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Trademark registration in France

A French trademark registration is a key step in safeguarding the name, logo or other sign your business uses for its products or services. Before applying, check that the sign is distinctive and does not infringe the rights of earlier owners.

For brand protection in France, the main considerations are the INPI, French-language terminology and a similarity search. A well-prepared application reduces the risk of oppositions, office objections or a later restriction of protection.

The first practical step is a search, which reveals whether similar or identical signs already exist. A search is not always mandatory, but it often determines whether the application is filed as it stands, the artwork is adjusted, the list of goods and services is changed or a more cautious strategy is chosen.

The second step is selecting the goods and services. A trademark does not protect a sign in general, only in specific areas of business, so the classes must be chosen and worded so that protection matches both current and planned use of the brand.

Once the application is filed, it is examined and published. At this stage the office may ask for additional information, or the owner of an earlier mark may file an opposition. Office requests and oppositions must be answered promptly and to the point; otherwise registration may be refused or restricted.

Expert help with trademark registration in France

You can hand your German trademark registration over to specialists who will review your sign, recommend the right scope of protection, prepare the application and keep track of the proceedings. We help with searches, choosing classes, refining the list of goods and services, communicating with the office and responding to any official requests.

We take care of trademark registrations, renewals, assignments, licences, monitoring of new filings and advice on infringements. Our aim is a French application free of avoidable errors, with minimal paperwork and real value for fashion, cosmetics, food and creative services.

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We check for conflicts with earlier trademarks, tell you whether your mark can be registered and recommend any changes needed to get it on the register.
Preparing and filing the application. The trademark application is filed with the intellectual property office, which carries out a formal examination of every legal requirement, including whether the mark is eligible for registration. Common obstacles are: • the sign is identical to an earlier registered trademark • the sign is generic or descriptive • the sign is misleading
An official fee is also payable to the relevant office when the application is filed.
Once the application is filed and the fee paid, the relevant office (e.g. the UKIPO, the EUIPO or the USPTO) publishes it in the trademark journal so that owners of earlier marks can oppose it on grounds of identity or similarity.
Owners of earlier trademarks may oppose your application on grounds of identity or similarity. That is why the application must be monitored throughout the examination, any oppositions from owners of similar or identical marks answered, and the examiners liaised with so that your application is processed accurately and on time.
If no oppositions are filed, the relevant office (e.g. the UKIPO, the EUIPO or the USPTO) enters the trademark in the register, with effect backdated to the filing date.

Registration procedure

Trademark

Protects an image or a word (e.g. the logo or name of a company, drink, product or service)

Patent

Protects an invention and every device built on it (e.g. a space rocket or a new medicine)

Copyright

Protects a text against identical copying (e.g. a book or the code of a computer program)

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