{"id":4885,"date":"2022-03-25T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-25T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/?p=4885"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:39:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T09:39:02","slug":"2021-record-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/2021-record-marques\/","title":{"rendered":"2021: a new record year for trademark applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><p>Industrial property has not been affected by the health crisis. On the contrary, <strong>the number of deposits is steadily increasing<\/strong>. In 2020, the symbolic mark of 100,000 trademarks registered at the INPI was exceeded. The year 2021 shows a continuation of this growth, with more than 113,000 trademark applications in France.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trademark filings in 2021: a global increase<\/h2><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>For the last 5 years, trademark registrations have been on the rise in France. We had already mentioned this point in a previous article (<a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/2019-increase-in-trademark-deposits\/\">2019: Trademark registrations in constant increase<\/a>). The <strong>113,070 trademark applications in 2021<\/strong> represent an increase of 6.5% over 2020. When compared to 2017, there is even an increase of nearly 25% in the number of applications.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Graphique-article-2021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Graphique-article-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>Interestingly, patent applications do not reflect this increase. Indeed, even though there is a slight increase in 2021 (+3.1% compared to 2020), patent applications at INPI have not returned to the 2017 level.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>Trademark registrations have not only increased in France: the trend is also present among European trademarks but also among international trademarks. Thus, <a href=\"https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/ohimportal\/fr\/news?p_p_id=csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;p_p_col_count=2&amp;journalId=8816237&amp;journalRelatedId=manual\/#:~:text=L&#039;EUIPO%20a%20re%C3%A7u%20un,cours%20de%20la%20m%C3%AAme%20p%C3%A9riode.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The European Office (EUIPO) reported receiving a record 101,021 European Union Trade Mark (EUT) applications<\/a> in the first half of 2021, an increase of approximately 24 % over the same period last year.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>With regard to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/pressroom\/fr\/articles\/2022\/article_0002.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) which manages international trademark applications<\/a>In 2021, it will grow by 14.4 %. This is the highest annual growth since 2005. WIPO Director General Daren Tang said, \"These figures show that human ingenuity and entrepreneurship remain strong despite the disruption caused by the pandemic. This growth is due in particular to the dynamism of French applicants, as France is the 4th largest filer.<sup>th<\/sup> country to register international trademarks (after the United States, Germany and China).<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trademark refusals and opposition proceedings on the rise in 2021<\/h2><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>In parallel with the increase in the number of deposits, <strong>There has also been an increase in the number of trademark disputes<\/strong>. In 2021 in France, there will be more than 5,000 oppositions and 750 requests for invalidation or lapse of registered trademarks.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>This means that by registering a trademark with the INPI, <strong>you have a 5% risk of receiving a stop payment against your deposit<\/strong>. The risk is even higher for EU trademarks. In 2020, the EUIPO received 18,881 oppositions.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>If the opposition is recognized as justified, your trademark may be rejected by the Office, and you will have to start the whole procedure again with a new name. To avoid this, it is necessary to <a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/brand-guide\/availability-brand-search-danteriorites\/\">researching similarities<\/a> to ensure that the chosen name is available and does not infringe on prior trademarks.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>And beware of other obstacles during the filing process: INPI examiners may also refuse your trademark because it does not meet the requirements of form and substance. If your trademark is judged irregular, the examination period will be greatly extended (from 5 months on average for a \"regular\" application to 15-18 months in case of a descriptive trademark - most of the time, the decision will result in a rejection of the trademark). To avoid wasting time and money, it is therefore recommended to contact a specialized firm, which will be able to accompany you throughout the procedure, from the choice of the trademark to be filed to its registration.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2021: strong growth for Yamark<\/h2><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>Our firm has also actively participated in this increase in the number of trademark applications. <strong>In 2021, we are listed in two independent rankings, as a French firm specialized in industrial property<\/strong>. Thus, we occupy the <a href=\"https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/tunnel-web\/secure\/webdav\/guest\/document_library\/contentPdfs\/about_euipo\/the_office\/top-25_e-users_Q2_2021_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22<sup>th<\/sup> place in the EUIPO ranking<\/a> listing the French firms that filed the largest number of European trademarks in the 2nd quarter of 2008.