Cabinet t & f
Propriété Intellectuelle
The co-ownership of a brand does not lead to the equitable sharing of the fruits of the rights to use the said brand, insofar as each of the co-owners has the possibility of acting on their own account (use of the brand, action in infringement, non-exclusive license grant).
In intellectual property, we distinguish among other objects: the trademark, the industrial design or model, the patent (invention).
Lab notebooks often serve as the cradle of incredible ideas. It creates the essential evidence trail to protect your valuable intellectual property. Well preserved, they can be used to prove the ownership of your creation in the event of a dispute.
If you have created a unique and tasty recipe that you want to protect, you can do so both as a trade secret and as a trademark. Alternatively, you may choose to disclose the making of your recipe in order to legitimately claim copyright. Ultimately, the choice will depend on the strategy adopted by your company.
If you have a patentable invention, it does not mean that you must absolutely patented it. There are indeed several ways to protect your invitation, trade secret is another option among others. We therefore advise you to carry out a cost / benefit analysis in order to choose the option that will best serve your interests.
Respecting and exploiting intellectual property rights implies a change of perception . And this is why Global Intellectual Property Alliance in collaboration with Boissons du Cameroun hosted an awareness-raising workshop on intellectual property at JFN CENTER on wednesday 31 May, 2023, with MBA students .
Any fanciful alteration in the spelling, design, color, typeface or any special character of a trademark can contribute to making it generic. Since the law expressly indicates that a generic sign cannot be validly registered as a trademark, it is therefore recommended to use the mark in the form in which it was registered.
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???? Il est donc important lors de la création de votre marque de vous assurer que le signe ne soit pas descriptif ou générique afin d'augmenter vos chances d'obtenir son enregistrement et réduire les possibilités de conflit avec les concurrents.
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It was a pleasure to speak with students of JFN Institute of Technology on 26 of May 2023. This awareness campaign brought together more than 100 students curious to discover intellectual property. Their pertinent questions was focused on general knowledge on intellectual property and good practices in this area.
