The idea of the internet being a land-without-no-law is more and more inconsistent. Two recent decisions from the First Instance Court of Paris show that rules, such as speciality of goods and/or…
AG Communication Systems Corporation v. Microsoft Corporation (Court of Appeal of Paris - 18/12/98)
According to Art. L 713-4 (1) of the Intellectual Property Law, the right conferred by a mark shall not entitle an owner to prohibit its use in relation to goods which have been put on the market in…
According to Art. L 115-1 of the Consumption Law, an Origin Appellation is constituted by the denomination of a country, a district or a locality designating a product which comes therefrom and of…
When filing a patent application in France, it is possible to request the priority date of a prior french application, for the common elements, providing that :
- the two applications are filed by…
L 713-6 : Registration of a mark shall not prevent use of the same sign or a similar sign as the necessary reference to state the intended purpose of the product or service, in particular as an…
Directive 89/104/EEC - Art. 7
The society "Parfums Van Cleef et Arpels" titular of the trademark "First" for class 3 products, sued for infringment the society "Succès de Paris", titular of the trademark "First Lady" for class 3…
According to Article L-611-10 of the Intellectual Property Code, "Inventions which are susceptible of industrial application, which are new and which involve an inventive step shall be patentable".…
The due date for the payment of an annual fee is the end of the month comprising the anniversary of the filing date, even if the patent or certificate of utility has not yet been granted. The first…
