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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title II: Industrial property qualification

Article R421-10

The decision of the director general of the institute ruling on the application for registration where applicable, after a decision by the jury in accordance with articles R. 421-5 and R. 421-1-2 is n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-10

…llected by the Institute as remuneration for services rendered; 3° The proceeds of the sale of publications ; 4° Income from assets and the proceeds of their disposal; 5° Proceeds from any reimburseme…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: The national plant variety authority

Article D412-10

…hin the remit of the national plant variety authority are:receiving, registering and examining applications for plant variety certificates and objections to the issue of certificates;keeping the vario…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article R422-10

The company's general meeting elects for two years from among its members, by secret ballot, an executive committee consisting of nine people, including a chairman, three vice-chairmen, a secretary, a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Acquisition of rights

Article R512-10

…ledged filings are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle, unless the applicant has requested deferment of publication for three years at the time of filing. Deferment of publ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article R611-10

…ll refrain from any disclosure of the invention as long as a disagreement remains as to its classification or as long as it has not been decided. If one of the parties, in order to preserve its rights…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-10

The application for grant shall be signed by the applicant or his representative. It shall contain: 1° The nature of the industrial property title applied for; 2° The title of the invention showing cl…

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

Article R623-10

The documents whose production is provided for in articles R. 623-4 to R. 623-6 as well as in articles R. 623-15, R. 623-17 and R. 623-36 must be written in the French language. The person in charge o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-10

The chairman is assisted by two assessors, whom he appoints for each case from a list of persons competent in the matters dealt with by the commission. The list is drawn up and periodically updated by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article R716-10

…ons of 1° of Article R. 716-9, they are resumed at the request of one of the parties or, where applicable, at the initiative of the Institute once the registration of the trademark or geographical ind…

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