French intellectual property law is very formal and strict. For example, a license must necessarily be granted for a specified term. Pursuant to French law, perpetual licenses are null and void as it is considered that they are not granted for a term.
We work with attorneys who have specific and specialised experience in intellectual property law, including with European Trademark attorneys, who can assist you in all matters relating to intellectual property, including:
- Availability searches for trademarks
- Filing and registration of French and European trademarks
- Opposition proceedings
- Portfolio management and development
- Protection of confidential know-how and trade secrets
- Online brand protection
- Data protection and privacy
- Domain names, key words and cyber-squatting
- Online counterfeiting and IP infringement
- E-commerce consumer regulations
- Software development and license contracts
- Software and hardware maintenance contracts
- SAAS contracts
- Service level agreements
- Outsourcing agreements
- IP development and co-develpment
- IP licensing and assignment contracts
- Infringement of IP rights
- False advertisement
- Unfair competition
- Customs surveys
- IP Interim protection measures
- IP-related litigation before French courts
Our English-speaking French lawyers also assist in litigation relating to intellectual property matters in France and before the Courts of the European Union.
