France: Business Environment
Intellectual property in France
Intellectual Property
- National Organisations
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The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) (in French) for patents, trademarks, models and industrial designs.
The Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music (SACEM), The National Union of Authors and Composers of music (SNAC), The Society of Stage Authors and Composers (SACD), The Society of Men of Letters (SGDL), The Civil Society of Multimedia Authors (SCAM), High Authority for the Distribution of Works and Protection of Rights on the Internet (HADOPI). - Regional Organisations
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For the protection of patents: the European patent office
To control trademarks, designs and models: European Union Intellectual Property Office - International Membership
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Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)
National Regulation and International Agreements
Type of property and law | Validity | International Agreements Signed |
Patent Code of intellectual property |
20 years |
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) |
Trademark Code of intellectual property |
10 years renewable indefinitely |
Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks |
Design Code of intellectual property |
25 years renewable once | |
Copyright Code of intellectual property |
70 years after the death of its author for inheritance tax 50 years after the first publication for registration fees |
Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty |
Industrial Models Edict n°2001-670 of 25 July 2001 incorporating into Community law the code of intellectual property and the code of the post and telecommunications |
25 years renewable once |
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