by manuel.roche | Feb 16, 2018 | All, Trademarks
This has now become a real saga regarding southern France, not by famous writer Marcel Pagnol, but by the French Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) and IP lawyers. Let’s recall that since 2014, Article L721-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code states that must...
by manuel.roche | Jan 31, 2018 | All, Trademarks
Schweppes is a worldwide famous brand for tonic waters created in 1793. One trademark, one product, one origin? Not since the partial assignment of the trademark in several European Union countries (including the United Kingdom) to The Coca-Cola Company, while...
by manuel.roche | Jan 15, 2018 | All, Designs, Patents, Trademarks
On the 26th of September of 2017, the Court of Appeals of Paris issued the final decision in the case that lead to the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union of the 7th of July of 2016 that we commented here (Royalty for a patent: what do you really...
by manuel.roche | Dec 29, 2017 | All, Trademarks
A German supermarket network sells a sorbet containing 12% of champagne under the name ‘Champagner Sorbet’ (Champagne sorbet in German). The Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC, Interprofessional Committee of the Champagne Wine), very active in the...
by manuel.roche | Dec 26, 2017 | All, Copyright, Internet, Trademarks
What do an animal protection society and associations promoting natural filiation and lobbying against same-sex marriage have in common? According to the First Instance Court of Paris, they share advertising campaigns with the same concept (judgment of 23 November...
