Nathalie Dreyfus

Opposition systems offer third parties the opportunity to oppose the registration of a trademark within a certain period of time provided by the applicable law.

An opposition must allege at least one of the grounds for opposition – either absolute or relative – among those that are recognized under the applicable law.  Opposition procedures are closely related to the registration procedure.  They may be part of the initial registration procedure (pre-registration opposition) or directly follow the completion of the registration process (post-registration opposition).

Source: WIPO

The Appellation of Origin is the term used to describe products which are produced, processed and prepared in a given geographical area with recognized expertise.

The Controlled Appellation of Origin (AOC) is a French term and describes products for which all steps of the production process are carried out in accordance with recognized expertise in a specific geographical area that gives the product its essential characteristics.

The Protected Appellation of Origin (AOP) is the European equivalent of AOC and protects product names throughout the European Union.

Source : alimentation.gouv.fr, Commission européenne

Arbitration is an Alternative Dispute Resolution process. It is the procedure by which parties in litigation decide by mutual agreement to submit their disputes (present or future) to one or more impartial and independent experts chosen for their qualifications and expertise in their sector.

The parties are bound by the decision made by the arbitrator or arbitration body.

ICANN has just revealed that the first new gTLD might be opened for registration in the very near future.

Registered to the root of the Internet as soon as the beginning of this summer, new gTLDs implementation should be followed by a Sunrise notice period from August 29th to September 27th this year, for trademarks owners.

ICANN created the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) so as to allow owners to exercise a better control over the registration of domain names incorporating trademarks. Indeed, once trademarks are registered in the TMCH database, owners benefit from the priority registration period – the Sunrise Period – and are notified when a third party registers identical or similar domain names.

As from now, Dreyfus, TMCH accredited agent, advices owners to register their trademarks in the TMCH Database so as to benefit from this great advantage before the Landrush and the General Availability periods.

Dear Sirs,

As befits this digital era, I am pleased to announce the launch of Dreyfus new website.

More intuitive, the site offers you a detailed presentation of our services, our collaborators and our partners, providing a better understanding of our expertise to the various facets of Intellectual Property: Trademarks, Designs & Models, Patents, Domain Names, New gTLDs, Google Adwords and Social Networks, whilst also presenting a range of flexible, rapid and responsive tools.

Designed in a streamlined and accessible style, our new website is a showcase for the quality of the work we produce on a daily basis: cutting-edge, efficient services that specifically target the challenges faced by your company within a realistic price structure!

Our professionalism and pursuit of excellence have been recompensed by industry awards and we are regularly appraised as being one of the leading firms in Intellectual Property for the quality of our services.

As a further innovation, our internet site now provides direct access to the Dreyfus IPWeb® platform which aims to consolidate and summarize all the information that we make available to our clients. This applies both to the management and follow-up of our existing contracts as well as to our on-going administration.

Please, do not hesitate to send us your observations, suggestions or feedback: Dreyfus is always ready to listen to fresh ideas.

Best regards,

Nathalie Dreyfus.

On May 30th and 31st France’s Midi-Pyrenees region organized a colloquium with the provocative title: “Intellectual Property for small to medium-sized firms in an international context: Jungle Book or Treasure Island?”

A key player in intellectual property and new technologies, Dreyfus was invited to contribute on Friday 31st May in order to share its extensive knowledge and expertise in these domains.

Nathalie Dreyfus, the firm’s director, gave her presentation at a round-table gathering concerning the most recent challenges at the heart of business development. From identity theft to the development of strategies for trademark protection on Internet, especially in relation to new generic extensions, she enumerated the risks to which companies are exposed every day in a context of international crisis. She also gave advice on how to maximize their presence both on Internet and on the social networks.

Dreyfus also led a workshop that gave participants the opportunity to discuss more general topics such as the presence and protection of trademarks on social networks and search engines, as well as exploring current issues concerning domain names.

Do not hesitate to visit the Midi-Pyrenees Innovation website to review the full program of the colloquium at the following address:

http://www.mp-i.fr/2013/04/la-propriete-intellectuelle-pour-les-pme-dans-un-contexte-international-livre-de-la-jungle-ou-ile-au-tresor/

Formed at the end of the 19th Century, WIPO is a specialized institution within the United Nations. Its official remit is to stimulate creativity and economic development by promoting an international system of intellectual property, notably by facilitating cooperation between member States. Its Head Office is located in Geneva, Switzerland.

The institution is founded on two historical conventions:

• The Paris Convention of March 20 1883 (industrial property)
• The Bern Convention of September 9 1886 (literary and artistic property).

In 1994 an Arbitration and Mediation Center was set up within WIPO to facilitate the extra-judicial (or alternative) resolution of litigation concerning intellectual property rights. Designated as an official ruling body by ICANN, WIPO is much in demand regarding questions of domain names.

Sources: domainesinfo.fr et wikipedia

The .ME Registry (1), operator of the .ME extension, have released five exclusive premium domain names TLDs: Around.ME, Hire.ME, Fund.ME and For.ME.

The .ME Registry offers the possibility to companies to apply for operating these domain names.

Applicants are judged on the quality of the services they provide, their references and their business plan. There is therefore a selection based on the projects and their contents.

The purpose of this initial selection is to sell these 5 domain names to companies providing goods and services of quality.

In order for this application to become effective, applications must be filed before June 15 2013.

For any further information about this application program, you may contact us and we will guide you through the procedure.

                                                                          
(1) The d.b.a of DoMEn, d.o.o was chosen by the government of Montenegro to operate in the new .ME domain name TLDs.