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4. Copyright – Protection of original creations of the mind
French copyright is the right of creators.
Article L111-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code
"The author of a work of the mind enjoys, by the sole fact of its creation, an exclusive incorporeal property right that is enforceable against all. This right comprises attributes of an intellectual and moral nature, as well as attributes of an economic nature".
Copyright confers on its holder a property right composed of two types of rights:
allow the author to be remunerated for each use of his work;
whose purpose is to protect the author's personality as expressed in his work.
This category of copyright will not be dealt with in this article, as moral rights...
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Design law for visual protection
Bibliography
Websites
• ADAGP – Society of Authors in the Graphic and Plastic Arts http://www.adagp.fr
• INPI – Institut national de la propriété industrielle http://www.inpi.fr
• Legifrance – A comprehensive site that also includes all judicial case law.
Regulations
See legal references in the article.
Patents
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Example of a packaging patent
Patent no. 0 179 571 issued on August 8, 1990, for a handle for a cardboard can holder.
The invention relates to an efficient and robust carrying handle for a cardboard can carrier, with the handle structure arranged in such a way that the mechanical strength and integrity of the cardboard walls are preserved, thus enabling...
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