{"id":7988,"date":"2022-10-13T11:55:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T11:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocat.sea-dev-and-sun.fr\/lexique-propriete-intellectuelle\/https-www-dhenne-avocats-fr-lexique-propriete-intellectuelle-cession\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:13:57","slug":"disposal","status":"publish","type":"lexique","link":"https:\/\/www.dhenne-avocats.fr\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/disposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment (cession)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La cession de droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle est l\u2019acte par lequel le titulaire d\u2019un brevet, d\u2019une marque, d\u2019un dessin ou mod\u00e8le, d\u2019un logiciel ou d\u2019une \u0153uvre transf\u00e8re \u00e0 un tiers la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de ses droits, en totalit\u00e9 ou en partie. Elle se distingue de la <a href=\"\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/licence\/\">licence<\/a>, qui laisse la propri\u00e9t\u00e9 au conc\u00e9dant et n\u2019accorde qu\u2019un droit d\u2019exploitation. La cession de droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle ob\u00e9it \u00e0 des r\u00e8gles propres \u00e0 chaque droit, qui s\u2019ajoutent au droit commun de la vente.<\/p>\n<h2>Les formalit\u00e9s de la cession selon les droits<\/h2>\n<p>D\u2019abord, la cession d\u2019un brevet ou d\u2019une marque doit \u00eatre constat\u00e9e par \u00e9crit \u00e0 peine de nullit\u00e9 et inscrite au registre national correspondant pour \u00eatre opposable aux tiers. Ensuite, la cession d\u2019un dessin ou mod\u00e8le est soumise \u00e0 la m\u00eame exigence d\u2019inscription. Puis la cession des droits d\u2019auteur ob\u00e9it \u00e0 un formalisme protecteur de l\u2019auteur : chaque droit c\u00e9d\u00e9 doit \u00eatre mentionn\u00e9 distinctement, avec son \u00e9tendue, sa destination, son lieu et sa dur\u00e9e, et la cession globale des \u0153uvres futures est nulle. Enfin, les droits patrimoniaux sur les logiciels cr\u00e9\u00e9s par des salari\u00e9s sont d\u00e9volus \u00e0 l\u2019employeur par la loi, sans cession. Les textes sont consultables sur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legifrance.gouv.fr\/codes\/id\/LEGITEXT000006069414\/\">L\u00e9gifrance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Les clauses essentielles de la cession<\/h2>\n<p>Le contrat identifie pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment les droits c\u00e9d\u00e9s, leur territoire et leur dur\u00e9e, fixe le prix et organise les garanties du c\u00e9dant : existence et titularit\u00e9 des droits, absence de charges, de licences ou de litiges non d\u00e9clar\u00e9s, absence d\u2019atteinte aux droits de tiers. La garantie de validit\u00e9 du titre doit \u00eatre express\u00e9ment stipul\u00e9e. Le contrat r\u00e8gle aussi le sort des actions en contrefa\u00e7on en cours, la coop\u00e9ration du c\u00e9dant pour les proc\u00e9dures ult\u00e9rieures et, pour les cr\u00e9ations, le respect du <a href=\"\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/droit-moral\/\">moral rights<\/a>, qui est inali\u00e9nable.<\/p>\n<h2>Key points<\/h2>\n<p>En pratique, la cession de droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle intervient lors des transferts d\u2019actifs, des restructurations, des op\u00e9rations de fusion et d\u2019acquisition et des relations entre prestataires et clients. Un audit pr\u00e9alable de titularit\u00e9 et de validit\u00e9 \u00e9vite les mauvaises surprises. Le cabinet r\u00e9dige ces contrats et intervient dans les litiges qui en d\u00e9coulent, comme pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 sur la page <a href=\"\/en\/fields-of-expertise\/contracts\/\">contracts<\/a> et sur les entr\u00e9es <a href=\"\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/patent-assignment-contract\/\">Patent Assignment agreement<\/a> and <a href=\"\/en\/intellectual-property-glossary\/trademark-transfer-contract\/\">contrat de cession de marque<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7988","lexique","type-lexique","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cession de droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle : r\u00e8gles | Dhenne<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cession de droits de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 intellectuelle : transfert de propri\u00e9t\u00e9 d\u2019un brevet, d\u2019une marque, d\u2019un dessin ou 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