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

Article R612-57

A preliminary search report is drawn up. It cites the documents that may be taken into consideration to assess the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the patent application. It is…

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

Article R612-61

If the subject matter of the new claims is not covered by the claims on the basis of which the search was carried out, the applicant shall be notified to pay the prescribed fee for the drawing up of a…

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

Article R612-64

The applicant shall have a period of three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the observations of third parties to file, in writing, his observations in response or a new drafting…

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

Article R612-67

The search report shall be drawn up in the light of the preliminary search report, taking into account, where appropriate, the claims last filed, any observations of the applicant filed in support of…

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

Article R613-11

Reports to the Committee are entrusted either to members of the Committee or to members of the Conseil d'Etat, the Court of Auditors, the Inspectorate General of Finance and the Inspectorate of Pharma…

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

Article R613-30

A copy of the licence application is notified by the Minister responsible for industrial property to the owner of the patent and, where applicable, to the licensees of the said patent. The latter shal…

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

Article R613-19

…the licence holders must make known their observations on the conditions for granting the licence envisaged by the Commission. These observations are submitted to the commission.

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

Article R613-40

Following the notification provided for in the previous article, the expropriation compensation shall be determined in the same way as is provided for the remuneration of the ex officio licence by the…

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

Article R612-54

…lication results from the conversion of a utility certificate application in accordance with the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 612-15, the search report fee must be paid within one…

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

Article R612-63

…od during which third parties may submit observations expires three months after the publication provided for in Article R. 612-62. Under penalty of inadmissibility, observations from third parties ar…

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