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Happy new year and best wishes for 2020!

The IPzen team wishes you happiness, success and good health for this year 2020. May 2020 be for you a year of success and pleasure in your work.

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Counterfeiting Wine in China: a disturbing scourge

China is a country where counterfeiting is commonplace. Clothing, cosmetics, technological devices… China touches everything. The country is now attacking the wine market, which is causing increasing concern among French wine producers and exporters, who are now facing what the … Read More

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The value of domain names

A  “domain name” may be seen as an Internet address which points to a particular website on the internet. Typically, it has three elements: a prefix, an extension and a ‘name’ which may be a word or a combination of … Read More

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The Cloud in the era of GDPR or GDPR in the era of the Cloud?

The phenomenon of the digitization of information systems has been a necessary or even mandatory development. It is both a vector of competitiveness and modernity, but it should also be considered to be an area of risk. The use of … Read More

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The “right to be forgotten” for Google: in Europe only!

The right to be forgotten refers to the possibility for an individual to request the removal of information from the Internet that could damage his or her reputation. The right to be forgotten applies in two different ways: on the … Read More

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Compensation for damage caused by infringement of intellectual property rights

Many rights are conferred on the owner of a trademark, patent, copyright or design. Nevertheless, it is essential for the rights holder to have an effective remedy if his rights are violated, to obtain compensation for the harm suffered. If … Read More

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Popular misconception on counterfeiting

Counterfeiting is a widespread practice in our modern society in many areas. It affects everyday products and constitutes a crime under the French Intellectual Property Code. Nevertheless, many consumers close their eyes to this illegal practice, and counterfeit items are … Read More

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Protection of personal data on the Internet

Keeping personal data confidential on the Internet is a real challenge. User data is extracted, stored or analysed by many people, some of whom have no connection with these users. As a reminder, here is the definition of personal data … Read More

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International Trademarks – Samoa, a new member of the Madrid Protocol

Samoa’s membership confirms that the Madrid System and its protocol are major assets for the international protection of the trademarks, offering a convenient and economic solution for trademark owners around the world. The Madrid Protocol comes to in Samoa on … Read More

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How is a pseudonym protected?

As an Alias adopted to preserve anonymity, the pseudonym is frequently used in the public sphere for commercial purposes. This can be, for example, the pen name of an author, the identity under which a painter is known, etc. French … Read More