What to do in the event of a suspicious or misleading trademark payment notice?
It is happening more and more that dishonest private companies and scammers, approach trademark applicants to ask them to pay certain service fees or other payments that are in fact neither necessary nor legally required. In order...
How can legal technology benefit your business?
The idea of legal technology – also known as legal tech - refers to legal solutions that link the use of technology and powerful software to provide legal services to legal professionals. More than 78% of legal techs were create...
Why are the Napoleon trademarks so successful in terms of intellectual property?
Napoleon is one of the most famous figures in the history of the world. No wonder the legendary name is used for many trademarks. On the occasion of the bicentenary of Napoleon's death on May 5, 2021, the German Patent and Tradem...
How to effectively manage your trademarks portfolio?
The trademarks portfolio management system has been designed to be efficient and secure to adapt to your technical needs. IPzen is one of the best, easy-to-use management software for intellectual property professionals available ...
Why is it important to renew your trademarks?
Registering a trademark is a complex process, which requires the implementation of a real action strategy, but it is not the end of the process and the life of your brand is just beginning. Its longevity is not guaranteed and ma...
French trademarks – New opposition procedure serving the protection of right holders
Opposition is a crucial procedure to ensure the protection of trademarks. It is a way to solve potential disputes quickly, simply and with reasonable costs and time limits. Following the transposition of the « Trademark refor...
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...
A certificate to protect recipes and culinary creations
To the delight of our taste buds, flavors and gourmet creations are part of our daily lives, but from a legal perspective, the situation is more delicate and the flavor more bitter. Indeed, there is a consensus on the need to prot...
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...
“Karawan” and “Caravan”: sign used as a reference, potential trademark infringement.
According to the judgment “Société Roche Bobois Groupe v. Société Caravane” of 23 January 2019, n° 17-18693, the French Cour de cassation held that a sign used to reference a piece of furniture may constitute a trademark ...