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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-15

…pplicant may convert his utility certificate application into a patent application, within a period and according to a procedure specified by regulation.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-5

…ndustrial Property decides on a different apportionment of those costs, insofar as equity requires, and within the limits of a scale set by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-8

…any of the limitations on his licence imposed under the preceding paragraph. Subject to the case provided for in Article L. 611-8, a transfer of the rights referred to in the first paragraph does not…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-11

…la propriété industrielle shall examine the compliance of patent applications with the legislative and regulatory provisions mentioned in Article L. 612-12.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-20

The amount of the fees charged in connection with the filing, examination and granting of the patent as well as its maintenance in force may be reduced when the applicant belongs to one of the followi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-9

…ched to a patent application or patent must, in order to be enforceable against third parties, be entered in a register, known as the National Patent Register, kept by the National Institute of Indust…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-19-1

If the subject matter of the patent is an invention in the field of semiconductor technology, a compulsory or ex officio licence may only be granted for use for public non-commercial purposes or to re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-23-2

…ctor General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall decide on the opposition after an adversarial procedure including an examination phase, under the conditions defined by decree…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-16-1

…ial Property in respect of the National Institute of Industrial Property may lodge an appeal with a view to having his right restored if he proves a legitimate excuse. The patent application, filed mo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-19

…on is made by itself or on its behalf. The ex officio licence is granted at the request of the minister responsible for defence by order of the minister responsible for industrial property. This order…

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