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 lette...
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...
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...
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 perso...
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 ...
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, Ca...
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 prese...
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 plan...
Disputes regarding domain names <.CN> and <.中国>: it is now possible to act before the WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Centre.
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), registry of the <.CN> and <.中国>ccTLDs, has designated WIPO to provide dispute resolution services under the China ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy. Disputes in ...