After running a diversity recruiting campaign, Facebook decided to focus on another related area, namely diversity in outside law firms that work for the company. In order to do so Facebook introduced a quota of 33% for women and ethnic … Read More
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Nice classification has just been updated. The new version will be applicable from 1st January 2019.
Nice classification’s new version has been available since August 15, 2018. It corresponds to the version of Nice classification’s eleventh edition of 2019, applicable since January 1, 2017. This new version will come into force on January 1, 2019 and … Read More
Trademark portfolio management in China
Trademark applications in China are continuously increasing and are expected to reach 8 million this year. Indeed, trademark protection in China is nowadays a must-have for all companies manufacturing and/or selling in the region. However, managing a trademark portfolio in … Read More
Blockchain and intellectual property: how to protect intellectual property more efficiently
What is Blockchain? Blockchain is a secure and transparent technology for storage and transmission of information with no centralized control body. Blockchain is based on fool-proof mathematical calculations. What are the advantages of Blockchain? High security is an important benefit … Read More
De l’importance de la signification des signes dans l’analyse du risque de confusion entre deux marques
Selon l’article L.713-3 du Code français de la propriété intellectuelle, pour retenir qu’un signe imite une marque antérieure, il est nécessaire qu’il existe une similarité entre les signes en cause et que les produits ou services soient identiques ou similaires. … Read More
Trademark, copyright and patent: how they differ?
Trademarks, copyrights and patents are three different legal instruments belonging to the umbrella term of intellectual property. Nevertheless, they differ significantly one from the other. Indeed, trademarks protect the source identifications of goods and services while copyrights protect original creative … Read More
Regulation No 2016/679
Regarding the future application of Regulation No 2016/679, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we would like to inform you that as a subscriber, a prospect, or a simple user, you are currently part of our marketing database … Read More
Fraudulent invoices, a worrying trademark scam
Faced with cumbersome administrative procedures and numerous incoming letters, companies are facing a very worrying kind of fraud. This takes the form of fraudulent invoices from companies pretending to be official bodies domiciled abroad in order to collect payments for … Read More
Unfair competition and domain names: enlightment by two French court decisions
A domain name enjoys protection, but when does it acquire such protection? Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre, civil division, first chamber, November 3, 2016 The Tribunal de Grande Instance of Nanterre points out that a domain name is a … Read More
Intellectual Property and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms – why such mechanisms are not being used to their full potential
Business life has been greatly affected by technology. Technology is crucial in every sector and today businesses are ready to pay good money to give themselves an advantage, so much that many more businesses which procure technology services and solutions … Read More
