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Lutte contre la contrefaçon sur Internet : Quels outils dans l’arsenal législatif & quelles zones d’ombres ?

Lutte contre la contrefaçon sur Internet : Quels outils dans l’arsenal législatif & quelles zones d’ombres ?

Selon une enquête de l’Union des fabricants - Unifab, ce sont près de 27 millions d’annonces illicites qui ont été retirées des sites internet en 2021. La contrefaçon sur Internet touche désormais tous les secteurs d’activités sans exception et implique de nombreux acteurs (prestataires techniques et de services web) avec des responsabilités en cascade. Avec l’explosion du e-commerce, le risque et la pression sur les entreprises augmentent.

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Artificial intelligence system DABUS

Artificial intelligence system DABUS

Artificial intelligence system called DABUS cannot be named as inventor according to Decisions J 8/20 and J 9/20 of the Board of Appeal of the EPO.

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IP Law and inventions by non-employees

IP Law and inventions by non-employees

Decree n° 2021-1658 of December 15, 2021 relating to the devolution of intellectual property rights on assets obtained by authors of software or inventors who are not employees or public agents accomodated by a legal entity carrying out research.

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Pharmaceutical trademarks and applications for revocation of trademark for non-use to the National Institute of Industrial Property (loi Pacte)

Pharmaceutical trademarks and applications for revocation of trademark for non-use to the National Institute of Industrial Property (loi Pacte)

In our previous review of case law on pharmaceutical trademarks, we examined the differences in practice between the European Union and French courts in identifying the products for which the trademark was in genuine use when considering an application for revocation for non-use.

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European Patent Office rated top for patent and service quality

European Patent Office rated top for patent and service quality

The Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) once again initiated a benchmarking survey and let users vote among the world's five largest patent offices for the quality of its patents and services. Again, the EPO has topped the survey this year in both categories like it has ever since this annual survey was started by IAM in 2010.

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Changes in the procedures before the DPMA following the promulgation of the second Act on the Simplification and Modernization of Patent Act

Changes in the procedures before the DPMA following the promulgation of the second Act on the Simplification and Modernization of Patent Act

The Second Act on the Simplification and Modernization of Patent Act (Zweites Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Modernisierung des Patentrechts) of August 10, 2021 was promulgated on August 17, 2021. The purpose of the Second Patent Law Modernisation Act is to simplify and modernise the Patent Act (Patentgesetz) and other IP laws.

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Baromètre de la PI® - Rapport 2021

Baromètre de la PI® - Rapport 2021

Pour la 10ème année consécutive, LAVOIX publie les résultats du Baromètre de la PI. Menée auprès des responsables PI, cette étude sonde chaque année les pratiques, stratégies et enjeux de l’activité PI au sein des entreprises et leurs évolutions.

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LAVOIX at VivaTech

LAVOIX at VivaTech

16 - 19 June 2021

The annual event dedicated to technological innovation and start-ups will be held at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from Wednesday 16 June to Saturday 19 June. You can find the LAVOIX teams on stand C 31.

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The mere application for registration of a trademark is no longer considered as an act of infringement

The mere application for registration of a trademark is no longer considered as an act of infringement

French High Court,. 13 October 2021, no. 19-20.504 and 19-20.959. In two recent judgments of 13 October 2021, the French High Court finally aligned with the consistent case law of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

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Data Protection September-October 2021

Data Protection September-October 2021

This bimonthly LAVOIX newsletter presents a selection of legal news in the field of personal data protection for the period September-October 2021.

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Loi Pacte : Bilan sur les nouveaux types de marques

Loi Pacte : Bilan sur les nouveaux types de marques

Les premières mesures en matière de marques prévues par la Loi PACTE sont entrées en vigueur le 11 décembre 2019 et ont permis le dépôt de nouveaux types de marques en France.

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Second Law on the modernisation and simplification of German Patent Law

Second Law on the modernisation and simplification of German Patent Law

The Bundestag passed the second law on the simplification and modernisation of patent law, which entered into force the day after promulgation in the Federal Law Gazette on 17 August 2021. It contains three relevant amendments to the existing Patent Act (PatG).

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