transition period for the Brexit […]
Our clients have talent
Some of our clients have shown great creativity at this difficult time. A few examples : The company RASEC, which activity relates to store […]
French patent: Taking account of inventive step by the French Patent Office (INPI)
As we have already announced to you, the PACTE law has established a post-grant patent opposition system in France since April 1, 2020. In […]
Out your pig
You probably know the famous device of PUMA, the bounding feline, many times counterfeited with or without imagination. The Portuguese company Trendiamo tempted it […]
New people joining the team !
Our Patent attorney specialized in biotech, Marie-Josée Vialle Presles has just retired and we hope she will fully enjoy her free time. To […]
WIPO PROOF : WIPO’s service to prove the existence of an intellectual asset
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has launched a new online service: WIPO PROOF. As the name suggests, it is about providing proof of […]
Thanks to our readers
With an average opening rate of 30%, we are above the general rate for this type of newsletters. We hope that you encounter interesting […]
Our talents recognized by Décideurs
For the first time, our firm is referenced by Décideurs and Leaders League, and we are delighted to announce it. Here are the skills […]
Force majeure, a legal remedy
Can you invoke force majeure in your contracts due to the current health crisis? We thought it would be interesting to look into the […]
Where are you? Where are we?
While the gradual lifting of lockdown is underway this week, many of you are resuming activities. We have been in close contact with some of […]
Increase in INPI and EPO official fees
France : Since April 1, 2020 the French PTO has posted its new applicable rates. While the official fees relating to the procedure for filing and […]
France: Entry into force of administrative procedures for nullity and revocation
The implementation of the measures provided for by the PACTE law continues with the entry into force, since April 1, 2020, of the procedures […]
France: Entry into force of the patent opposition procedure
Still stemming from the PACTE law, but on the patent side, April 1, 2020 also marks the launch of the patent opposition procedure, allowing […]
Situation in France
Dear Clients and Colleagues, Safety, health and well-being of our clients and staff remain our priority. According to the governemental measures for Public Health, BRANDON […]
Jeff Koons sentenced in France for copyright infringement
In a judgment of December 17, 2019 the Paris Court of Appeal confirmed the 2017 trial judgment that the sculpture Naked by Jeff Koons […]
Brexit and intellectual property: a period of transition
Brexit and intellectual property: a period of transition The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on January 31st. As in many fields of activity, […]
Creation of a patent opposition procedure in France
The Minister of Economy and Finance presented Ordinance No. 2020-116 of February 12, 2020 which provides for the creation of a right of opposition […]
EPO refuses patent application of AI inventor
On 26 January 2020 the EPO rejected two European patent applications on the ground that the designated sole inventor, an AI system, did not […]
Licensing activities by smes : evidence from EU trademarks owners
During recent years, the EUIPO, European Union Intellectual Property Office has published several studies highlighting the virtuous cycle between IP and economic performance, with […]
New internet website
We announced it, it’s finally here! Our new website is now online: we wanted to bring you more content, more information about intellectual property, […]
Israel joins Hague System for Registering Industrial Designs
As of January 3, 2020, foreign companies can designate Israel in their international design applications via the Hague System. Israeli companies and designers can […]
The first sound trademark filed in France
Since the transposition of the Trademark Package, it is possible to file at the French Trademark Office (INPI) sound, olfactory or taste marks. […]
How to use China in the patent strategy of your company
Most companies take into account the Chinese market in their filing strategy, even if they do not have business in this country. For companies […]
BRANDON IP’s new website
After several months of work, we are getting ready to disclose the new version of our website. Making it more complete and clearer, we hope […]
AIPPI Congress
BRANDON IP will be attending the World Congress of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property). It will take place in London from […]
PACTE law : what is the impact on IP ?
The bill on growth and transformation of companies (PACTE) was recently adopted by the French parliament. What’s the real impact in terms of IP ? Here […]
Do you watch?
Many companies file and register trademarks and don’t worry any more until the date of the next renewal ten years from then. If some of […]
Legal victory of IP attorneys for representing their clients in seizures
The French High Court recently rendered an important decision giving right to the CNCPI and the ACPI as they were searching to recognize the IP […]
INTA is coming
Anne LEVY and Severine FITOUSSI will be attending the next INTA Conference in Boston from Saturday 18 May 2019 to Wednesday 22 May 2019. We […]
SPOILER ALERT
People around you have one and only topic of conversation, your employees take days-off on broadcasting days ? Guess what we talking about ? The […]
Patent law and employees’ inventions
In 2004, a company filed a French patent application for a “portable device for detecting, alerting and transmitting information relating to a natural person”. An […]
Well-known trademark and fair motive don’t go together well
A recent decision from the French High Court focused on the application of article L.713-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code regarding the attempt to […]
A new partnership with OL&DI CONSULTING
With a view to always provide our customers with services that complement our activities, within a network of qualified partners, we are pleased to […]
Intellectual property seen by European citizens
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has carried out a study entitled “European citizens and intellectual property: perception, awareness and behavior”. This is an update […]
A piece of art created with AI sold on auction sales
You may not know Edmond de Belamy, gentleman represented on this painting sold at Christie’s New York. He is not the reason of the price […]
Protection of business secrecy
Following the adoption by the Senate on June 21st of the proposal for a law transposing the European Directive on business secrecy, let’s sum up. […]
A new partnership for PhD recruitments
Always looking at strengthening our network of skills, we have just signed an agreement with the firm ADOC Talent Management. It is the first European […]
BRANDON IP will be present at the [Entre-Preneurs] Meetings.
