1. Know the different categories of IP rights and their legal status

According to le tableau de bord 2019 sur les PME et la propriété intellectuelle , commissioned by the EUIPO, 54% of owners reported a positive impact after registering their IP rights. The main benefits identified were increased reputation (52%), increased sales (39%) and improved access to new markets (37%).

In 2019, according to une étude de l’OMPI , 14.9 million patents, 58.2 million trademarks, 4.1 million industrial designs and 5.6 million utility models were in force worldwide.

Intellectual property law is codified at