Authentication process revealed by a QR code to verify or certify the existence of an intellectual property title.

Abstract

The present invention is characterized by an authenticity process revealed by a QR code for verifying and certifying the existence of an industrial and / or intellectual property right. This method, reproduced on a document or product in an unalterable manner, allows, by scanning it, the production of the certificate of filing or issuance of an industrial property right or proofs with a certain date of the creation of a work and / or applied arts as defined by the Intellectual Property Code. [Fig. 1] for abbreviation

Description

Title of the invention: Authenticity method revealed by a QR-Code to verify or certify the existence of an intellectual property title.

[0001] The present invention is characterized by an authenticity process revealed by a QR-Code to verify and certify the existence of an industrial and / or intellectual property title which reproduced on a document or product in an unalterable way will allow, by scanning it, to produce the certificate of filing or delivery of an industrial property title or the proofs with a certain date of the creation of a work and / or applied arts as defined by the Intellectual Property Code.

[0002] Today, most individuals and / or persons use and affix the ®, ™, and © symbols, which originate from the United States, where trademark and copyright protection are subject to different regulations. In Europe, the ®, ™, and © symbols have no legal value and offer no form of protection.

[0003] The R symbol stands for "Registered trademark." In the United States, it indicates that a trademark is officially registered. However, in Europe, the regulations are different. Here, you do not need to prove that your trademark is registered because its entry in the Trademark Register already indicates this.

[0004] However, the use of the R symbol is permitted. This small symbol does indeed strengthen the impact of your brand and inspire confidence in your customers. But it should be noted that using the R symbol when your trademark is not officially registered could be considered false advertising.

[0005] Furthermore, the © symbol stands for "#copyright#" or "#droit d'auteur#" in French. It has nothing to do with trademarks and you cannot request it. Indeed, it is a right that you automatically receive, for example when you take a photograph or write a text.

[0006] The use of the © symbol can, however, prove useful in demonstrating that your copyright is protected by verifiable evidence. It can thus deter anyone who might consider using your work without your permission.

[0007] Thus, claiming to hold a right through the use of these acronyms can prove very dangerous. Indeed, the courts will penalize this misleading use, and this risk is all the greater if we are prosecuted as a counterfeiter and / or for unfair and parasitic competition. The same will be true if we wish to initiate legal proceedings against someone, while our documents reveal, through evidence, that we do not possess these rights or that these rights are not substantiated.

[0008] Another major drawback is that it takes some experience to determine the actual existence of an industrial property right and / or intellectual property right (copyright, multimedia rights, applied arts rights, etc.).

[0009] For example, to verify the existence of an industrial property right (patents, trademarks, designs) and of a natural or legal person by its company name or business name and registered domain name, one must consult the LN.PI databases. This requires time and a certain level of expertise in France, but is much more complex if one has to check official foreign, European, or global websites. Furthermore, the necessary tool for verification is not always available.

[0010] In some cases it turns out that the registration number is incorrect or false or is simply erased on the product or medium in question.

[0011] Moreover, for verification in intellectual property law, this becomes even more complicated since there are official bodies which register, for example, copyrights or domain names etc., other private bodies also register intellectual property rights on a certain date and produce a certificate verified by a bailiff and / or which are time-stamped on the blockchain.

[0012] To illustrate the usefulness of the present invention, we can consider the example of customs officers or trade fair commissioners who want to quickly determine whether a natural person and / or a legal entity actually holds the rights they claim. Acting quickly proves to be a real challenge.

[0013] Therefore, the invention aims to a substantial extent to remedy the current drawbacks and to provide new characteristics of a QR-Code visualization method on all media or documents of the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right.

[0014] The design, development and manufacture according to the present invention of a QR-Code visualization method on all media or documents of the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right and its advantages will be more apparent in the description given below, as well as the attached drawings which illustrate the present invention.

[0015] It is noted that the © ® ™ symbols are replaced by a QR-Code.

