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Trademark protection in France: distinctiveness may result from the addition of an ornamental sign to usual or descriptive language

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By Clément Monnet on October 4, 2021

In a judgment of 17 September 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of the validity of the semi-figurative trademark a descriptive verbal element .  The Judges highlighted in particular that, although the expression “vente privée”…

Focus on the reform of French trademark law following the transposition of the “Trademark Package”

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By Clément Monnet & Nilofar Moini Shabestari (FR) on January 9, 2020

Order n°2019-1169 of 13 November 2019 on goods and services marks, its implementing decree n°2019-1316 of 9 December 2019 and the Minister of the Economy and Finance and the Minister of Public Accounts decision of the same date on procedural…

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