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Legal downloading platforms strike back
Mis à jour (Mardi, 02 Février 2010 10:16) Écrit par Guérin Caroline Mercredi, 27 Janvier 2010 12:51
Since online music downloading began to spread in the early 2000s, questions regarding enforcement of copyright and neighbor rights arose in practice, especially because controlling Internet users was no easy task and that the freedom the Internet provided left the door open to breaches of law. In order to set rules for this generalized practice, legal (lucrative) online downloading websites were created, and this new consumer trend for musical works became even more popular as traditional supports like CDs started to be seen as obsolete by most users.
Luxo A.S. sues Pixar for trademark infringement
Mis à jour (Mercredi, 27 Janvier 2010 13:00) Écrit par Guérin Caroline Mercredi, 27 Janvier 2010 12:40
In 1986, John Lasseter created an animated short to promote the know-how of his new company, and depicted the "Luxo Jr." desk lamp to show the special effects Pixar was able to design.
After having won an Oscar nomination for the first “Best Animated Short Film”, the lamp became the mascot for the studio, notably present before and after every feature film, and sometimes in specific variations (e.g. in “Cars” it stood for the zero in the “Celebrating 20 Years” message, and in “Wall E” the little robot changes its bulb).
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Trademark protection in France
Mis à jour (Mercredi, 27 Janvier 2010 13:09) Écrit par Olivier Laidebeur Jeudi, 14 Janvier 2010 09:06
France’s first legislation regarding Trademarks dates back to the nineteen century. 70 000 French Trademark applications are nowadays filed every year.
What is a French Trademark?
The French Trademark Law states that any symbol which may be represented graphically and is used to distinguish a company's products and services is a Trademark. The Trademark will have to possess a distinctive character or nature.
Protection of trademarks in Benelux
Mis à jour (Mercredi, 27 Janvier 2010 13:09) Écrit par Olivier Laidebeur Jeudi, 14 Janvier 2010 08:45
There are two ways to protect a trademark in the Benelux countries:
* applying for a Community Trademark, protecting your brand in all three countries of the Benelux as well as in Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. To proceed with trademark application in European Union, click here.
* applying for a Benelux trademark, protecting your rights in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg (there is no possibility to apply for a trademark in one country alone).
New trademark law in Serbia
Mis à jour (Jeudi, 14 Janvier 2010 08:30) Écrit par Olivier Laidebeur Jeudi, 14 Janvier 2010 08:25
Four intellectual property laws have were passed in Serbia which entered into force on December 24, 2009 further to publication of issue No. 104 of the Serbian Official Gazette. These laws included a new Trademark Law, defining the conditions and extent of protection in Serbia.
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