Design rights lawyers
As lawyers specialising in French design law, we assist you with your filing strategy, the registration process and the protection of your designs under French law. We also support you with international filings.
Filing strategy for your designs: what requirements must your design meet to qualify for registration? Seeking legal advice at the filing stage is essential. If the relevant requirements are not met, your design registration may be declared invalid or offer only limited protection. As design rights lawyers, we advise and assist you on these matters.
Registering a design in France or internationally: how should you proceed, which type of application should you choose, and what deadlines apply? If you have already marketed your product, can you still obtain protection? Our design rights lawyers guide you through these steps.
Can your design benefit from protection even if you have not filed an application for registration?
Authorising a third party to manufacture your design: how should you proceed, what formal requirements apply, and on what terms? How should a design licence agreement or an agreement assigning design rights be drafted and negotiated? Our lawyers have experience in drafting contracts and can assist you with each of these matters.
How and when should you renew your design registration? Our intellectual property portfolio management software enables us to remind you of the relevant deadlines in good time.
Defending and protecting your design rights: you discover that a third party is using your design without your permission. What steps can you take to defend your rights? How can you obtain formal evidence of infringement? As design rights lawyers, we assist you with all these issues.
Our firm’s lawyers help you commercially exploit and protect your designs under French law.