administration, acquisition, holding, development, innovation, storage, distribution, sale, data management and negotiation of all tangible and intangible assets, including patents and other intellectual property rights, as well as all related services for affiliated companies or third parties worldwide; provision of a logistics organization and supply chain that meets the Cartier strategy, including, in particular, sales forecasting, global demand planning, procurement, as well as management of finished goods and spare parts inventories, orders and customer information, protection, defense, use and exploitation of all intellectual property rights in any field; acquisition, exploitation, concession and sale of licenses, patents, trademarks, designs, models, copyrights, technical knowledge and other intangible assets.