[0016] The following description will be given by way of example and is not limited to this one while remaining within the scope of the present invention.

[0017] The [Fig. 1]: The process is schematically represented as a non-limiting example.

[0018] With reference to [Fig. 1]:

[0019] A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of a QR code on any medium or document (1) characterized in that it uses an official document (2) of an industrial and / or intellectual property filing or title having a QR code (3) or the QR code is generated by the owner or holder or licensee (4) on the basis of official or private documents, but certified with a certain date and / or by a digital fingerprint on the blockchain and / or by a bailiff,Then the QR code is applied to documents or media such as finished products, packaging, or spare parts so that it can be scanned or flashed by a device via a computer application that allows the reading of said QR code, which will redirect the operator-user who initiated the request to the documents (7) for reading and transfer to another device, or by email, or to a printer to verify the existence of a real industrial and intellectual property right.

[0020] Consequently, the verification of rights is simplified.

[0021] Indeed, it is sufficient for the holder or owner of an industrial and / or intellectual property right to inform the public by the following examples instead of the R or TM or C. (5) either by:

[0022] - the trade name or company name followed by the QR code,

[0023] - Registered Design + QR Code

[0024] - Registered Trademark + QR Code

[0025] - Patent pending + QR Code

[0026] - Copyright - QR Code

[0027] It is specified that, according to a preference of the invention, but not mandatory, the QR code is generated directly by the INPI (French National Institute of Industrial Property) in the summary of filing or grant of industrial property for patents, trademarks, designs, or the company's trade name. It is then reproduced by the holder (the applicant, licensee, or holder) on documents and / or products and packaging.

[0028] Thus, when a person wishes to know the existence of a right by scanning or flashing the QR code, it will automatically refer to the database of the body managing the titles and related documents.

[0029] But according to a variant of the process of the invention the depositary or holder or owner of an industrial and / or intellectual property can also shape or compile the certificates and evidence and generate for all the documents to be viewed a QR-Code by means of a specific application called a QR-Code generator.

[0030] For example: it can be placed after a company name or trademark or integrated into a logo. By scanning the QR code via an application In computer science, it will automatically refer to the document attesting to the validity of the existence of protection or at least a deposit under industrial and / or intellectual property law.

[0031] This innovative provision allows for very quick and efficient consultation of the existence of a right as soon as one has a smartphone, a tablet, a computer or a device that allows scanning or flashing and interpreting a QR-Code or any other existing or future code towards the document necessary to prove an industrial and / or intellectual property right.

[0032] The QR-Code can be coated with different geometric shapes and different colours and can be static or dynamic and customized.

[0033] It is understood and understandable that the QR-Code may be reproduced in black and white or in color to preserve the medium on which it is inserted.

[0034] According to a variant of the invention, the QR-Code may have on its partial or total perimeter a frieze, a drawing or a text or be preceded by the signs © ® ™ or incorporate a logotype.

[0035] All of these provisions together provide another advantage for the holder or owner of an industrial and / or intellectual property right. The ability to verify intellectual property rights using the QR code will no longer allow counterfeiters, or those engaging in dishonest practices or unfair and parasitic competition, to claim ignorance of the existence of intellectual property rights.

[0036] According to a variant of the method according to the invention, the QR code can be replaced by a 2D-Doc, a type of two-dimensional Datamatrix barcode consisting of black modules arranged in a square on a white background. The arrangement of these dots defines the information contained in the code. The overall operating principle is similar to that of a QR code, but unlike the latter, the information contained in the code is secured using a digital signature based on asymmetric cryptography.

[0037] According to another embodiment of the method according to the invention, the QR code provides access to any type of file (video, PDF, Word, sketch, drawing) to corroborate the validity of the rights held by the holder of an intellectual property right. It is therefore easy to understand that the method of the invention can extend beyond intellectual property.

[0038] To illustrate this situation, we can take a summons document which will include QR codes which, when scanned, will directly open files which are submitted to the debate of the legal proceedings.

