DESIGNS
Cabinet Degret provides comprehensive legal protection for aesthetic creations, from preliminary searches and filing to rights management, monitoring, and enforcement actions, both in France and internationally.
Our services
Prior rights searches before filing.
Preparation and completion of design filings (national, European, and international).
Management of examination procedures: responses to official notifications and administrative follow‑up.
Management of design portfolios.
Drafting and issuance of cease‑and‑desist letters.
Contractual support: negotiation and drafting of licence agreements, assignments, coexistence agreements, undertakings, and letters of consent.
Anti‑counterfeiting measures, including seizures and online evidence gathering.
Judicial proceedings conducted in collaboration with our partner law firms.
Design renewal management: deadline monitoring and procedure handling.
Recordals before design registries: name changes, address changes, legal‑form changes, ownership transfers, licences, and security interests.
Development of protection strategies.
Legal advice on all matters relating to designs.
