by manuel.roche | Sep 16, 2013 | All, Copyright, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
In France, the enforcement of IP rights is based on the first-to-file principle when in Common Law countries, the IP system is based on the first-to-invent or first-to-use principle. To warn the public of the existence or registration of trademarks, designs, patents...
by manuel.roche | Sep 4, 2013 | All, Copyright
French famous comedian and actor Coluche (Michel Colucci) died in 1986 shortly after initiating and founding the “Restos du Cœur” (literally Restaurants of the Heart), a charity which collects food, money and clothes for the needy and the homeless. His portrait became...
by manuel.roche | Aug 28, 2013 | All, Internet, Patents
Last April, the Court of Appeal of Paris declared valid the seizing process performed by a bailiff consisting of, first, making an official report according to which the alleged counterfeit goods could be bought and ordered through the internet and, second, proceeding...
by manuel.roche | Aug 14, 2013 | All, Copyright
In the movie, the main character played by Owen Wilson says: “The past is not dead! Actually, it’s not even past. You know who said that? Faulkner. And he was right. And I met him, too. I ran into him at a dinner party”. The nine-word sentence was extracted from...
by manuel.roche | Jul 19, 2013 | All, Trademarks
This month, we have selected European and French case law focusing on the comparison of the goods and services and the different criteria, in particular those concerning complementarity, used by judges and offices to assess whether or not there is a risk of confusion...
