Le décret n°2018-1126 du 11 décembre 2018 relatif à la protection du secret des affaires pour l’application de la loi n°2018-670 du 30 juillet 2018, publié au journal officiel le 13 décembre 2018, établit de nouvelles mesures pour préserver le … Read More
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IPzen – L’initiative Respect Zone
Respect Zone est une ONG Française protégeant le liberté d’expression sur Internet grâce à des outils de communication non-violents. Cette dernière œuvre notamment pour la prévention de la cyber-violence mais aussi pour la protection des enfants, qui sont malheureusement souvent … 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
On the importance of the meaning of signs when analysing the danger of confusion between two trademarks
According to article L.713-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code, in order to allow that a sign imitates an earlier trademark, a similarity must exist between the signs in question and the products or services must be identical or similar. … Read More
Cyberattacks: the need to adopt an adequate defence strategy for trademarks
Cyberattacks: a political phenomenon On Friday 5, 2017, the day before the presidential elections in France, the French political movement “La République en marche!” of Emmanuel Macron, elected since president of France, was targeted by a cyberattack. A cyberattack refers … Read More
Dot brand: they are increasingly adhering
Dot brands are on a roll (2017 – continuation of blog article – New extensions: could the .brand interest you?) Domain names: status of the <.brand> in 2017 In June 2011, the ICANN launched the new gTLDs program in order to … Read More
The fashion industry is increasingly turning to new technologies
The fashion and design industry is gradually turning to new technologies. Designers use more and more innovative techniques in their products. What are the legal means that should be implemented to protect and defend immaterial capital, widely present in this … Read More
Sale of counterfeit products online: a burden for businesses
The sale of counterfeit products currently represents 2.5% of global imports according to the OECD, amounting to more than USD 460 billion. Up to 5% of goods imported into the European Union are counterfeited goods. The sale of these counterfeited … Read More
New business profiles on Instagram: protect your trademarks against any attempt of cybersquatting or username squatting
Instagram, with its ever-increasing popularity since being taken over by Facebook in 2012, announced in May 2016 that it is developing business profiles. The emerging of business profiles Business profiles, which are entirely free of charge for the business community, … Read More
A new industrial design Act in Zambia
Compliance of Zambian law with the Paris Convention, the TRIPS Agreement and the Harare Protocol. On June 6, 2016, a new design law was introduced to , thus repealing the Registered Design Law of 1958. The major contribution of this … Read More
