Get ready for a post-Brexit IP world
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 […]
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The infringement liability of lessors: the delicate balance between qualification as an intermediary, free trade, knowledge and participation…
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 […]
WHAT LEEWAY IS THERE FOR GEOGRAPHICAL TRADEMARKS?
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 […]
When copyright gets on a bike: a tour of the Brompton Decision
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 […]
2020 is postponed. On your marks?
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 […]
Merchandise in transit in France: a breach of rights at last sanctioned against?
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, […]
Good news? The French IP Office can now declare an invalidity or revocation of registered trademarks
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, […]
REFORM OF THE FRENCH UTILITY MODEL
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 […]
USE OF A TRADEMARK IN A DIFFERENT FORM THAN REGISTERED: A SUBTLE AND UNCERTAIN ISSUE
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 […]
Sound trademark
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 […]
Toys, intellectual property and counterfeiting
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 […]
BREXIT: WHEN CLONING SAVES EUROPEAN TRADEMARKS
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 […]
PATENTS : THE PACTE LAW INCITES SMEs TO OBTAIN MORE PROTECTION
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, […]
FISCAL REFORM OF PATENTS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FRENCH COMPANIES
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 […]
QATAR : LAW ON THE PROTECTION OF ARABIC
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 […]
THE PATENT AUDIT, ESSENTIAL FOR START-UPS RAISING FINANCE
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 […]
Is it possible to obtain an SPC on the basis of an MA granted for a new formulation of an active ingredient that has already been authorized ?
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 in IAM Yearbook 2019
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 […]
Protection and exploitation of graphical interfaces
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 […]
The Pacte law aims to strengthen French patents
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 […]
PROPER USE OF FABLABS BY STARTUPS
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 […]
Trademarks submitted to compulsory use: limitation of the effects of the resumption of use introduced by the “Trade mark Reform Package”.
Eric Le Bihan speaks out about the limitation of the effects of the resumption of use
Santarelli in Patents in Europe 2018/19
Publications by Thierry Caen and Luc Santarelli in the journal of the IAM group.