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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-9

All acts transmitting or modifying the rights attached to a patent application or patent must, in order to be enforceable against third parties, be entered in a register, known as the National Patent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-9

Inventions which are the subject of patent applications may not be disclosed and freely worked until authorisation has been granted to do so.During this period, patent applications may not be made pub…

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

Article L623-9

The list of plant species whose new varieties which are the subject of certificate applications may not be disclosed and freely exploited without special authorisation shall be laid down by regulation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-9

…te on which a European patent application is published in accordance with the provisions of Article 93 of the Munich Convention. If the publication has been made in a language other than French, the r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-9

Any person who can prove industrial exploitation on the territory of a Member State of the European Economic Community or effective and serious preparations to that effect may invite the proprietor of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article L715-9

In addition to the grounds for refusal or invalidity provided for respectively in Articles L. 712-7 and L. 714-3, a collective mark shall be refused registration or, if registered, shall be liable to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-9

It shall be punishable by four years' imprisonment and a fine of 400,000 euros for any person, with a view to selling, supplying, offering for sale or hiring goods presented under an infringing tradem…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-9

Compliance with the specifications by operators is monitored by conformity assessment bodies, which may be either inspection bodies or certification bodies, which benefit from accreditation issued by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-9

…tion or to the body for the defence of geographical indications, by way of derogation from Article 59 bis of the Customs Code. This information may also be communicated before the implementation of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-9

The application for registration shall be made by one of the parties to the deed or by a proxy with a power of attorney. Unless otherwise stipulated, this power extends to the registration requests re…

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