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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-13

The description shall be presented under the conditions and in the order provided for in Article R. 612-12 unless the nature of the invention allows for a different, more intelligible and concise pres…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17

Every claim comprises: 1° A preamble mentioning the designation of the subject matter of the invention and the technical features which are necessary for the definition of the claimed elements but whi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-10

The application for grant shall be signed by the applicant or his representative. It shall contain: 1° The nature of the industrial property title applied for; 2° The title of the invention showing cl…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-19

Within the meaning of Article L. 612-4, in particular, may be included in the same patent application, either: 1° An independent claim for a product, an independent claim for a process specially desig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-18

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-4, a patent application may contain several independent claims falling within the same category (product, process, device or use) if…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-12

The description includes: 1° An indication of the technical field to which the invention relates; 2° An indication of the prior art, known to the applicant, which may be considered useful for understa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-16

Claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for by indicating the technical characteristics of the invention. A claim may not, unless absolutely necessary, be based, in order to express…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-1

The articles R. 712-3(2°, d), R. 712-9 to R. 712-11, R. 712-13 to R. 712-19, R. 712-23 and R. 712-23-1, R. 714-2 R. 714-4 to R. 714-8 and R. 716-1 to R. 716-14 shall apply to international trademark r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and standing

Article L623-1

A nationally representative consumer defence association approved under Article L. 811-1 may bring an action before a civil court to obtain compensation for individual losses suffered by consumers pla…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-1

If the examination of the request for treatment of the overindebtedness situation reveals that the debtor is in an irremediably compromised situation as defined in the second paragraph of article L. 7…

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