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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-178

…ng from the exercise of these options does not give rise to the formalities provided for in Article L. 225-142, in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-144 and in Article L. 225-146. It is definitiv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-10

…r either the cessation or interruption of exploitation or the confiscation provided for in Articles L. 615-3 et L. 615-7-1. If an expert appraisal or description with or without actual seizure as prov…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-10

Except in cases of nullity actions and by derogation from the first paragraph of Article L. 614-7, where a French-language translation has been produced under the conditions set out in the second para…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-16

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this subsection, in particular with regard to the application of the provisions of Article 137-2 of the Munich Convention.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-12

As far as France is concerned, the European patent shall be declared invalid by a court decision on any of the grounds referred to in Article 138(1) of the Munich Convention.If the grounds for invalid…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-13

I.-Insofar as a French patent covers an invention for which a European patent has been granted to the same inventor or to his successor in title with the same filing or priority date, and where the Eu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-1

Any infringement of the patent owner's rights, as defined in Articles L. 613-3 to L. 613-6, constitutes an infringement.An infringement engages the civil liability of its perpetrator.However, the offe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-11

Entry in the European Patent Register of acts transferring or amending the rights attached to a European patent application or a European patent renders such acts enforceable against third parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-15

…stay the proceedings until the date on which the French patent ceases to have effect under Article L. 614-13 or until the date on which the European patent application is rejected, withdrawn or deeme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-14

…exploitation rights independently of one another, on pain of invalidity. As an exception to Article L. 613-9, the transfer or amendment of the rights attached to the French patent application or to th…

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