{"id":6650,"date":"2022-08-12T16:16:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/how-to-obtain-protection\/"},"modified":"2022-08-12T16:16:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-12T14:16:28","password":"","slug":"how-to-obtain-protection","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.copyright.eu\/docs\/how-to-obtain-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to obtain protection?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A patent application can be made by one or more natural or legal persons<\/b>, with or without an agent (e.g., a qualified lawyer, patent attorney, or any other authorised person). The applicant is considered the owner of the application. If there are several applicants, the use of an agent is mandatory. <\/span>

If the inventor is an employee, Article L611-7 et seq. provides for a specific regime for employee inventions<\/b> which proposes a distinction between attributable\/non-attributable creations on assignment and off an assignment. Depending on the context, the invention belongs either to the employer or to the employee, with potentially an attribution or licensing right for the employer and financial consideration for the employee. The creative environment and its consequences must therefore be well defined in employment contracts. Finally, it should be noted that since a recent ordinance of 15 December 2021, inventions made by trainees or doctoral students within the company (or the administration) are also vested in the employer, under conditions laid down by law.<\/span>

It is recommended to file as soon as possible<\/b>, as the filing date will become the starting date of the protection. Otherwise, several options are possible:<\/span><\/p>\n