There are several types of infringement, some of them are already sadly known:

Trademark infringement: for example, the production of trademarked handbags by placing a false label on them and selling them at rock-bottom prices. Even though these models were never created by the company.

Product infringement: this involves copies of articles, identical to the original, under a different name.

“Mixed” infringement: this is the most widespread infringement, often covered in the media, where the copying involves both the model and the trademark. The luxury sector is most often the victim: Fake Vuitton, fake Rolex…

Infringement of author’s rights and copyright:

This is the copying of a creation, a project, a text, a song, a film script, the content of a Web site, as well as of a programme, a piece of music, a system, a business plan.

Infringement proceedings

Taking action in an infringement case means reacting to the copying of your copyright and avoiding the damage caused by the copying: lost earnings, lost or reduced brand image, protection of your network of retailers, confusion in the choices of existing or future customers.

Several forms of action are possible and depend both on your situation and that of the party infringing on your copyright.

For example: Your Web site has been copied and its content (beyond a mere reference) is found on this copy of your Web site, online. Preventing a right-click is inoperative, so you will have to provide other means for acting in the event your site is copied. If you have