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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L252-2

European economic interest groupings have a civil or commercial nature depending on their purpose. Registration does not carry a presumption that a grouping is commercial.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-27

…t of the technical preparations for registration or after registration of the trade mark, the proprietor or his agent may proceed with the division of his initial application or registration.The decla…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-26

…erty, in particular as regards:1° The application for registration provided for in Article R. 712-3;2° The opposition provided for in Article R. 712-14 ;3° The declaration of withdrawal provided for i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-21

…dustrial property attorney or a lawyer, must attach a special power of attorney. It must indicate whether or not exploitation rights have been granted or pledged. If so, it must be accompanied by the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-20

Until the start of technical preparations for registration, the applicant may be authorized, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-24

…ation.The registration may be renewed for a further period of ten years by declaration of the proprietor of the trade mark or any authorised person, drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid dow…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-23

…ate is sent to the applicant. The registration is published in the Official Industrial Property Bulletin. The date on which a trademark is deemed to be registered, in particular for the application of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article D712-29

…est shall include: 1° The denomination or the name of the country for which the alert is requested; 2° The electronic address to which the alert is to be sent; 3° The identification of the requesting…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-2

…ion or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area must, within the time limit set for them by the Institute, appoint a representative who satisfies the conditions laid down in the…

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