intellektus.com trademark registration

National legisltion

English:

Decree on Trademarks and Service Marks

Law No. 92-597 of July 1, 1992, on the Intellectual Property Code

French:

Ordonnance n° 2008-1301 du 11 décembre 2008 relative aux brevets d’invention et aux marques

Décret relatif aux marques de fabrique, de commerce ou de service

Code de la propriété intellectuelle (partie législative)

International legislation

France is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since October 8, 1974;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Trademark Law Treaty adopted at Geneva on October 27, 1994;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957;
- Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, adopted at Vienna on June 12, 1973.

As member of World Trade Organization (WTO), France is part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994) since 1 January 1995.

France is also member of OHIM Regulations and International Treaties.