PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

PRESENTATIONS

Lecture on intellectual property at the French animation school Gobelins, l’école de l’image, by Guillaume Gomis

– “The protection of broadcasters in the digital environment”, speaker at the Conference organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the African Union of Broadcasting (AUB), Dakar, December 12 and 13, 2017, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Copyright v. Trademark : Two protections how to choose and why? Tips from a European Perspective?” Table Topic in English at the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Barcelona, May 23, 2017, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Optimize your European Union trademarks: practical tips and strategy on priority, seniority and conversion”, Table Topic in English at the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Barcelona, May 22, 2017, by Julien Lacker

– “Enhanced Culture“ presentation at the 6th edition of the Art Week organized by GROUPE IGS, Paris, December 5, 2016, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Round table on the distinctive signs used in business”, Trademark Law Seminar organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Institute of Industrial Property (French PTO), Courbevoie, June 7, 2016, by Julien Lacker

– “The protection of trademarks and innovations of businesses”, presentation at the French Bar Association’s show room during the Salon des Entrepreneurs (Businessmen Trade show), Paris, February 4, 2016, by Julien Lacker

– Table Topic in English about the Community trademark system at the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), San Diego, May 2, 2015, by Julien Lacker

– “Trademark filings and scope of protection”, presentations on the French Bar Association’s show room during the Salon des Entrepreneurs (Businessmen Trade show), Paris, February 4 and 5, 2015, by Julien Lacker

– “Does copyright hinder innovation?”, presentation during the “Managers and digital” days organized by the French Union of Artist Managers (AMA France) and International Music Managers Forum (IMMF), in partnership with YouTube and Google France, Paris, October 8, 2014, by Guillaume Gomis

– Conference “Does the law facilitate or hinder innovation?”, 4th meeting of the CréActives (innovation by women), Montigny-le-Bretonneux, October 7, 2014, by Julien Lacker

– Presentation entitled “Practical study of Court-ordered mediation, based on 75 decisions rendered in trademark and patent cases by the Paris Courts” for the ADR Committee of the French trademark association APRAM on April 24, 2013 with judges from the Paris District Court and Court of Appeals by Julien Lacker

– “The expansion of trademark protection: sound mark, animated marks and other unconventional trademarks”, presentation for the French advertisers Union (UDA) on March 28, 2013, by Julien Lacker

– “The impact of technical protection measures” lecture at the Paris Bar building subsequently published at the RLDI on April 2009 by Guillaume Gomis

– “Creative common licenses” presentation at the French Foreign Minister, March 2007 by Guillaume Gomis

– “Copyright infringement” FNUJA presentation on the anti–counterfeiting strategy in the luxury and media industries, February 9, 2007, by Guillaume Gomis

– “open source: the open door to downloading” a presentation of the “legal license”, University of Paris Nanterre X, Nanterre, May 19, 2005, by Guillaume Gomis

 

PUBLICATIONS

– “Trademark and domain name: competing or complementary protections“, Le Village de la Justice, March 22, 2024, by Julien Lacker

– “Trademark opposition before the French trademark Office: 7 essential modifications“, Le Village de la Justice, October 24, 2022, by Julien Lacker

– “Why register a European Union trademark?  ”, Le Village de la Justice, May 3, 2021, by Julien Lacker

– “Intellectual property law: seven essential concepts“, Le Village de la Justice, February 19, 2020, by Julien Lacker

– “Sixth decision concerning the Fitness trademark, the Nestlé company’s trademark is not (yet) annulled for lack of distinctive character”, commentary on the decision of the General Court of the European Union, 10 October 2019, case number T-536/18, article, Dalloz IP/IT, January 2020, by Julien Lacker

– “Trademark oppositions before French trademark Office: seven errors to avoid“, Le Village de la Justice, November 7, 2019, by Julien Lacker

– “Filing your trademark with the French trademark Office or the EUIPO: seven errors to avoid”, Le Village de la Justice, October 15, 2018, by Julien Lacker

– Guillaume Gomis and Julien Lacker quoted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) as satisfied users of the EU’s trademark system, October 26, 2017

– “Creating a business by using in France a concept which is already used successfully abroad”, interview of Julien Lacker by the magazine Capital, May 20, 2016

Interview of Julien Lacker on the risks of selling notes taken during a course, for the French newspaper Le Parisien, August 11, 2015

– “ The National Institute of Industrial Property launch an open data program: information about trademarks and patents are now free,” article on Juriscom.net, August 27, 2014, by Julien Lacker