<sup>th<\/sup> quarter of 2021. We also managed to climb into the Top 25 of French law firms with the most trademarks filed (French, European and international) according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foveaip.com\/en\/rankings-list.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top Filers ranking published by FoveaIP in March 2022<\/a>.<\/p><p><\/p><p><\/p><p>We will be happy to share our experience with you to break new records in 2022!<\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La propri\u00e9t\u00e9 industrielle n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 affect\u00e9e par la crise sanitaire. Au contraire, le nombre de d\u00e9p\u00f4ts augmente de mani\u00e8re continue. En 2020, la barre symbolique des 100 000 marques d\u00e9pos\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019INPI a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pass\u00e9e. L\u2019ann\u00e9e 2021 montre une poursuite de cette croissance, avec plus de 113\u00a0000 d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques en France. Les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4666,"featured_media":4899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","tve_updated_post":"<div class=\"thrv_wrapper tve_wp_shortcode\"><div class=\"tve_shortcode_raw\" style=\"display: none\">___TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW__&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;La propri\u00e9t\u00e9 industrielle n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 affect\u00e9e par la crise sanitaire. Au contraire, &lt;strong&gt;le nombre de d\u00e9p\u00f4ts augmente de mani\u00e8re continue&lt;\/strong&gt;. En 2020, la barre symbolique des 100 000 marques d\u00e9pos\u00e9es \u00e0 l\u2019INPI a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pass\u00e9e. L\u2019ann\u00e9e 2021 montre une poursuite de cette croissance, avec plus de 113&nbsp;000 d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques en France.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;Les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques en 2021&nbsp;: une augmentation mondiale&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Cela fait 5 ans que les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques sont en hausse en France. Nous avions d\u2019ailleurs d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e9voqu\u00e9 ce point dans un pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent article (&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/2019-augmentation-depots-de-marques\/\"&gt;2019&nbsp;: les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques en constante augmentation&lt;\/a&gt;). Les &lt;strong&gt;113&nbsp;070 demandes de marques en 2021&lt;\/strong&gt; repr\u00e9sentent une hausse de 6,5% par rapport \u00e0 2020. Si l\u2019on compare \u00e0 2017, on peut m\u00eame constater une hausse de pr\u00e8s de 25% du nombre des demandes.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:image {\"id\":4886,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"media\"} --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"&gt;&lt;a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Graphique-article-2021.jpg\"&gt;&lt;img class=\"wp-image-4886\" src=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Graphique-article-2021.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/figure&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:image --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Il est int\u00e9ressant de noter que les demandes de brevets ne refl\u00e8tent pas cette augmentation. En effet, m\u00eame si une l\u00e9g\u00e8re hausse est constat\u00e9e en 2021 (+3,1% par rapport \u00e0 2020), les demandes de brevets aupr\u00e8s de l\u2019INPI n\u2019ont pas retrouv\u00e9 le niveau de 2017.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Les d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques n\u2019ont pas augment\u00e9 qu\u2019en France&nbsp;: la tendance se retrouve parmi les marques europ\u00e9ennes mais aussi les marques internationales. Ainsi, &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/ohimportal\/fr\/news?p_p_id=csnews_WAR_csnewsportlet&amp;amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;amp;p_p_state=normal&amp;amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;amp;p_p_col_id=column-1&amp;amp;p_p_col_count=2&amp;amp;journalId=8816237&amp;amp;journalRelatedId=manual\/#:~:text=L'EUIPO%20a%20re%C3%A7u%20un,cours%20de%20la%20m%C3%AAme%20p%C3%A9riode.\"&gt;l\u2019Office europ\u00e9en (EUIPO) a indiqu\u00e9 avoir re\u00e7u un nombre record de 101 021 demandes de marques de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne (MUE)&lt;\/a&gt; au cours du premier semestre 2021, soit une augmentation d\u2019environ 24 % par rapport \u00e0 la m\u00eame p\u00e9riode l\u2019ann\u00e9e pr\u00e9c\u00e9dente.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;En ce qui concerne &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/pressroom\/fr\/articles\/2022\/article_0002.html\"&gt;l\u2019OMPI (Organisation mondiale de la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle) qui g\u00e8re les demandes de marques internationales&lt;\/a&gt;, elle enregistre une croissance de 14,4 % en 2021. Il s\u2019agit de la plus forte croissance annuelle depuis 2005. Le Directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019OMPI, M. Daren Tang, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que&nbsp;: \u201cCes chiffres montrent que l\u2019ing\u00e9niosit\u00e9 humaine et l\u2019esprit d\u2019entreprise restent solides malgr\u00e9 les perturbations caus\u00e9es par la pand\u00e9mie\u201d. Cette croissance est notamment due au dynamisme des d\u00e9posants fran\u00e7ais, puisque la France est le 4&lt;sup&gt;\u00e8me&lt;\/sup&gt; pays \u00e0 d\u00e9poser des marques internationales (apr\u00e8s les Etats-Unis, l\u2019Allemagne et la Chine).