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Showing 34413450 of 29388 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-18 du 13 Feb 2012

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-13

…he exhibition of the invention must have been declared at the time of filing and a justification produced within the time limits and under the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-13

Mandatory licences and ex-officio licences are non-exclusive. The rights attached to these licences may only be transferred together with the goodwill, business or part of the business to which they a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-13

…the invention that is the subject of the said application. The Institut National de la Propriété Industrielle shall notify these observations to the applicant who, within a period set by regulation,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L615-13

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in relation to offences against State security, anyone who has knowingly infringed one of the prohibitions laid down in ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-13

…al trees, vines and perennial forage grasses and legumes, potatoes and inbred lines used for the production of hybrid varieties, the term of protection shall be thirty years..

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-13

…icle 83 of the agreement relating to a unified patent court, the French patent shall continue to produce its effects.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-13

Trade unions may register their trademarks under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 2134-1 and L. 2134-2 of the Labour Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-13

…semination of the judgment pronouncing the conviction, under the conditions provided for in Article 131-35 of the Criminal Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-13

…aph of article L. 722-9. The ten-day period may be extended by a maximum of ten working days at the duly substantiated request of the applicant. In the event of an extension, the public prosecutor and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to control by the administrative authority

Article R122-13

…cle R. 122-15.This list indicates:1° The legal entities and establishments that can ensure the reproduction and performance of a work under the conditions provided for in 1° of article L. 122-5-1;2° A…

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