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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Common provisions

Article R718-5

…rty may require filing in electronic form where this method is likely to facilitate the examination and publication of such documents.The Institute shall provide assistance to applicants by any approp…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-16

…thorise the bailiff to make any useful findings with a view to establishing the origin, consistency and extent of the infringement.In order to ensure the protection of business secrecy, the president…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-21

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear trade mark actions pursuant to article L. 716-5 du code de la propriété intellectuelle are set in accordance with T…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-20

Chapter Va of Title III of Book III shall apply to the detention by the customs administration of goods likely to infringe a trademark, as provided for in Chapter VIa of Title I of Book VII.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-17

…ntees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailiff, the latter must, before proceeding with the seizure, give copies to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-18

The period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 716-4-7 and given to the applicant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-22

The court hearing an application for a declaration of invalidity brought by the proprietor of an application for registration of a trade mark shall stay the proceedings until publication of the regist…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article R716-19

The president of the court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure to complete the proof of the alleged acts of infringement.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-16

…is affixed under the responsibility of the manufacturer or his authorised representative. Its form and dimensions are laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The CE marking must be affixed vis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-12

…nditions set out in article R. 5211-17. However, CE marking is not required for custom-made devices and for devices which are to be the subject of clinical investigations.

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