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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-2

The application may be filed by the applicant personally or by a representative whose domicile, registered office or place of business is in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-1

The patent application shall be filed at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property or shall be sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-3-1

The patent application may be filed in the form of a provisional application allowing the submission of the documents referred to in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article R. 612-3 to be deferred. The request for g…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-6

A receipt noting the date of submission of the documents shall be issued to the applicant by the National Institute of Industrial Property.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-14

In the case provided for in Article L. 612-5, second paragraph, the culture shall be deposited no later than the filing date of the patent application and the description shall specify: 1° The informa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-8

The benefit of the filing date of the patent application is acquired on the date of submission of at least one copy of the documents listed in Article L. 612-2, drawn up in the French language, subjec…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-21

The descriptions and claims contained in the applications filed may be drafted in a foreign language. If this option is used, the applicant shall be invited to provide a French-language translation of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-15

If the culture ceases to be accessible either because it is no longer viable or because the authorised body is no longer able to supply samples, no account shall be taken of this interruption, provide…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-22

Proof of the exhibitor's right, defined in Article L. 611-13, first paragraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-3-2

The applicant may request in writing that his provisional application comply with the requirements of Article R. 612-3or its conversion into a utility certificate application referred to in the first…

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