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- 12 November 2020 IP NEWS
BREXIT’s impact on trademarks and models.
Following the recent votes of the British parliament and of the European parliament, the United Kingdom left the European Union on the 31st of January 2020. As per the agreement voted between the EU and the United Kingdom, it was the start of a transition period which will end (unless it is extended) on the […]
Lire la suite - 28 October 2020
[TEAM NEWS] Over the past few months, a lot happened at the Cabinet! Here are some of our latest news
Professional growth: Dorian GUIU, who already obtained the Professional Lawyer’s Certification a few years ago, successfully passed the “validation des acquis de l’expérience” (recognition of prior learning experience) exam and will now appear on the list of people qualified in industrial property (in trademark and designs). This will enable him to soon request his […]
Lire la suite - 14 October 2020 IP NEWS
Global Innovation Index 2020 - Our thoughts
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the INSEAD and the University of Cornell released their “Global Innovation Index 2020”. This study helps identifying evolutions in terms of innovation, through time and space. They pinpoint that Western countries are still the most innovative, the leaders being Switzerland, Sweden and the USA. However, Asian countries […]
Lire la suite - 01 October 2020
Functional form: can it be protected by Copyright?
Thoughts on the Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union from June 11, 2020 (CJUE, 11 juin 2020, C-833/18, SI, Brompton Bicycle Ltd c/ Chedech/Get2Get). This case revolves around a conflict between a folding bicycle designer (SI), the company that he created for its marketing (Brompton Bicycle) and a Korean company (Get2Get) […]
Lire la suite - 23 July 2020 IP NEWS
Online marketplaces : simply « storing » products
Comments on the Court of Justice of the European Union’s decision from April 2, 2020 (http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf;jsessionid=97C35647F5F95E4E612B7E311A199033?text=&docid=224883&pageIndex=0&doclang=EN&mode=lst&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=10513335 ) The Court of Justice confirmed that an online marketplace (such as Amazon, Le Bon Coin, eBay or Rue du Commerce, for example), which stores for a third party products counterfeiting a brand without being aware of the counterfeiting […]
Lire la suite - 09 July 2020 IP NEWS
THE GRIMBERGEN CASE : BACK TO A STRICTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EVIN LAW REGARDING ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC DRINKS!
Explanation of the Court of Cassation decision from the 20th of May 2020 (Civ. 1ère, 20th of May 2020, n° 19-12278) As the wine sector is deeply impacted by the consequences of the current worldwide health crisis and by the customs laws on wines exported to the USA, and as the overall alcohol consumption is […]
Lire la suite - 24 June 2020 IP NEWS
[IP NEWS-PATENTS] Protecting medications and Supplementary Protection Certificate: what to learn from the Court of Justice of the European Union! (Decision C-650/17 from the 30th of April 2020)
Even a medication, which is a simple and perfectly characterised chemical molecule, can be protected by a series of patents filed one after the other, mimicking the development of the product. Here is an example of what could happen: A first patent protecting the molecule by its function through claims, as “Product for its […]
Lire la suite - 17 June 2020 IP NEWS
[IP NEWS-STATS] France now ranking 3rd worldwide according to the US Chamber IP Index.
The US Chamber is an American professional organisation, rallying over 3 million companies. Since 2012, it publishes a yearly ranking of countries based on the level of IP protectiveness they offer. This ranking is created using 52 markers, such as the legislative corpus, the implementation of rights, and awareness actions. The IP Index also […]
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