French Intellectual Property Code
In forceAs stated in article D. 211-5 of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts called upon to hear actions relating to new plant varieties pursuant to article L. 623-31 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with the table V annexed to the code de l'organisation judiciaire, hereinafter reproduced:
Headquarters and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear actions
in respect of new plant varieties (Annex to Article D. 211-5)
SEAT | RESSORT |
Cour d'appel d'Aix-en-Provence | |
Marseille | Ressort of the courts of appeal of Aix-en-Provence, Bastia and Nîmes. |
Bordeaux Court of Appeal | |
Bordeaux | Resort of the Agen, Bordeaux and Poitiers Courts of Appeal. |
Colmar Court of Appeal | |
Strasbourg | Resort of Colmar and Metz Courts of Appeal. |
Cour d'appel de Douai | |
Lille | Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Amiens and Douai. |
Cour d'appel de Limoges | |
Limoges | Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Bourges, Limoges and Riom. |
Cour d'appel de Lyon | |
Lyon | Ressort of the Courts of Appeal of Chambéry, Grenoble and Lyon. |
Nancy Court of Appeal | |
Nancy | Resort of the Besançon, Dijon and Nancy Courts of Appeal. |
Paris Court of Appeal | |
Paris | Resort of the Basse-Terre Courts of Appeal, Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Nouméa, Orléans, Papeete, Paris, Reims, Rouen, Saint-Denis and Versailles, and the Higher Court of Appeal of Saint-Pierre. |
Cour d'appel de Rennes | |
Rennes | Resort of the Courts of Appeal of Angers, Caen and Rennes. |
Toulouse Court of Appeal | |
Toulouse | Resort of Montpellier, Pau and Toulouse Courts of Appeal. |
