More than 2 years after launching the media and broadcasting reform, the French Parliament and Government have finally completed the process....more
Another milestone was reached in the context of reforming the media and broadcasting industry legal framework upon publication of Law no. 2021-1382 of 25 October 2021 relating to regulation and protection of access to...more
For the last 18 months, the French Parliament and Government have been working towards adopting a global reform in relation to the media and broadcasting industry. To guide you through the new legislative / statutory...more
For the last 18 months, the French Parliament and Government have been working towards adopting a global reform in relation to the media and broadcasting industry. To guide you through the new legislative / statutory...more
On 29 October 2020, the French Ministry for Culture released a draft Ordinance and a draft Decree implementing the Audiovisual Media Services Directive....more
The FRAND patent litigation case between Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL and LG Electronics Inc. and LG Electronics France offers a first and exemplary illustration of an extensive use of the procedural arrangements...more
6/12/2019
/ Confidential Information ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Public Disclosure ,
Trade Secrets
Law No. 2019-486 on growth and transformation of enterprises or “PACTE” Act was promulgated on May 22, 2019, making inventive step a ground for rejection of a domestic French patent application (new Article 612-12, I, 7° of...more
Hogan Lovells’ Standard Essential Patent (SEP) Update reports on recent news and case decisions from jurisdictions including China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United...more
5/20/2019
/ Automotive Industry ,
China ,
Connected Cars ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Germany ,
Huawei ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Netherlands ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Telecommunications ,
UK
On 14 March, we organized alongside the Association française des juristes d’entreprise (AFJE) a workshop regarding the implementation of the Trade Secret Law in France, which was voted into force on 30 July 2018 and...more
Besides its new provisions defining the trade secret and sanctioning its infringements, the French Law of 30 July 2018 regarding Trade Secret offers new procedural instruments aimed at efficiently protecting the...more
Cour de cassation, Commercial Chamber, 16 May 2018, No. 16-21638 -
The French Cour de cassation upholds the Paris Court of Appeal’s decision to reject an SPC application for a biological medicinal product which was based...more
6/20/2018
/ Biologics ,
Cour de Cassation ,
France ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Marketing Perspectives ,
Patent Applications ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Supplementary Protection Certificate ,
United States ,
Vaccinations
Our Paris team is delighted to provide IP news and updates in French language. The latest edition, #17 from January 2018...more
Brevets -
Contrefaçon par fourniture de moyens - invention de combinaison -
La contrefaçon par fourniture de moyens d'un brevet qui couvre une invention de combinaison peut résulter de la fourniture d'un moyen se...more
Brevets -
Sort des redevances de licence de brevet et nullité du brevet
Le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris applique les règles dégagées par le CJUE dans l'arrêt Genentech Inc c. Hoechst GmbH et Sanofi-Aventis...more
Brevets -
Déclaration de non-contrefaçon et compétence territoriale du juge français -
Le Tribunal de grande instance de Paris est compétent pour connaître d'une action en déclaration de non-contrefaçon des...more
4/4/2017
/ Asset Seizure ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeiting ,
Domain Names ,
France ,
Infringement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Jurisdiction ,
Patents ,
Trademarks ,
Websites