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

Article L612-6

The claims define the subject matter of the protection applied for. They must be clear and concise and based on the description.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-6

In infringement proceedings brought pursuant to an application for a utility certificate, the applicant will be required to produce a search report drawn up under the same conditions as the report pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-6

A European patent application may only be converted into a French patent application in the case provided for in Article 135-1 (a) of the Munich Convention. In this case and on pain of rejection of hi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-6

A plant variety certificate may be applied for by any person who is a national of a State party to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and by any person who is a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-6

The provisions of article L. 716-5 do not prevent recourse to arbitration, under the conditions provided for in articles 2059 and 2060 of the Civil Code.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-6

…trade mark from being declared invalid or the rights of its proprietor from being revoked. Such revocation may, however, be declared pursuant to this Article only if it was incurred on the date of sur…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L712-6

…who believes he or she has a right to the mark may claim ownership of it in court. Unless the applicant is acting in bad faith, an action to claim ownership is barred by five years from the publicati…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L714-6

…of the product or service;b) Likely to mislead, in particular as to the nature, quality or geographical origin of the product or service,shall be revoked.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-6

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 717-1 reads as follows: Art. L. 717-1.-I.-Infringement of the prohibitio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Revolving credit

Article L312-66

Where the revolving credit is accompanied by a card entitling the borrower to benefits of any kind, the credit agreement shall indicate to the borrower the terms and conditions under which this card o…

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