With economic globalization, more and more overseas companies are active in the Chinese market. While participating in market activities, having your brands protected in China is very important. Since both […]

In a ruling of 3 October 2019, the Paris court of first instance revoked the semi-figurative trademark “vente-privée” (which may be translated: private-sale) associated with the drawing of a butterfly, […]

There are only a few days left to secure your prior trademark and design rights in the United Kingdom. 30 September 2021 is the last day of the nine-month transition […]

Rarely has a movement of counter-culture so quickly won the favor of the general public, and gained in respectability at the whim of fashion. “Street art” – we will use […]

Since time immemorial, there have always been some who have been tempted interpret basic principles a little freely to circumvent, or even abuse, trade mark law, but the courts are […]

At some point all of us try our hand at taking photographs or at drawing (though ‘doodling’ would perhaps be a more fitting term in some cases). However, the fact […]

I. WHY: “Can you lend me your BIRO®”, “Bother, I’ve forgotten my THERMOS®”, “Shall we take the ESCALATOR® or the lift?”, “Do you have any CELLOPHANE® to wrap these flowers?” […]

With spring and the dynamizing launch of our new organization, SANTARELLI GROUP, and because a brief reminder of the basics is always worthwhile, we have decided to explore a few […]

The family name, a trademark like no other, linking to individuals with renowned qualities: a trademark animated in the primary sense of the term: personal name trademarks and more specifically […]

It is often said that “fashion is an eternal new beginning”. THE BACKGROUND: the DNA of a Fashion House: If there is one aspect of fashion which has become an […]

The transition period set up after Brexit will end on 1 January 2021, barring any hypothetical new extension. Apart from European patents validated in the United Kingdom or simply applied […]

The Saint-Ouen flea market is “known” for the sale of counterfeit goods[1]. Top luxury brands are generally targeted and thus engage in a constant struggle not only to defend their […]

DEFINITION: MEANING AND CONSEQUENCES: A geographical trademark is in principle a word mark (if we exclude figurative signs representing the outline of a country, region, island, etc.). In former Article […]

In the Brompton case[1] the CJEU handed down a widely noted decision last June 11 on the protection of functional shapes by copyright, in response to a question for preliminary […]

Science-fiction has continuously been imagining and revisiting time travel. But in the real world, it is sports event organizers who will actually make us go back in time: in the […]

In France trademark law has recently undergone substantial transformation following the transposition of EU Directive No. 2015/2436 of December 16, 2015 (called the “Trademark Package”) by Order No. 2019-1169 of November 13, […]

The reform of trademark law is now producing one of its most visible effects in France — and calling this a revolution is no exaggeration. As of April 1, 2020, […]

Among other changes to the French intellectual property system made by the so-called “PACTE” law (No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019) is the reform of the utility model. It may […]

Exceptional circumstances set aside, use of a trademark is mandatory to its maintenance Nevertheless, such use must meet certain conditions to be held genuine, and here we enter upon an […]

BE NOISY! At a time in France when the draft law on protecting the cock’s crow, the cicada’s song and for instance the smell of manure, has just been adopted […]

Fabrice Pigeaux has written an article ” Toys, intellectual property and counterfeiting ” published in the “Journal Special des sociétés” on Saturday, December 21, 2019. Toys, intellectual property and counterfeiting […]

Olivier Marcombes has written an article on the consequences of Brexit on European trademarks, which was published in the newspaper Les Echos. Opinion | Brexit: when cloning saves European trademarks […]

Thierry Caen gives an interview on the PACTE law for the promotion of company growth and transformation, and its impact on SMEs. Published in the newspaper Les Echos. Provisional patents, […]

Hélène Stankoff has written an article on “Fiscal reform for patents, an opportunity for French companies” published on 10 May 2019 in Technica, the newspaper for alumni of the Ecole […]

Hélène Stankoff has written an article entitled “The patent audit, essential for start-ups raising finance” which was published on 18 February 2019 in Technica, the newspaper for alumni of the […]

On 14 January 2019 there entered into force in Qatar the law No. 7/2019 instituting the obligation of using Arabic for all Qatari government and public bodies and in official […]

In the Neurim case (C-130/11 ; 19 July 2012), the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), recognized the possibility of obtaining an SPC for a new […]

Santarelli is represented in IAM Yearbook 2019 with an article written by Luc Santarelli. Download the article. This article first appeared in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century […]

Ghislain de Trémiolles, partner of the Firm Santarelli, is co-author with Boriana Guimberteau, attorney and partner of the Firm FTPA, of a new chapter of Jurisclasseur dedicated to “Protection and […]

Discover the point of view of Thierry Caen, Partner of the Firm and Vice-President of the French Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (Afppi) on the PACTE law for […]

The development and accessibility of 3D printing has enabled a multitude of technical advances in numerous fields. This technology is today widely used by startups for technical studies and prototyping […]

Eric Le Bihan speaks out about the limitation of the effects of the resumption of use

Publications by Thierry Caen and Luc Santarelli in the journal of the IAM group.