A registered trademark grants the proprietor a monopoly over the use of the products and services in respect of which the trademark is registered. In exchange for enjoying this monopoly, it is incumbent on the proprietor to put the trademark to genuine use ... read more
Legal 500 and Guide Décideurs nominated our Tax Law department in their last editions. Congrats to Philippe Schmidt, Johanna Segalis and their team. A warm thank you to our clients for their testimonials and for their loyalty.
The French government has adopted several ordinances and decrees in order to adjust certain rules of corporate law in light of the current health emergency, which has been extended through midnight on 10 July 2020. 1. Extended deadlines For companies ... read more
Multiple Judicial Courts have ruled in summary proceedings on the essential issue of protecting the health of employees working on-site (1) during the current health crisis. Due to the conditions created by the Covid-19 epidemic, employers shall ... read more
Unprecedented health crisis, extremely complex economic conditions, solidarity… these are just a few of the buzzwords we are hearing on a constant loop right now. Solidarity with health care workers, with hospitals, and with charitable or ... read more
Our practices in IP law, Trademarks and Designs, Copyrights have achieved this year a new high ranking in The Legal 500: – Tier 2 for Trademarks and Designs – Tier 3 for Copyrights We would like to take this opportunity to thank our clients and our partners ... read more
In his address to the nation on Monday 13 April, the President of the French Republic confirmed the government’s plan to roll out an app, capable of detecting if people have been in contact with someone infected with Covid-19, to support the ... read more
In addition to generating a global health crisis, Covid-19 is indirectly impacting the economy, and particularly contractual relations. In France, due to the unusual conditions created by the confinement measures, many contracts can no longer be performed ... read more
Work instructions must be permanently adapted to the circumstances and employees must be made aware of them. Facing the health emergency generated by Covid-19, the Ministry of Labour stated that “the updating of the “Risk Assessment Document” provided ... read more
Background France has now moved to Phase 3 in its response to the Covid-19 epidemic. Following the announcement of the French prime minister, Édouard Philippe, the French Labour Ministry stated on March 14th 2020 that all companies which business activities ... read more