For many intellectual property professionals, having to manage the non-stop clutter of their trademarks is one of the biggest bottlenecks in their business. Between advising, counseling, and representing clients, there is little time to manage anything else. It’s an area … Read More
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Comment le cloud computing est-il devenu un outil indispensable pour les entreprises ?
Le Cloud Computing ou « l’informatique en nuage » en français, n’a plus à être présenté. En effet, depuis quelques années, il est devenu le nouvel outil indispensable pour toutes les entreprises et ce, dans n’importe quel domaine d’activité. Cette plateforme de … Read More
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
Canada: Accession to the Madrid System
Since March 17, 2019, Canada has officially become a member of the Madrid Protocol, the Nice Agreement and the Singapore Treaty. These treaties will be applicable in Canada from 17 June 2019. Following a long process of reform, Canada’s adoption … Read More
New French Decree on the protection of trade secrets : provisional sequestration of seized documents
French Decree No. 2018-1126 of 11 December 2018 on the protection of trade secrets, enacted in application of Act No. 2018-670 of 30 July 2018 published in the Official Journal on December 13, 2018 establishes new rules to preserve trade … Read More
Conflict between trademark and plant variety
In the decision of June 18, 2019, the General Court of Justice of the European Union applied Article 7, paragraph 1, m) of Regulation No. 2017/1001, which prohibits the registration of trademarks that consist of “an earlier plant variety denomination … 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