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 to provide you any necessary information for a better understanding of intellectual property and which services we can offer. See you online on October 2019 !

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 September 15 to September 18, 2019. Anne Lévy will be delighted to meet you and answer any question you may have regarding your IP portfolio, French or European IP matters … Continue reading “AIPPI Congress”

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 is a recap of the main measures that should come into effect soon : • Implementation of an administrative opposition proceeding for patents delivered by the French Patent Office. • Creation of … Continue reading “PACTE law : what is the impact on IP ?”

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 your clients do not understand or perceive the interest of this service, we can offer you a free test of 6 months for each trademark filed by our firm in … Continue reading “Do you watch ?”

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 attorney as legitimate when it comes to seizures. Among others the Court of Appeal stated that « IP attorneys cannot, without necessarily violating the principle of impartiality […] be designated as … Continue reading “Legal victory of IP attorneys for representing their clients in seizures”

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 are glad to enjoy this opportunity of meeting with actual and future clients and colleagues to strengthen and/or build business relationship. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

People around you have one and only topic of conversation, your employees take days-off on broadcasting days ? Guess what we talking about ? The final season of Game of Thrones obviously. Be safe, this news does not contain any spoiler. We do not know who will end on the iron throne, but we have … Continue reading “SPOILER ALERT”

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 engineer was recruited in 2006 to carry out the development of this process, then fired for economic reasons. The employer company being wound up and its intangible asset being assigned, … Continue reading “Patent law and employees’ inventions”

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 notorious trademark. The case was opposing Mrs Virginie Taittinger to the TAITTINGER company. The first one assigned her company shares and undertook not to use the name TAITTINGER directly … Continue reading “Well-known trademark and fair motive don’t go together well”

With a view to always provide our customers with services that complement our activities, within a network of qualified partners, we are pleased to announce that a partnership with the firm OL&DI has been formalized. As a strategic and operational consulting company positioned on the financing of R&D and innovation, OL&DI’s fields of expertise are: … Continue reading “A new partnership with OL&DI CONSULTING”