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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-42

The decisions of the Court of Appeal shall be notified by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt by the court registry to the parties to the proceedings and to the Director General of the N…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-44

Holding shares in a company for the liberal practice of industrial property attorneys is prohibited for any person struck off the list of industrial property attorneys or the list of patent attorneys…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-4

The filing in simplified form provided for in Article L. 512-2, paragraph 5, includes the documents and information set out in Article R. 512-3. However, until the waiver of the postponement provided…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee inventions

Article R611-4

If, contrary to the classification of the invention resulting from the employee's declaration, the employer's right of attribution is subsequently recognised, the employee, where applicable, shall imm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Special regulatory measures for certain industries

Article R511-4

These drawings are copied at the press on their date into a copy book or reproduced by transfer onto a special register formed from sheets of bubble paper to be stitched thin enough so that they canno…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-4

The notifications provided for in Chapters II, III and IV of this Title shall be made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Registered mail may be replaced by delivery of the letter to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R613-43

…of the patent or patent application provided for by the provisions of articles R. 613-10 to R. 613-42 shall be validly made at the address indicated in the patent application or at the last address t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory licences

Article R613-4

…ccordance with the ordinary law procedure, subject to the provisions of articles R. 613-5 to R. 613-44.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Compulsory licences and expropriation for national defence purposes

Article R613-41

When the civil action provided for in Article L. 615-10 is brought on the basis of a patent application that is subject to the prohibitions set out in articles L. 612-9 or L. 612-10 (first and second…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-43

For the application of Article R. 612-42 (1° and 2°), a derived crop is any crop that still has the characteristics of the registered crop that are essential for implementing the invention. The undert…

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