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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Overview of the French FICPI Group regarding its charter
The IP Excellence Charter system – which Bletry is an initiator and signatory since its implementation – includes a yearly self assessment process of the […]
Economic benefits of IP in Europe
A joint study carried out by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) highlights the benefits of using intellectual […]
TOM WAITS accuses BARTABAS of plagiarism
A dispute goes on since several months opposing the American composer and singer Tom Waits and the horse shows director Bartabas about his last opus […]
The average financial compensation paid to the employee innovator is 2200 €
The earnings of the employee innovator is a healthy practice that became mandatory in 1990, meant to promote creation internally. A study carried out recently […]
The Best IP Advice Professional Excellence Commission
FICPI has produced for its members a brochure for distribution to existing and new clients, explaining to clients and prospective clients what makes FICPI members […]