Originality does not mean beauty:
the notion of protectable work through Copyright does not derive from the aesthetic character of a design
According to Regulation (EC) N°6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs (art.96.2) or Directive 98/71/EC of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs (art.17), works of applied…
Designs: the liberalization of spare parts in France, coming soon?
The draft law on Orientation of Transport, adopted in first reading by the French National Assembly, may liberalize the market in certain spare parts used for repairing cars.
During the adoption of the Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of…
Adoption of the PACTE Act: What are the consequences for patents, trademarks and designs?
Act No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses, called the PACTE Act, was published in the French government’s Official Journal on May 23, 2019. Its purpose is to give companies the means to innovate,…
Copyright in the digital age
The directive on Copyright in the digital single market was definitively adopted on 26 March 2019 by the European Parliament. The purpose of this directive is to protect the rights of authors in the digital world, and its content is additional to the content of previous directives which will continue to…
The near future of trademarks and models in the case of a "No-deal Brexit"
In accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on the European Union, the departure of the United Kingdom from the Union is expected to take place on March 29 2019, unless the European Council and the United Kingdom agree to extend this time limit.
It should be…