Author: Coline

It is an opportunity to highlight how #IntellectualProperty encourages sustainable solutions and plays a crucial role in the creation of environmentally-friendly technologies and practices. It encourages innovation and creativity, and helps stimulate investment in these activities. It is a true instrument for human progress. 

Together, let’s cultivate an ecosystem where creativity can flourish and innovative ideas can contribute to a better world for all. 

More information on: https://www.wipo.int/web/ipday/2024-sdgs/index 

Packaging, logos, molds, advertising campaigns, conferences, musical compositions, illustrations, websites, software, databases, …. Copyright covers all original creations that reflect the personality of their author(s). 

Copyright is acquired without the need for formal registration. Protection arises solely from the creation of the work, whatever its genre, merit or purpose. 

Although no filing formalities are required for copyright to be granted, to be protected a work must meet the condition of originality. Originality is assessed when the work bears “the stamp of its author’s personality”. 

Despite this lack of formalism, it is necessary to build up evidence that cumulatively establishes the link between the author, the work and the date of creation. This can be done by various means, including time-stamping. 

In addition, copyright comprises both economic and moral attributes: 

• Moral rights: The author’s moral rights include, for example, the right to respect and integrity of his work, and to oppose any distortion and/or mutilation of it. The author can also withdraw the work from the market or rework it. You can thus oppose any use that would distort your work, or claim that your name be mentioned(authorship). This moral right is perpetual, imprescriptible and inalienable. You cannot, therefore, assign it. 

• Economic rights: Economic rights include the right of reproduction(physical fixation of the work on a medium), the right of representation(communication of the work) and the right of adaptation(change of color, format, medium, translation, etc.). These rights are transferable and granted for a defined period: up to 70 years after the death of the author, or 70 years from disclosure for collective works(belonging to a legal entity). 

As a matter of principle, the individual author holds the copyright to his work. As a result, he or she can control any use made of the work by third parties, and receive any associated remuneration. 

Copyrights add value to your company and give you a significant competitive edge. 

In combination with other intellectual property assets such as trademarks and designs, they are a valuable asset. 

Regimbeau has particular expertise in copyright, and can offer you a comprehensive range of services to secure, evaluate and exploit your intellectual property assets. 

World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated every year on April 21. The aim of this day is to raise awareness of the role of creativity and innovation in all aspects of human development. 

Creativity expresses itself in many ways, from artistic expression (music, drawing, dance, literature, etc….) to the discovery of solutions in many fields, whether scientific, economic, social or even sustainable development. 

To mark this day, Regimbeau would like to pay tribute to all the inventive minds who have shaped history with their inventions! 

New discoveries, revolutionary solutions, unique designs…   

Find out more about the inventors featured in the video: 

• Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen: discovery of X-rays 
• Louis Pasteur: inventor of pasteurization 
• Marie Curie: discovery of the radioactive elements radium and polonium. 
• Anthony Carlisle: decomposition of water by electric current 
• Hermann Nernst: invention of the electric lamp with a metal filament. This lamp, which succeeded lamps with a carbon filament, was a precursor of today’s incandescent lamps. 
• Fritz Haber: patented the synthesis of ammonia, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1918. 
• Rudolf Diesel: inventor of the internal combustion engine that bears his name, designed not to run on diesel but on vegetable oils. 
• Gutenberg: inventor of movable type printing. 
• Louis Cartier: inventor of the modern wristwatch. 
• Joseph & Étienne de Montgolfier: invention of the hot-air balloon in 1783. 
• Albert Einsitein: theorized the interchangeability of energy and mass, invented the ultrasensitive voltmeter, special relativity, Avogadro’s number, 
• Louis & Auguste Lumières: invention of the cinematograph. 
• Karl Ereky: founding father of biotechnology. 
• Antoine lavoisier: discovery of oxidation. 
• Gabriel Fahrenheit: invention of the modern mercury thermometer. 
• Ibn al-Haytham: It was in the Middle Ages, in Arab-Muslim societies, that a new concept emerged: the light beam is independent of the human eye. The great Arab scholar in this field was Ibn al-Haytham, better known as Alhazen. He has been called the “father of optics”. He habitually confirmed his hypotheses through experimentation, making him a forerunner in the application of the scientific method.  
• Katherine Johnson: She’s one of the scientists behind the equations describing the trajectory of an orbital space flight. Indispensable for bringing the first men to land on the moon back to Earth! 
• Ada Lovelace: pioneer of computer science, known for having produced the first real computer program, while working on an ancestor of the computer: Charles Babbage’s analytical machine. 
• Grace Hopper: computer scientist who led to the invention of the first compiler and the creation of the Cobol language. 
• Claude Beck: pioneering cardiac surgeon, famous for innovating various cardiac surgery techniques and performing the first defibrillation in 1947. 

