IS YOUR DESIGN ORIGINAL?
Who is behind this armchair?
Who may lay claim to this toy?
Did similar bags exist prior to 2002?
These are just some of the questions asked by businesses and industrial property attorneys either before a product is launched or as part of legal proceedings.
Modèle Déposé has built up a unique archive in France made up of specialist books on manufactured goods, magazines and old sales catalogues. The firm’s team of archivists undertake prior art searches in this archive which is updated on a daily basis, and travel to museums to gain a better grasp of a design’s level of originality.
PREVENTIVE SEARCH
Before a product is designed or launched, it is vital that steps are taken to ensure that the design is not already protected, particularly under copyright.
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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We work with a large number of law firms specialising in industrial property, both in defence and claim proceedings. We are able to undertake several types of search.
Find out moreMONITORING SERVICE: THE PREVENTIVE NEWSLETTER
It is advisable to keep up to date with product news and particularly designs registered by competitors in order to avoid legal proceedings for infringement and unfair competition. Our monthly preventive newsletter enables you to see designs recently filed with industrial property offices, and new products featured in the media – from furniture to leather goods and including jewellery, domestic appliances, toys…
VIEW THE DESIGNS REGISTERED BY YOUR COMPETITORS
Every month, our team views designs recently filed with INPI (France), EUIPO (Europe) and WIPO (international) and makes a careful selection (original products, on-trend designs, companies involved in legal proceedings) and then categorizes them by product type and presents them meticulously.
FOLLOW THE NEWS IN YOUR SECTOR
In order to avoid copyright proceedings, in the “new products” section we present designs from general interest magazines such as Vogue, Glamour, Elle Décoration and IDEAT, and trade magazines such as C+ Accessoires, Table & Cadeaux, La Revue du Jouet.
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