by manuel.roche | Jul 20, 2017 | All, Trademarks
The same sign may be filed simultaneously as a collective and as an individual trademark, depending on the intentions of use of the trademark by its owner. But filing a sign as an individual trademark and using it as a collective trademark may be a problem. That is...
by manuel.roche | Jun 29, 2017 | All, Patents
There is a specific tax credit mechanism in France known as “Credit d’impôt recherche” or tax credit for research (TCR). The mechanism provides for a tax credit equal to 30% of research and development (R&D) expenses up to 100 million euros and equal to 5% above...
by manuel.roche | Jun 21, 2017 | All, Copyright, Designs
If there are at least 7 differences between two designs, there is no counterfeiting. Wrong! The designs are compared according to their similarities and the overall impression they produce on an informed user. If the overall impressions are the same, copying or...
by manuel.roche | May 5, 2017 | All, Internet, Trademarks
We recently commented the Vinci case and the misappropriation of domain names such as vinci.group or vinci-group.com (here) to warn about the necessity of monitoring marks on the internet, which is the only solution to be able to react fast and prevent or at least...
by manuel.roche | Apr 28, 2017 | All, Trademarks
I have to designate the products and/or services listed in the heading of the classes of interest. Wrong! A trademark application includes a sign (name, logo, name + logo, slogan…) and a list of the products or activities that will be offered under this sign. For...
