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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-5

…for a period of five consecutive years, the use of the later trade mark with knowledge of such use and for the goods or services for which the use was tolerated, unless the application was made in ba…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-6

Any person having standing to bring an infringement action may apply to the competent civil court for summary proceedings in order to obtain an order, if necessary subject to a fine, against the alleg…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-2

Civil action for infringement shall be brought by the proprietor of the trade mark or by the licensee with the consent of the proprietor, unless otherwise stipulated in the contract. However, the bene…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-4

An action brought in accordance with Regulation (EU) 608/2013 of 12 June 2013 by the trade mark proprietor on the basis of the provisions of Article L. 713-3-2 shall be inadmissible if, in the course…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-10

…separately: 1° The negative economic consequences of the infringement, including the loss of profit and loss suffered by the injured party; 2° The non-material damage caused to the injured party; 3° A…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-3

…ade mark has been put to genuine use in respect of the goods or services for which it is registered and which are relied on in support of the application, during the five years preceding the date on w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-7

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate ass…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-8

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-9

…proceedings under this Title may order, if necessary under a fine, in order to determine the origin and distribution networks of the allegedly infringing products that infringe the rights of the plain…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Litigation

Article L716-4-11

…may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products and the materials and implements used principally in their creation or manufacture be recalled from…

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