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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-67

The voting right attached to the bonds must be proportional to the portion of the amount of the loan they represent. Each bond entitles its holder to at least one vote.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-6

The rights conferred by the patent do not extend to acts concerning the product covered by that patent, performed on French territory, after that product has been placed on the market in France or on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L612-6

The claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for. They must be clear and concise and based on the description.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-6

…produce a search report drawn up under the same conditions as the report provided for in article L. 612-14.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-6

The prohibition provided for in the preceding article shall take effect on the date of filing or the date of first commercial exploitation if earlier. It shall vest in the owner of the registration un…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-6

…ion of the application, this report takes the place of the search report provided for in Article L. 612-14.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-6

…e months subsequent to that of the first application. The novelty, within the meaning of Article L. 623-5, of a variety whose application benefits from priority as defined in the second paragraph of t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Jurisdictional rules

Article L716-6

The provisions of article L. 716-5 do not prevent recourse to arbitration, under the conditions provided for in articles 2059 and 2060 of the Civil Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-6

A European Union trade mark that validly claims the seniority of a trade mark registered in France or of an international registration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-6

If a registration has been applied for either in fraud of the rights of a third party or in breach of a legal or contractual obligation, the person who believes he or she has a right to the mark may c…

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