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  • ​​​​​​​Trademark protection: Eight reasons why you should start early
    ​​​​​​​Trademark protection: Eight reasons why you should start early

    Lors du lancement d'un nouveau produit, d'un nouveau service, etc, les entreprises négligent souvent la protection des marques. Laura Morrish présente huit raisons d'entamer le processus d'enregistrem...
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  • COVID-19 patent waivers: Facilitating global access to vaccines
    COVID-19 patent waivers: Facilitating global access to vaccines

    L’objectif est de faciliter l’accès aux vaccins anti-Covid dans les pays pauvres.
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  • Non-French trademarks in Quebec: Restricting the use of foreign-language trademarks in Canada
    Non-French trademarks in Quebec: Restricting the use of foreign-language trademarks in Canada

    Afin de promouvoir l'usage du français dans le commerce, le gouvernement québécois a adopté le 24 mai 2022 un projet de loi intitulé "Loi sur le français, langue officielle et commune du Québec". Volh...
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  • Same product, different name: Should you harmonise your trademark portfolio?
    Same product, different name: Should you harmonise your trademark portfolio?

    Les entreprises ayant différents noms de marque pour les mêmes produits dans plusieurs pays pourraient gagner du temps et de l'argent en harmonisant leur portefeuille de marques, comme l’explique Luke...
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  • Trademark registration: When is the right time to file?
    Trademark registration: When is the right time to file?

    Le moment du dépôt d’une marque peut avoir un impact direct sur sa validité. Trop tôt, elle encourt une déchéance pour non-usage, trop tard, elle encourt la nullité. Voici les éléments à prendre en co...
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  • Hailey Bieber faces opposition to Rhode trademark in the US
    Hailey Bieber faces opposition to Rhode trademark in the US

    Le célèbre mannequin Hailey Bieber fait partie de la longue liste des célébrités qui ont déposé des marques afin de capitaliser sur leur notoriété. Mais la célébrité seule ne suffit pas à garantir l’e...
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  • Smart IP: How to manage your IP portfolio efficiently
    Smart IP: How to manage your IP portfolio efficiently

    Pour parvenir à une gestion efficace du portefeuille de PI, il ne suffit pas d'avoir accès à la technologie et aux outils appropriés. Les entreprises et les services de propriété intellectuelle doiven...
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  • Think Different: Think proof of trademark use!
    Think Different: Think proof of trademark use!

    Le 8 juin dernier, le Tribunal de l’Union Européenne a tranché un litige opposant depuis plus de cinq années deux célèbres sociétés : la californienne APPLE INC à l’horloger suisse Swatch AG.
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  • Patentability of software in Europe
    Patentability of software in Europe

    Encore trop souvent, le droit d’auteur est vu par les startups et petites et moyennes entreprises, comme la seule option pour permettre de protéger l’innovation en matière de logiciel, et le brevet es...
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  • Battle of the food logos: Likelihood of confusion and device marks
    Battle of the food logos: Likelihood of confusion and device marks
    Trademarks & Designs

    Choosing a ‘strong’ brand name for your business can be a challenging undertaking. Depending on your market and industry, there is a risk that your preferred name will have already been registered as ...
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  • 5 reasons not to manage your IP portfolio internally
    5 reasons not to manage your IP portfolio internally
    Trademarks & Designs

    IP portfolio management requires intricate knowledge of how to maximise the potential for each IP asset and your consolidated portfolio. We share five reasons why you should work with an IP specialist...
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  • All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is an end to a song title copyright dispute
    All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is an end to a song title copyright dispute
    Copyright

    Can you own the copyright to a song title? That’s the question at the heart of the recent dispute over Mariah Carey’s seasonal chart topper All I Want for Christmas is You, as Michaël Sumer explains.
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  • Recordation of IP rights: Important legal change in Kenyan IP law
    Recordation of IP rights: Important legal change in Kenyan IP law

    Dans le cadre de son initiative visant à réduire le commerce illicite de produits contrefaits, le gouvernement kényan a introduit l’inscription obligatoire des droits de propriété intellectuelle auprè...
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  • Unified Patent Court opt-outs: Opting out from the jurisdiction of the UPC
    Unified Patent Court opt-outs: Opting out from the jurisdiction of the UPC

    Le brevet unitaire (BU) et la Juridiction Unifiée du Brevet (JUB) longtemps attendus devraient voir le jour fin 2022 ou début 2023. En tant que titulaire ou demandeur de brevets européens, il est impo...
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  • Celebrating World Gin Day 2022: A splash of intellectual property
    Celebrating World Gin Day 2022: A splash of intellectual property

    Le gin existe depuis plus de 1 000 ans et pour célébrer sa Journée mondiale qui a eu lieu le 11 juin, Laura Morrish, conseil en marques, examine les aspects de propriété intellectuelle de ce spiritueu...
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  • ​​​​​​​So… distinctive: EU General Court deals blow to L’Oréal in trademark opposition proceedings
    ​​​​​​​So… distinctive: EU General Court deals blow to L’Oréal in trademark opposition proceedings

    Dans l'affaire L'Oréal/Office de l'Union européenne pour la propriété intellectuelle (EUIPO) (affaire T-30/21, 30 mars 2022), le Tribunal a rendu son jugement dans le cadre du recours formé contre la ...
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  • Image rights: Formula One’s Verstappen aims for IP win off the racetrack
    Image rights: Formula One’s Verstappen aims for IP win off the racetrack

    Le pilote de course Max Verstappen espère poursuivre sa série de victoires devant les tribunaux alors qu'il cherche à protéger son droit à l'image contre l'utilisation d'un sosie. Julia Schefman expli...
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  • Trademark assignment agreements: managing rights post-Brexit
    Trademark assignment agreements: managing rights post-Brexit
    Trademarks & Designs

    Trademark assignment recordals against UK rights have been on the rise since Brexit, as EU trademark owners are now required to manage these rights separately.
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  • 7 steps to creating a strong brand
    White papers
    7 steps to creating a strong brand
    Trademarks & Designs

    A strong brand won't only help you achieve your sales and marketing goals. The right brand can also strengthen your position, boost your reputation and even embody a specific lifestyle choice.
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  • Trademark monitoring: How to protect your trademark rights
    Trademark monitoring: How to protect your trademark rights
    Trademarks & Designs

    L’atteinte portée à une marque peut se produire de manières différentes. Cet article envisage deux types d'infraction : le dépôt de marques litigieuses et l'utilisation non autorisée d'une marque de f...
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