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DROITS PRIORITAIRES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreground rights
1, record 1, English, foreground%20rights
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Foreground rights: all intellectual property rights, including but not limited to patents, copyrights and applications therefor directly resulting from a Project. 2, record 1, English, - foreground%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Action will consist of the assignment of the foreground rights from the consultant to the commissioning company and the granting of a licence in relation to background rights. 3, record 1, English, - foreground%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In connection with inventions in joint projects 4, record 1, English, - foreground%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
foreground rights: term usually used in the plural in this context. 5, record 1, English, - foreground%20rights
Record 1, Key term(s)
- foreground right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriété industrielle et intellectuelle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droits prioritaires
1, record 1, French, droits%20prioritaires
see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'entrée en vigueur de la LPM a posé la question de savoir si le premier usager d'un signe prêtant à confusion avec une marque au bénéfice de droits prioritaires selon la LPM peut invoquer la (LCD) à l'encontre de l'usage de cette marque. 2, record 1, French, - droits%20prioritaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La loi fédérale sur la concurrence déloyale (LCD) et la loi fédérale sur la protection des marques et des indications de Provenance (LPM). 2, record 1, French, - droits%20prioritaires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Droits prioritaires : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel dans ce contexte. 3, record 1, French, - droits%20prioritaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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