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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 […]