by manuel.roche | Dec 15, 2014 | All, Copyright
By governmental order No.2014-1348 of 12 November 2014, entered into force on the 1st December 2014, the French Intellectual Property Code has been modified as regards publishing contracts. The main purpose of the modifications is to adapt the rules related to...
by manuel.roche | Nov 30, 2014 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Operators of very popular websites with a descriptive address regarding their activities must develop a specific strategy for the protection of their rights if they are to have a chance to defend them effectively. Indeed, the owner of a key-word match domain name will...
by manuel.roche | Nov 26, 2014 | All, Copyright
The French Intellectual Property Code provides that performance, publishing and audiovisual production contracts must be in writing (Article L.131-2). In addition, “transfer of authors’ rights shall be subject to each of the assigned rights being separately mentioned...
by manuel.roche | Oct 31, 2014 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Businesses have until November 11th to register on a priority basis their trademark or company names as a domain name.paris. The dotPARIS is open to all natural and legal persons: present in the Greater Paris area or; justifying professional, personal, commercial or...
by manuel.roche | Oct 17, 2014 | All, Copyright, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
As you may know, protecting a concept in France is not an easy task, mainly because a concept is a general notion or idea and because abstract ideas cannot be protected by copyright and even less by industrial property titles such as patents, trademarks or designs. Of...
