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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compulsory licences for patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems

Article R613-25-2

…Regulation (EC) No 816/2006. The procedure applicable is that set out in Articles R. 613-11, R. 613-12, R. 613-15 et R. 613-19 to R. 613-25. Orders granting or terminating the compulsory operating lic…

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

Article R613-37

…cation, the disclosure and free exploitation of which are prohibited by application of articles L. 612-9 or L. 612-10 (paragraphs 1 and 2), the court seised with a view to fixing the remuneration for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-1

…If the declaration does not satisfy these conditions, the procedure provided for in l'article R. 512-9. Inadmissibility may not be declared without the applicant having been given the opportunity to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-17

…applicant or the proprietor of the patent, by the consent of either. The provisions of Article R. 612-10 are applicable. If an erroneous designation of the inventor has been entered in the National P…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5

…al specifications to be met by the graphic or photographic reproduction provided for in Article R. 512-3; 2° The declaration of extension provided for in Article R. 513-1 ; 3° The application for entr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-1-1

…sion. This period is interrupted, where applicable, by the notification provided for in article R. 512-9, until the objection is withdrawn.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transitional provisions

Article R514-6

The Articles R. 512-1 to R. 514-5 are applicable to filings taking effect on 15 September 1992 subject to the following provisions: 1° Filings made before 15 September 1992 shall remain subject, as re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Designation of the inventor and claim of ownership.

Article R611-19

…n which the justification is provided; however, it shall not prevent the application of Article R. 612-39. Proceedings for the grant of the patent shall be resumed as soon as the court's decision has…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…nts:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 June 1984…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-1

Companies formed, pursuant to Title IV of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, with a view to holding shares in companies practising the profession of industrial property attorney are governed by the…

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