• Hedy Lamarr: During the Second World War, she devised a device to help the Allies during naval battles. She imagined a system in which the torpedo’s transmitter and receiver would continually change radio frequencies to prevent hacking by the German army. She invented frequency hopping. Today, this device is at the origin of wifi and Bluetooth. 
• Louis Braille: inventor of Braille, a universal writing system for the visually impaired 
• René Laënnec: inventor of the first stethoscope. 
• Granville T. Woods: This African-American inventor holds more than 50 patents! An engineer, he was instrumental in improving the railroad and communication between stations thanks to “Telegraphony”. He also invented the steam boiler furnace, the electric railroad, the automatic air brake, the telephone transmitter, the electromechanical brake, railway telegraphy, the induction telegraph system, the overhead control system for electric railroads, tunnel construction for electric railroads, the electrifying battery and the parabolic antenna!  
• Buckminster Fuller: American architect, inventor, designer and futurist best known for his invention of the geodesic dome. Fuller also invented the Dymaxion car, a lightweight, aerodynamic and fuel-efficient three-wheeled vehicle. He also designed a number of other structures, including the Dymaxion House, a prefabricated house that was built in the 1930s. 
• Elisabeth Magie: inventor of the world-famous board game Monopoly. 
• Anthony Bajada: inventor of the can. 
• Nicolas Appert: inventor of appertization, a method of preserving food by heat sterilization in hermetically sealed containers, more commonly known as canning. 
• Eileen Gray: Irish designer and architect. She is best known for incorporating luxurious lacquer finishes on Art Deco furniture, then moving on to International Style tubular steel furniture in the 1920s. In the architectural field, she is famous for creating Villa E-1027 (1929) with Jean Badovici, a free interpretation of modernist architecture. 

The latest data from the European Patent Office (EPO) for the year 2023 is now available, revealing some interesting trends in technological innovation.  

In 2023, three sectors stood out for their dynamism: digital communications, medical technologies and IT.   

The fastest-growing technology sectors were machinery and electricity, digital communications and biotechnology. 

This trend highlights the growing importance of innovation in key areas such as electricity generation and management, smart machines and biotechnological advances.  

At Regimbeau, we are proud to have a team of highly qualified specialists with expertise in all aspects of these quickly evolving sectors. Whether you are looking for patent protection, intellectual property advice or assistance in optimizing your patent portfolio, our team is ready to advise you.  

Contact us today to benefit from our expertise and personalized advice!  

For more information, please consult the full Patent Index 2023 report available on the EPO website: https://www.epo.org/en/news-events/news/innovation-digital-and-clean-energy-technologies-boosts-demand-patents-europe-2023  

Every year, companies with over 50 employees must have calculated and published their gender equality index.  

The Corporate Gender Equality Index is a major tool for assessing and promoting gender equity in the workplace.   

Stemming from the Professional Future Act of September 5, 2018, this index aims to raise awareness and improve parity within companies.  

This year, Regimbeau obtained a score of 74/100. This score encourages us to enhance our commitment by defining corrective measures in favor of professional equality between women and men. 

To celebrate International Women’s Rights Day, we are proud to highlight Regimbeau’s team of female partners, who embody excellence and creativity in the field of intellectual property.  

Committed to diversity, Regimbeau has always favored an approach based on merit. It is one of the first French IP firms to have a majority of women on its board of directors. 

Regimbeau’s partners are not only leaders in their field, they are also inspiring role models for current and future generations.  

We are pleased to present the results of our recent client satisfaction survey! 

91% of our clients are satisfied with our services 

93% of our clients are willing to entrust us with new cases 

These results are the outcome of a successful collaboration with our clients and the commitment of our teams.  

Thank you for your trust. 

They also reflect the values we have upheld for several years now:  

·     Fostering creativity in the solutions we provide for our clients 

·     Promoting the high level of skills of our teams  

·     Promoting collaboration both among our teams and with our clients.

·     Encouraging long-term relationships of trust with our clients 

 We are committed to maintaining this level of excellence and taking on new challenges together in 2024!