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LEGO: une sérieuse brèche dans le mur!

La Cour européenne de justice vient de confirmer que LEGO n’a pas d’exclusivité sur la vente des petites briques en plastique (voir l’info et la décision de la Cour et les antécédents). Il semble donc...

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PPDA accusé de plagiat

Le journaliste-écrivain Patrick Poivre D’Arvor publie une biographie fouillée de l’écrivant américain Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway, la vie jusqu’à l’excès. Dans un article intitulé Patrick Plagiat...

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“Marques à vendre”: les contrats en matière d’AdWords portent-ils atteinte...

Le droit de marque se range parmi les droits de propriété intellectuelle, mais, davantage encore que d’autres droits intellectuels, la marque se distingue de la propriété. Car le contrôle que l’on peut...

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La carte et le territoire: une copie n’est jamais l’original

L’ancien président de la Réserve fédérale américaine, Alain Greenspan, vient de publier chez Penguin: The Map and the Territory, en français: La carte et le territoire. Tiens, voilà qui rappelle Michel...

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Association avec la Coupe du Monde 2014: quelle limite au marketing sauvage?

Le logo de la World Cup 2014. Une ‘propriété’ bien protégée. Personne n’ignore que la Coupe du Monde de football se déroulera au Brésil en juin-juillet 2014, ni que la Belgique aligne une bonne équipe....

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Apple Inc. en justice: quand les droits intellectuels rencontrent le droit...

La vie des petites et grandes entreprises, en particulier de celles qui sont innovantes, est parsemée de difficultés et de différends. On les retrouve très souvent impliquées dans des litiges en...

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When Viking Gas refills Kosan Gas bottles: exhaustion or not?

On 14 July 2011, the CJEU, in the case C-46/10 Viking Gas A/S v Kosan Gas A/S,  issued a preliminary ruling on Article 7 of the Council Directive 89/104 which harmonises the laws of the Member States...

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When plain packaging becomes a matter for the judges

Plain packaging laws impose trademark restrictions and other plain packaging requirements on tobacco products and packaging, as illustrated by the attached photograph of a cigarette packaging where the...

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Plain packaging receives a “no” from the European Parliament

As already reported several times on this blog (see here, here and here),  plain packaging of tobacco products, i. e. the requirement to remove or substantially reduce the appeal of the brand on the...

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Positional trademarks – what makes them distinctive?

According to a definition by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) a trademark “is a distinctive sign which identifies certain goods or services as those produced or provided by a...

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What can we expect from 2015 in the field of IP and ICT?

Starting from this post I will try to regularly update you, IPdigIT readers, on the latest legislative developments taking place at the EU level in the field of Intellectual Property and ICT. This...

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La e-réputation des entreprises: lente à construire, rapide à détruire?

La réputation des entreprises est un actif incorporel important, quoiqu’invisible dans la comptabilité, ce serait même selon certains “l’actif stratégique le plus important sur le plan de la création...

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Incumbents and the sharing economy: the example of GM

© Deloitte, 2015: The sharing economy. It is safe to say that the automotive industry experiences some turmoil; cars themselves, as well as the way we are using them, are changing profoundly....

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Plain packaging, trademark protection and Investment Treaties: Get ready!

Poster used by the WHO and based on an image (c) from the Commonwealth of Australia The obligation of using plain packaging for tobacco products, i. e. the requirement to remove or substantially reduce...

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Beware of the ‘mutant copyrights’ in a trademarked culture!

The European Copyright Society (ECS) was founded in January 2012 with the aim of creating a platform for critical and independent scholarly thinking on European Copyright Law. Its members include...

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Should intellectual property, and copyright in particular, apply to tastes...

A recent and interesting case about the protection of a cheese spread taste by copyright raises the question whether intellectual property, and copyright in particular, should or not protect objects...

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Brexit and intellectual property: new geography and novel nationality issues

The forthcoming Brexit has broad implications for businesses. It also requires to adjust many EU laws, including in the field of intellectual property (IP) following the changes in the geography of...

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Le patrimoine des entreprises à l’ère des intangibles: quels contenus?

La notion de patrimoine semble évidente, tant pour un juriste qu’un économiste ou que le “bon parent” (à préférer à la notion un peu suspecte de “bon père de famille” à qui l’on attribuait la gestion...

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