– “ Intellectual property: the mediation makes its marks at OHMI (now European Union Intellectual Property Office)”, article in the Affiches Parisiennes, March 31, 2014, by Julien Lacker

– “ For the French Supreme Court, every act of infringement has to be financially compensated ”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), n° 102, March 2014, by Julien Lacker

– Collective work “ Attorney Handbook in the digital Age”, by the IT Committee of the National Union of Young Attorneys (FNUJA), 2014, participation of Julien Lacker

– “SwissLife lost its proceedings for interim relief” RLDI (Wolters Kluver), March 2013, analysis of recent decision which rejected a request for a summary judgment for trademark infringement by Julien Lacker

– “Première consécration jurisprudentielle de l’article L336-2 du code de la propriété intellectuelle” RLDI (Wolters Kluver), March 2013, article on the application of French Copyright on Google Suggest by Guillaume Gomis

– “Comments on two decisions from the Court of Appeals on Google Images”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), May 2011, review of recent decisions from two different chambers of the Court of Appeals of Paris about Google Image by Julien Lacker

– “Assigner Google en dix leçons : la Cour d’appel de Paris explique l’arrêt AdWords de la CJUE”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), March 2011, article on the application of the decision of the CJUE regarding Google Adwords by the Courts of Appeals of Paris, by Julien LACKER

– “Libération judiciaire du mot clé “emailing” pour le système de référencement AdWords et annulation de la marque éponyme“, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), June 2009, article on the cancellation of the French trademark “emailing” for lack of distinctive character by Julien Lacker.

– DivX fait le ménage dans les .divx“ interview of Julien Lacker by Stéphane Long for 01.net June 26, 2009

– “Google : derniers sursis avant la conclusion d’une épopée judiciaire ?” RLDI (Wolters Kluver) May 2009, article on the numerous decisions against Google Adwords – this article was written before the CJUE ruling by Julien Lacker

– “The impact the technical protection measures on contracts” RLDI (Wolters Kluver), May 2009, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Google, sage comme une image ? Ou l’application du droit américain à un site à destination du public français” RLDI (Wolters Kluver), October 2008, analysis of a decision from the Paris District Court on the Google Image service in which the American copyright law was applied by Julien Lacker

– “Les noms de domaine descriptifs ne sont en principe pas protégeables : la Cour de cassation conforte la jurisprudence “Argus.fr””, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), June 2008, Review of a decision of the French Supreme Court on the absence of protection of descriptive domain names by Julien Lacker

– “Notoriété de la marque ou descriptivité du signe ? Réponse par texto souhaitée…”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), March 2008, Article on the cancellation of the French trademark “TEXTO” for lack of distinctive character by Julien Lacker

– “Paris impossible ? La collectivité, la marque et le nom de domaine, à chacun sa place”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), October 2007, Article on the enforcement policy of the city of Paris against Paris type trademarks by Julien Lacker

– “Générique de fin pour <argus.fr> : le début de la cohérence pour les noms de domaine descriptifs ?” RLDI (Wolters Kluver), April 2007, Article on the absence of protection of descriptive domain names by Julien Lacker

– “Precisions on the protection of generic signs”, RLDI (Wolters Kluver), January 2007 by Guillaume Gomis

– “Is everybody allowed to use a generic sign ?” Juriscom.net, December 14, 2006, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Milka, la vache et la couturière : l’effet bœuf de la marque de renommée”, Juriscom.net, May 15, 2006, article on the litigation between an individual named Milka and who owned milka.fr and the famous trademark MILKA by Julien Lacker

– “The rights and obligations of the inventor who is an employee” interview of Julien Lacker by the French newspaper Le Parisien, March 16, 2015.

– “ The French copyright collection society SACEM gives some freedom on the music belonging to some of its members” Juriscom.net, March 6, 2006, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Protection of metatags: between counterfeiting and unfair competition” RLDI (Wolters Kluver) March 2005 by Guillaume Gomis

– “File sharing of copyright protected contents on the Internet and intellectual property, The French copyright collection society SACEM takes position” Juriscom.net, July 27, 2004, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Peer-to-peer community and rights holders, at peace with a compulsory license?” Juriscom.net, April 2, 2004, by Guillaume Gomis

– “Reflexions on the impact of the technical protection measures“, RLDI (Wolters Kluver) October 2003 by Guillaume Gomis

– Thesis: “Online works in comparative law: US and French law”, (a comparative approach on online copyright in France and USA) May 2003, 79 pages, Juriscom.net by Julien Lacker