Business law

When establishing a business, many entrepreneurs choose not to purchase premises but to seek a commercial lease instead. This choice offers various advantages, notably by not putting pressure on the company’s cash flow at its inception and by more easily allowing the possibility of changing locations to accommodate the company in places better suited to […]

A trademark is the recognition element of a service or a product. It presents a dual interest, namely to protect consumers who are familiar with the quality of the purchased product or service and to protect companies against competitors who might try to imitate them. The trademark must be represented in a way that allows […]

Contrary to the myth of the author and inventor until the 18th century, who was imagined as creating alone in a stroke of genius, intellectual creation (whether artistic or technical) is increasingly the result of group work and notably orders placed with employees. Contrary to what many believe, employees often have rights to their creations, […]

On June 8, 2016, the European Union adopted a directive on the protection of know-how and undisclosed commercial information (also called trade secrets) against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure. This directive was transposed in France by the law of June 30, 2018 and codified in articles L.151-1 and following of the Commercial Code. These […]