by manuel.roche | Nov 14, 2016 | All, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
Mr. Romain Soubeyran is the new General Director of the French Institute for Industrial Property, the French Patent and Trademark Office. According to the official press release, he previously was director of Mines ParisTech, one of the famous French Grandes Ecoles...
by manuel.roche | Oct 26, 2016 | All, Copyright
He did try before the French courts… and failed. Over the past years, [INSCRIPTA] published several articles and news about colourful copyright cases. There were rather intellectual cases like the one involving William Faulkner and Woody Allen’s movie “Midnight...
by manuel.roche | Oct 17, 2016 | All, Trademarks
The principle of the unitary character of the European union trademark is not absolute, and even when the infringement of a EU trademark is recognized by the courts, the geographical scope of sanctions must be assessed in terms of likelihood of confusion between the...
by manuel.roche | Oct 7, 2016 | All, Trademarks
According to French Trademark laws and regulations, a trademark may be applied for on behalf of a company that is not incorporated yet, i.e. on behalf of a company that is still being established. This particular type of application is very popular in France. It...
by manuel.roche | Sep 23, 2016 | All, Patents
The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a very important decision last summer that may very well prove disturbing for individuals and companies committed into IP licence agreements (CJEU, 7 July 2016, case C‑567/14). The case is rather complex and includes...
