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Showing 19811990 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

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

Article L614-12

As far as France is concerned, the European patent shall be declared invalid by a court decision on any of the grounds referred to in Article 138(1) of the Munich Convention.If the grounds for invalid…

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

Article L712-12

…d for in Article 4 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is extended to any trademark previously filed in a foreign country. Subject to the provisions of international conv…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-12

…the offences defined in Articles L. 716-9 to L. 716-11, or if the offender is or has been bound by an agreement with the injured party, the penalties incurred shall be doubled. The offenders may, in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation

Article L722-12

During the period of withholding referred to in Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the def…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article R122-12

A professional responsible for payment of the resale right pursuant to Article R. 122-9 is liable to a fine of the third class for:1° Not paying the resale right to the beneficiary who requests it in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R132-12

Any change of surname, forenames or domicile of natural persons, any change of corporate name, legal form or registered office of legal persons shall be registered at the request of any interested per…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-12

…or or credit intermediary shall warn the borrower free of charge when, in view of the borrower's financial situation, a credit agreement may entail specific risks for the borrower..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L314-12

When a credit transaction is intended to group together credits mentioned in article L. 313-1, the new credit agreement is subject to chapitre III. Any credit consolidation transaction secured by a mo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-12

The borrower must take all reasonable care of the mortgaged property.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-12

…rder not to mislead the consumer as to the origin of the beer, the consumer shall be informed, by means of labelling prominently displaying these particulars, of the name of the brewer and the place o…

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