&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;Les refus de marques et les proc\u00e9dures d\u2019opposition en hausse en 2021&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 l\u2019augmentation du nombre de d\u00e9p\u00f4ts, &lt;strong&gt;l\u2019on note \u00e9galement une hausse du nombre de litiges concernant des marques&lt;\/strong&gt;. En 2021 en France, on compte plus de 5000 demandes d\u2019oppositions et 750 demandes en nullit\u00e9\/d\u00e9ch\u00e9ance de marques enregistr\u00e9es.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Cela signifie qu\u2019en d\u00e9posant une marque aupr\u00e8s de l\u2019INPI, &lt;strong&gt;vous avez 5% de risque de recevoir une opposition \u00e0 l\u2019encontre de votre d\u00e9p\u00f4t&lt;\/strong&gt;. Le risque est encore plus \u00e9lev\u00e9 en ce qui concerne les marques de l\u2019Union europ\u00e9enne. En 2020, l\u2019EUIPO a re\u00e7u 18&nbsp;881 oppositions.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Si l\u2019opposition est reconnue comme justifi\u00e9e, votre marque pourra \u00eatre rejet\u00e9e par l\u2019Office, et il faudra recommencer toute la proc\u00e9dure avec un nouveau nom. Pour \u00e9viter cela, il est n\u00e9cessaire de &lt;a href=\"http:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/guide-marques\/disponibilite-marque-recherche-danteriorites\/\"&gt;faire des recherches de similitudes&lt;\/a&gt; pour s\u2019assurer que le nom choisi est bien disponible et ne porte pas atteinte \u00e0 des marques ant\u00e9rieures.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Et attention aux autres obstacles lors du d\u00e9p\u00f4t&nbsp;: les examinateurs et examinatrices de l\u2019INPI peuvent \u00e9galement refuser votre marque car celle-ci ne r\u00e9pond pas aux exigences de forme et de fond. Si votre marque est jug\u00e9e irr\u00e9guli\u00e8re, le d\u00e9lai d\u2019examen sera fortement rallong\u00e9 (de 5 mois en moyenne pour une demande \u00ab&nbsp;r\u00e9guli\u00e8re&nbsp;\u00bb \u00e0 15-18 mois en cas de marque jug\u00e9e descriptive \u2013 la plupart du temps, la d\u00e9cision aboutira \u00e0 un rejet de la marque). Pour \u00e9viter de perdre du temps et de l\u2019argent, il est donc recommand\u00e9 de s\u2019adresser \u00e0 un cabinet sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9, qui pourra vous accompagner tout au long de la proc\u00e9dure, depuis le choix de la marque \u00e0 d\u00e9poser jusqu\u2019\u00e0 son enregistrement.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;h2&gt;2021 : une forte progression pour le cabinet Yamark&lt;\/h2&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Notre cabinet a \u00e9galement particip\u00e9 activement \u00e0 cette hausse du nombre de d\u00e9p\u00f4ts de marques. &lt;strong&gt;En 2021, nous figurons ainsi dans deux classements ind\u00e9pendants, en tant que cabinet fran\u00e7ais sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9 en propri\u00e9t\u00e9 industrielle&lt;\/strong&gt;. Ainsi, nous occupons la &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/euipo.europa.eu\/tunnel-web\/secure\/webdav\/guest\/document_library\/contentPdfs\/about_euipo\/the_office\/top-25_e-users_Q2_2021_en.pdf\"&gt;22&lt;sup&gt;\u00e8me&lt;\/sup&gt; place dans le classement de l\u2019EUIPO&lt;\/a&gt; listant les cabinets fran\u00e7ais ayant d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le plus grand nombre de marques europ\u00e9ennes au 2&lt;sup&gt;\u00e8me&lt;\/sup&gt; trimestre 2021. Nous avons \u00e9galement r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 nous hisser dans le Top 25 des cabinets fran\u00e7ais ayant \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9pos\u00e9 le plus de marques (fran\u00e7aises, europ\u00e9ennes et internationales) selon le &lt;a href=\"https:\/\/www.foveaip.com\/en\/rankings-list.php\"&gt;classement Top Filers publi\u00e9 par FoveaIP en mars 2022&lt;\/a&gt;.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Nous serons ravis de vous faire profiter notre exp\u00e9rience pour battre de nouveaux records en 2022!&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;__TVE_SHORTCODE_RAW___<\/div><\/div>","tve_custom_css":"@media (min-width: 300px){.tcb-post-list[data-css=\"tve-u-16ecb5f152b\"] .post-wrapper.thrv_wrapper { width: calc(50% - 10px); }.tcb-post-list[data-css=\"tve-u-16ecb5f152b\"] .post-wrapper.thrv_wrapper:nth-child(n+3) { margin-top: 20px !important; }.tcb-post-list[data-css=\"tve-u-16ecb5f152b\"] .post-wrapper.thrv_wrapper:not(:nth-child(n+3)) { margin-top: 0px !important; }.tcb-post-list[data-css=\"tve-u-16ecb5f152b\"] .post-wrapper.thrv_wrapper:not(:nth-child(2n)) { margin-right: 20px !important; }.tcb-post-list[data-css=\"tve-u-16ecb5f152b\"] .post-wrapper.thrv_wrapper:nth-child(2n) { margin-right: 0px !important; }}","tve_user_custom_css":"","tve_globals":{"e":"1","font_cls":[]},"tcb2_ready":1,"tcb_editor_enabled":1,"tve_landing_page":"","_tve_header":"","_tve_footer":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[389,197,340,195,364,62,365,198,391,156,390],"class_list":["post-4885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actu-de-la-pi","tag-389","tag-augmentation","tag-brevets","tag-chiffres","tag-depots-de-marques","tag-euipo","tag-rapport-annuel","tag-record","tag-top25","tag-wipo","tag-yamark","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4885"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4885\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depot-de-marque.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}