French Intellectual Property Code
In forceThe application shall comprise:
1° The application for registration of the trade mark drawn up in accordance with the conditions laid down by the decision referred to in Article R. 712-26 and specifying in particular:
a) The identification of the applicant;
b) The representation of the trade mark drawn up in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 711-1;
c) A list of the goods or services to which it applies, together with a list of the corresponding classes in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 711-3-1;
d) Where applicable, an indication that the right of priority attached to a previous foreign filing is claimed or that a guarantee certificate has been issued pursuant to the Law of 13 April 1908.
2° The following attachments:
a) Proof of payment of the prescribed fees;
b) If an agent is appointed, the agent's power of attorney, unless the agent is an industrial property attorney or a lawyer ;
c) If the distinctive character of the sign registered as a trade mark has been acquired through use, the justification for such use;
d) In the case of a collective or guarantee trade mark, the regulations determining the conditions to which use of the trade mark as defined in Articles R. 715-1 and R. 715-2;
e) If the applicant is a foreigner who is neither domiciled nor established on national territory, and subject to international conventions, proof that he has duly filed the mark in the country of his domicile or establishment and that this country grants reciprocal protection to French marks.
A single filing may only relate to one mark.
