Tag archives: French trademarks

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

Photo of Clément MonnetBy Clément Monnet on Posted in Brands, Trademark
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” is a generic and usual designation of the services provided, the addition of a pink butterfly … Continue reading

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

Photo of Clément MonnetPhoto of Nilofar Moini Shabestari (FR)By Clément Monnet and Nilofar Moini Shabestari (FR) on Posted in Trademark
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 fees of the French national institute of industrial property (INPI, the acronym for the original … Continue reading
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