The respondent has a licence on a trademark corresponding to a disputed domain name

WIPO, Arbitration and Mediation Centre, March 11, 2019, No. D2019-0035, Pharnext versus Wang Bo, Xiang Rong (Shanghai) Sheng Wu Ke … Continued

The « Copyright in the Digital Single Market » Directive: transposition is on the way!

Protecting authors’ rights is a necessity in the digital age, as information flows more and more easily. That is why … Continued

No exclusive right on the image of property.

The image of property cannot be subjected to an exclusive right. This is also valid for public domain properties, as … Continued

Key points from the ICANN 65 meeting in Marrakech

The 65th international meeting of the ICANN took place in Marrakech, from the 24th to the 27th of June 2019. … Continued

Challenge to the validity of the « three-stripes » figurative trademark of Adidas, because of a lack of distinctiveness.

According to the judgment « Adidas AG / EUIPO », T-307/17, of the 19th of June 2019, the General Court (ninth chamber) … Continued

Nathalie Dreyfus has been admitted as panelist and arbitrator in the CIRA Panel

Nathalie Dreyfus has been admitted as panelist and arbitrator in the CIRA Panel (Canadian Internet Registration Authority). The CIRA Panel … Continued

Trademark reform package – Changes regarding the invalidity proceedings

Our study of the draft orders transposing the Directive (EU) 2015/2436 of the European Parliament and of the Council of … Continued

French Data Protection Act: What’s New?

The new version of the French Data Protection Act (law n ° 2018-493 of June 20, 2018) was adopted on … Continued

The importance of registering a rectification affecting an intellectual property right

  After the filing of an intellectual property right, several types of changes are likely to occur, such as the … Continued

UK : a new IP law

Like every “wash-up period” preceeding the dissolution of the British Parliament and the election of a new one, this latest … Continued