Industrial property advisers and specialists in trademarks, patents and designs based in Monaco. They assist with filing, protecting and exploiting intellectual property rights.
Intellectual Property in Monaco: what you need to know
Trademarks, patents, designs
Intellectual property attorneys help companies, creators and inventors protect their creations. For a trademark, they check its availability, prepare its filing and monitor competing filings. For an invention, they assess whether it can be patented and draft the patent application. They also protect designs, that is, the appearance of a product.
Protection abroad
A trademark or patent is protected only in the territories where it was filed. For international activity, the attorney helps choose the countries and suitable procedures, then manage renewals. In case of copying, they support the defence of rights, with a lawyer if legal action is needed.
Filing gives its holder an exclusive right to the trademark for the goods and services designated, in the countries covered. It makes it possible to take action against those who use it without authorisation. A prior search for earlier rights avoids filing a trademark that is already taken.
What is a design?
It is protection for the appearance of a product: its shape, lines, colours or texture. It is obtained by filing and complements the protection provided by a trademark or a patent.
Is a trademark registered in Monaco protected elsewhere?
No, a trademark is protected only in the territories where it is registered. For protection abroad, you must file in each country or use an international procedure; an intellectual property attorney helps with the choice.
