French trademark filing
French trademark filing for Chinese clients
A French trademark is a focused national right for companies selling, distributing or enforcing in France. Dreyfus acts before the French National Institute of Industrial Property, INPI, for Chinese IP firms and companies.
We manage clearance, classification, filing, examination and registration in English. For Chinese professional representatives, we can work as discreet local counsel while your firm retains the client relationship.
Matter essentials
What the instruction requires
The sections below clarify the route, documents, decisions and local workstream for this specific matter.
When a French filing can be the right choice
- France is the first or main European market.
- The budget does not yet justify a broader EU filing.
- A national right is needed for a French dispute or enforcement plan.
- Earlier rights make a unitary EU application less proportionate.
- The applicant wants to secure France before a wider expansion.
What we check before filing
- the applicant’s exact legal name, address and ownership structure;
- Chinese characters, transliteration, word mark and logo versions;
- the goods and services planned for the French market;
- any Paris Convention priority claim and supporting documents;
- earlier French, EU and international rights effective in France;
- company names, domain names and relevant market use.
Filing process
- Instruction: send the applicant, mark, goods and services, priority details and deadline.
- Assessment: we confirm the filing scope and flag clearance or ownership risks.
- Filing: after approval, Dreyfus files before the INPI and confirms the official reference.
- Examination and publication: we handle office correspondence and monitor third-party challenges.
- Registration and follow-up: we report the outcome and can manage recordals, renewals, monitoring and enforcement.
What to send
Please send a clear representation of the mark, the applicant’s corporate details, the proposed goods and services, the earliest filing date and the French launch plan. If a deadline is close, identify it in the subject line.
Official information is available from the INPI.
France first or EU-wide?
If the launch covers several EU countries, we can compare a French application with an EU trademark. The recommendation considers territory, earlier-right risk, budget, enforcement needs and future expansion.
French trademark filing
Start a French filing
Send the matter reference, relevant rights, territory and any known deadline. We will confirm the appropriate first scope.
