Posts on the Internet : freedom of speech and e-reputation
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) delivered a judgment on June 16, 2015 regarding the liability of the owner...
The unification of the freedom of panorama rejected
The « freedom of panorama » is an exception to copyright which allows anyone to publish pictures or videos of buildings or works of art...
Towards a new EU regulation on data protection
Tomorrow, on June 24, 2015, the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU will be starting the negotiations...
Google Inc. fined by the CNIL
A Euro 150 000 fine was imposed by the French National Commission on Informatics and Liberties (CNIL) on Google Inc., whose corporate...
Community trademark: the General Court specifies the notion of distinctive character for "posit
In 2010, German company, Steiff, manufacturer of plush toys, asked the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHMI) for the...
The indexing war on Google
The indexing war fought between companies for the purchase of keywords through Google’s Adwords program has well been declared… Numerous...
The 16/10/09 Decree provides a better framework for data processing for the purposes of public secur
Almost a year after giving up on the database “EDVIGE,” the Government has just published two decrees that were adopted with a favorable...
Trademark and selective distribution: decisions concerning the trademark Chanel of March 23, 2010
The company CHANEL (hereafter CHANEL) sued for infringement and unfair competition four companies: LAND, CAUD, BERY et MARM. These...
Proposal for banning tobacco advertising on points of sale and in sports broadcasts - Cancer plan II
The president of France, Nicolas SARKOZY, proposed on November 2, 2009, as part of the second cancer plan 2009-2013, to “ban...
A new Decree establishing the seat and jurisdiction of courts for Intellectual Property
Decree nº2009-1205 enacted on the 9th of October 2009 establishes the seat and the jurisdiction in matters relating to intellectual...
