by manuel.roche | Jul 15, 2013 | All, Trademarks
The Savon de Marseille (an olive oil based soap) is a very popular and famous washing soap in France, the image of which is attached to old soap factories based in Marseille (city in the South of France) and respectful of ancient industrial traditions. In France, the...
by manuel.roche | Jun 28, 2013 | All, Internet, Trademarks
In France and in other European countries, for several years now, commercial companies directly contact the owners of industrial property rights to offer unnecessary trademark management services. With the increasing digitization and the development of online...
by manuel.roche | Jun 18, 2013 | All, Trademarks
If you look at trademark registries in France or in other countries, you may observe that trademarks are not always owned by the companies that use them, but by their CEOs, managers, founding partners, etc. There can be many reasons why such decisions are made. It...
by manuel.roche | Jun 6, 2013 | All, Trademarks
Further to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union IP TRANSLATOR (see our previous article), all 25 national trademark offices of E.U. Member States together with OHIM have increased the discussions to try to harmonize their interpretation relating...
by manuel.roche | May 30, 2013 | All, Trademarks
What consequences for owners of Community trademarks and Community designs? On 1st July 2013, the European Union will be enlarged to Croatia as the 28th member country. As industrial property titles valid throughout the entire E.U., Community trademarks and Community...
