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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-28

…ic research and atomic and space matters and, where appropriate, the Minister directly concerned in view of the subject matter of the patent. It sets the conditions to be met by applicants for ex offi…

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

Article R613-37

…ited 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 the ex officio licence shall rule, both on the merits and before…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-59

The applicant has a period of three months, renewable once, from notification of the preliminary search report, to file new claims or submit observations for the purpose of discussing the opposability…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-13

In the cases provided for in Article L. 613-16, the matter is referred to the commission by reasoned decision of the Minister responsible for industrial property, taken at the request of the Minister…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-21

The order granting the exploitation licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is notified to the patent owner, licensees and the beneficiary of the requested licence. It is automatically entered in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compulsory licences in the interests of economic development

Article R613-33

Amendments to the terms of the exploitation licence requested either by the patent holder or by the holder of this licence shall be decided and published in accordance with the procedure prescribed fo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-55

…if priority has been claimed and, in any event, before the start of the technical preparations, provided for in Article R. 612-39, undertaken with a view to publication of the patent application.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-58

The preliminary search report is immediately notified to the applicant, who, if prior art is cited, must, on pain of rejection of the patent application, file new claims or submit observations in supp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-66

If the patent application is withdrawn or converted into an application for a utility certificate, the procedure for drawing up the search report shall be terminated.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-15

The rapporteur's proposals and the file compiled by him shall be communicated to the owners of the patent and, where appropriate, to the licensees. The President shall lay down the conditions, date an…

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