by manuel.roche | Aug 18, 2017 | All, Internet, Trademarks
Here is another case of a trademark being used as a keyword to trigger commercial results on Google search engine. The facts are not original. The court’s decision is not either. However, it is a good opportunity to remind where the French courts stand on the question...
by manuel.roche | Jul 31, 2017 | All, Copyright, Trademarks
The French Cour de cassation, the highest civil court in France, recently issued a decision about how a concept can be protected through intellectual property rights. It is interesting to study this decision to be reminded that, although it is not impossible,...
by manuel.roche | Jul 20, 2017 | All, Trademarks
The same sign may be filed simultaneously as a collective and as an individual trademark, depending on the intentions of use of the trademark by its owner. But filing a sign as an individual trademark and using it as a collective trademark may be a problem. That is...
by manuel.roche | Jun 29, 2017 | All, Patents
There is a specific tax credit mechanism in France known as “Credit d’impôt recherche” or tax credit for research (TCR). The mechanism provides for a tax credit equal to 30% of research and development (R&D) expenses up to 100 million euros and equal to 5% above...
by manuel.roche | Jun 21, 2017 | All, Copyright, Designs
If there are at least 7 differences between two designs, there is no counterfeiting. Wrong! The designs are compared according to their similarities and the overall impression they produce on an informed user. If the overall impressions are the same, copying or...
