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8. Deposits or other substitution practices
8.1 Registration of designs, patents and trademarks
The deposit is mandatory.
First, you need to do some research to make sure there's no precedence.
Then you have to go through a procedure that is controlled by an ad hoc body:
Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) for designs, patents and trademarks registered in France;
the European Union agency responsible for registering trademarks and designs in Alicante, Spain, officially known as the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM);
the European Patent Office in Munich, which registers applications under a European treaty;
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Deposits or other substitution practices
Actions for infringement or unfair competition
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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