by manuel.roche | Mar 31, 2016 | All, Trademarks
Shall the name Savon de Marseille (a vegetal oil-based soap) be the first geographical indication protecting industrial and artisanal products (1) to be approved? This name is the first application, filed by the association of the manufacturers of the Savon de...
by manuel.roche | Mar 16, 2016 | All, Patents
First of all, let’s remind our foreign readers that the French legislative body entrusted the entire litigation of intellectual property law to specialized courts of the judiciary system, in an attempt to enhance the specialization of French judges and to improve the...
by manuel.roche | Feb 29, 2016 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Under the influence of Community law, it has become difficult if not impossible for an operator to oppose to any use of its own trademark in keywords leading to commercial ads for competing web sites through a search engine (1). Currently, a trademark owner may only...
by manuel.roche | Feb 16, 2016 | All, Trademarks
Since you read all our news with great assiduity and interest (at least we hope) you know by now that the European Trade Mark system is undergoing a major revision (1). The new Regulation on European Union trademarks (or EU trademarks replacing Community trademarks)...
by manuel.roche | Jan 28, 2016 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Famous French shoemaker JM WESTON recently obtained from the Court of Appeals of Paris a judgment condemning DR MARTENS E-COMMERCE LLC and AIRWAIR INTERNATIONAL LTD (hereinafter DR MARTENS) for trademark infringement and unfair competition (1). The case was quite...