The [Entre-Preneurs] Meetings, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Eure-et-Loir will be held again this year in Chartres. The event will be […]
No monopoly on the name « calisson »
A strange dispute took place this summer around the small well-known confectionery, made with candied melon and marzipan. In 2016, a Chinese citizen, Ye Chulin, […]
The domain name FRANCE.COM now belongs to the French government further to a legal action
In 1994, Mr. Jean-Noël Frydman bought the domain name FRANCE.COM in order to create a website for tourists visiting the country. More than 10 years […]
A new website for BRANDON VALORISATION
Our partner firm BRANDON VALORISATION has just renovated its website to make it more modern, more attractive and better reflect its activities. Please have a […]
Never women have filed so many patents, according to WIPO
The share of women recorded in international patent application at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has never been so high. In total, at least […]
Russia has entered the Hague convention about protection of international designs
Last February, Russia became the 53th member of the Hague Convention, which allows the international registration of designs. This is good news for all design […]
The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) has finally entered into force
You couldn’t have missed it, the General data protection regulation is now in force since May 25. The goal is to raise the security measures […]
A softening in the CIVC (Committee for the protection of Champaign) monopoly
The Champagne protected designation of origin (PDO) is actively defended ou enforced by the CIVC (Committee for the protection of Champaign) which sues any commercial […]
A few figures about patent applications
In France SMEs are at the origin of a growing number of patent applications in France: 21.2%. This figure has been steadily increasing since […]
Invisible coding, a weapon against counterfeiting for cosmetic brands
Some markets, such as cosmetics, household products or personal hygiene, face requirements and constraints in terms of packaging, traceability, continuity of brand image, constraints of […]
Our partner L.Brandon becomes Brandon Valorisation
To be closer to its activities, L.Brandon decided to take the name of Brandon Valorisation. It also allows him to harmonize its presentation on ours, […]
Artificial intelligence : the new Eldorado
Artificial Intelligence has become unavoidable and all professions are now concerned, even those where subjectivity is important. Many companies develop new solutions in very diversified […]
Protect your sensitive information
Group Brandon is working on a good practices guide regarding sensitive information. Before your project is finalized, you probably will have to discuss it with […]
Change never happens alone…
After the rebranding and moving, change at the head of the patent department. Mrs. Nadine Thomas, who has been in office for almost 10 years, […]
Google started penalizing the remaining http websites on October 1st, 2017
Since the beginning of 2017, Google is trying to force every website to adopt the “https” (HyperText Transfer Protocol Secure) mode. It has become more […]
EU changes
Amendments to the EU trademark regulations will come into force on 1st October 2017, among others: It will be possible to file certification marks before […]
Thailand joins the Madrid Protocol
Thailand will become the 99th member of the Madrid system, having signed the accession on last August. This will enter into force on November 7, […]
Champagne and award!
We are proud to announce that the jury of the Champagne Trophies’s 2017 edition has selected one of our clients, Champagne René Jolly, for its […]
European Patent Office clarifies practice in the area of plant and animal patents
Since July 1, 2017 European Patent Office has amended and especially clarified the legal framework applicable to plant and animal patents. Therefore, plants and animals […]
Can a gesture be protected as a trademark ?
Such as Nabilla Benattia and her “allo?”, some people get famous using gestures, become identification marks. In the United States, Gene Simmons, member of the […]
Recognition of copyright in the development of a Ladurée store
The Court of Appeal of Paris has just delivered a judgment in which it grants copyright to the creator of certain Ladurée stores. She was […]
Where to sue an alleged infringer in the US ?
Until recently, an alleged infringer can be sued in any US state, regardless of the place of the infringement or the domicile of the infringer […]
News from the Brandon Group
Our partner L.BRANDON organized on last April 4, a conference on the fundraising in Orleans. More than 70 persons were attending, and could receive advise […]
Companies on Instagram
On last June 17, was held in Paris the first Instapreneurs’ Salon, organised by Instagram to allow the companies to better use this medium and […]
Good change of name practice
The French telecommunication network SFR will change its name at the end of 2018 to become ALTICE, and spread in all countries where the group […]
News of the Unitary Patent and Unified Patent Jurisdiction
The latest twists and turns: the entry into force on 1 December 2017 is postponed indefinitely. The main reasons for this are the United Kingdom’s […]
The utility of the patent
An article published recently in the daily economic newspaper Les Echos reasserts the interest of the patent for companies in development and in search of […]
Valeo, first patent applicant in France
Valéo dethrones Peugeot SA at the top of the 2016 ranking of INPI patents. This is mostly the result of the policy of rationalization carried […]
BLETRY & Associés becomes BRANDON IP
After 150th anniversary celebrations, BLETRY & Associés opens up a new chapter in its history. Founded in 1866 under the name BLETRY FRERES from the […]
A woman head of the French IP attorneys Association (so-called CNCPI)
For the first time in their history, the French IP attorneys have elected on 13 December 2016 a trademark & design attorney, Mrs. Guylène KIESEL […]