The Vinci’s case: how to set up an effective domain name strategy?
On November 22, 2016, at 4:05 p.m. sharp, the Vinci group is the victim of identity theft. Several media receive … Continued
Why is the well-knownness of an earlier trademark not enough to qualify bad faith?
La notoriété d’une marque ne suffit pas à garantir le transfert d’un nom de domaine similaire Rémy Martin & … Continued
How to bring an action for invalidity or revocation of a trademark before the French Trademark Office INPI?
On April 1, 2020, a new trademark action nullity or revocation procedure entered into force, with the PACTE law. This … Continued
How to protect store layout -Visual Merchandising with Intellectual Property law?
Visual Merchandising (VM) represents all store layout techniques. It is the art of implementing the identity dimension through scenarization of … Continued
Artists: how can you defend your freedom of artistic expression?
In a decision handed down on 23 February 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal offers some guidelines in copyright infringement, … Continued
Why does the willingness to sell a domain name is not conditioned on an active approach?
(OMPI, Centre d’arbitrage et de médiation, 23 février 2021, affaire n° D2020-3322, Netflix Inc. c. WhoisGuard, Inc. / Siddharth Sethi) … Continued
How to protect your brands in the digital era?
“Intellectual property was viewed with passion – and in a style steeped in pre-Romanticism! – as “the most sacred, the … Continued
How to develop a reliable and flexible compliance strategy for intellectual property professionals?
With the rise of the digital age, setting up a reliable and effective compliance strategy as well as mobilizing the … Continued
The current reputation of the trademark is not sufficient to prove bad faith registration of an old domain name
Source: WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Center, Nov. 24, 2020, case DRO2020-0007, NAOS c/ Bioderm Medical Center The Bioderma brand … Continued
Unfair competition: a doomed market place
On November 20, 2020, the Court of Appeal of Paris, condemned Webedia, a company specialised in the management of Internet … Continued