[0039] To perfect the above process, it is possible to reproduce and add the same QR code to media other than paper documents, such as media Physical materials such as wood, plastics, resins, rubbers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, alloys, glass, and cardboard, using processes including inkjet, laser, digital, or offset printing techniques, 3D printing, pad printing, laser engraving, sandblasting, milling, hot or cold foil stamping, embossing, molding, and plastic injection, and from a virtual document viewable on a computer, smartphone, or tablet. This list is not exhaustive. However, it should be added that for engraving on glass or transparent products, the engraving can be done in color to better highlight the QR code.

[0040] This written description uses examples to disclose embodiments of the invention and also to enable a person skilled in the art to carry out embodiments of the invention, including the manufacture and use of any device or system and the performance of any incorporated process. The patentable scope of the invention is defined by the claims and may include other examples that are apparent to a person skilled in the art. These other examples are intended to fall within the scope of the claims if they have structural elements that do not differ from the literal language of the claims, or if they include equivalent structural elements with non-substantial differences from the literal language of the claims.

[0041] Of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments or fields of activity previously described.

Claims

Demands

1. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of a QR code on any medium or document (1) characterized in that an official document (2) of a filing or title of industrial and / or intellectual property bearing a QR code is used (3) or that the QR code is generated by the owner or holder or licensee (4) on the basis of official or private documents, but certified with a certain date and / or by a digital fingerprint on the blockchain and / or by a bailiff,then the QR code is applied to documents or media such as finished products, packaging, or spare parts so that it can be scanned or flashed by a device via a computer application enabling the reading of said QR code, which will redirect the operator-user who initiated the request to the documents (7) for reading and the possibility of transfer to another device, by email, or to a printer to verify the existence of a real industrial and intellectual property right.

2. A method for displaying the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right according to claim 1 using QR codes on any medium or document, characterized in that the holder of an industrial and / or intellectual property right informs the public about documents and / or finished products and / or packaging and / or spare parts by the following inscription: the trade name or company name followed by the QR code or Registered Design + QR code or Registered Trademark + QR code or Registered Patent + QR code or Copyright - QR code

3. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of QR codes on any media or documents, according to claim 1, characterized in that the QR code will automatically refer to the database of the body managing the titles and related documents of industrial and / or intellectual property.

4. A method for displaying the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right according to claim 1 by means of a QR code on any medium or document, characterized in that the holder or owner of an industrial and / or intellectual property right can also shape or compile the certificates and evidence and generates for all documents to be viewed a QR-Code using a specific application called QR-Code generator.

5. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of a QR code on any media or document according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the QR code is placed after a company name or trademark or is integrated into a logo.

6. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of QR codes on any media or documents, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the QR code has different geometric shapes and is in black and white or in color to preserve the medium on which it is inserted and is static or dynamic and personalized.

7. A method for visualizing by QR-Code on any media or document the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right according to any of the preceding claims characterized in that the QR-Code receives on its partial or total perimeter a frieze, a drawing or a text or is preceded by the signs © ® ™ or incorporates a logotype.

8. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of a QR code on any media or document, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the QR code is replaced by a 2D-Doc, which is a type of two-dimensional barcode consisting of black modules arranged in a square on a white background.

9. A method for visualizing the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right by means of a QR code on any media or document, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the QR code provides access to any type of file (Video, PDF, Word, Sketch, Drawing) to corroborate the reality of the rights held by the holder of an intellectual property right.

10. A method for displaying, by QR code on any medium or document, the authenticity of an industrial and / or intellectual property right according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the method allows reproduction and to add the same QR Code to other media than paper documents such as physical media like wood, plastics, resins, rubbers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, alloys, glass, cardboard whose process includes inkjet or laser or digital or offset printing techniques, 3D printing, pad printing, laser engraving or sandblasting or milling, hot or cold gilding, embossing, molding and plastic injection and from a virtual document.

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