French Intellectual Property Code
In forceThe European Union trade mark or the European Union trade mark application is converted into a French trade mark application as soon as the Institut national de la propriété industrielle receives the conversion request sent to the European Union Intellectual Property Office. It is given a national number.
1° The applicant shall be given a period of time in which to provide:
a) The application for registration provided for in 1° of Article R. 712-3 ;
b) Proof of payment of the fees provided for in a of 2° of Article R. 712-3;
c) The French translation, if applicable, of the conversion request and the attachments thereto;
d) In the case of a collective mark or guarantee mark, the regulations determining the conditions to which the use of the mark is subject.
If the applicant does not have his domicile or registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, he must, within the same period, appoint a representative satisfying the conditions laid down in Article R. 712-2 and communicate the name and address of the latter to the National Institute of Industrial Property;
2° The application resulting from the request for conversion shall be rejected if the documents referred to in 1° are not filed within the prescribed period;
3° Where the application resulting from the request for conversion is recognised as admissible, it shall be published in the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property within six weeks following receipt by the National Institute of Industrial Property of the documents referred to in 1°. Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 717-5, mention is made of the option open to any interested party to submit observations within a period of two months and to the persons mentioned in Article L. 712-4-1 to file an opposition to registration within the same time limit.
