The Benefits of One Unified IP Management Solution
As a legal trademark or IP professional, it often requires having to juggle many different plates at any given time. From managing all your files, trademark management, invoicing, domain names, legal tech, and the myriad of other ...
2019: the key figures of intellectual property (INPI)
The figures in this infographics come from studies conducted by the INPI....
How is a pseudonym protected?
As an Alias adopted to preserve anonymity, the pseudonym is frequently used in the public sphere for commercial purposes. This can be, for example, the pen name of an author, the identity under which a painter is known, etc. Fr...
Evolution of the number of domain name registrations in the world
In this article, we present the latest key statistics on domain name registrations from a report published by Verisign in March 2019. According to this report, the number of top-level domain names registrations (TLDs)...
Trademarks: coordination between the principle of specialty and the Evin French Law on alcohol trademarks
The “principle of specialty” in trademarks law is set out in article L. 713-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code, under which the owner of a trademark only has a monopoly for the products and services that the trademark ...
The milestone of two million EU trademark applications reached
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has announced that the milestone of two million EU trademark applications has been reached. In a press release issued on June 10, EUIPO states that the two millionth EU tr...
Approval of Brazil’s accession to the Madrid Protocol by the Brazilian Senate
On May 22, 2019, the Brazilian Senate approved the Draft Legislative Decree No. 98/2019 providing for Brazil's accession to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks. It had a...
IPzen Vlog – INTA Boston 2019
Our Vlog is here! We are happy to share with you a little bit of our business trip for the 2019 INTA convention in Boston. We hope you will like it and share it as much as you want! IPzen : Your trademark portfolio management s...
Reform of the Finnish Trademark Act
The new Finnish Trademark Act came into force on May 1, 2019, after having been ratified by the Finnish President on April 26, 2019. This legislative reform was an opportunity to incorporate into the Finnish legislative system ...
McDonald’s “Big Mac” trademark revoked?
An American fast food chain McDonald's risks having its trademark "Big Mac" removed by the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office), after a legal confrontation with a small Irish chain called Supermac. In fact, Supe...