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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Procedure

Article R618-1

…the National Institute of Industrial Property or, after the publication provided for in Article R. 612-39, to the last owner of the patent application or of the patent entered in the National Patent R…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-32

…etween the parties resulting from the conciliation proposal in the case provided for in Article L. 615-21 is made enforceable by decision of the President of the Tribunal de Grande Instance within who…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-20

As soon as the assessors have been appointed, the secretariat shall notify the parties of the composition of the commission and convene them to a preliminary meeting. Each party may request a change i…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-35

The terms of application of articles R. 614-21 to R. 614-24 are set, where necessary, by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-24

A receipt, showing at least the number assigned to the international application, the nature and number of the application documents, and their receipt, shall be issued to the applicant.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-11

The translation of the claims of the European patent application referred to in Article L. 614-9 shall be drawn up by the applicant. The text is submitted to the National Institute of Industrial Prope…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VI: The utility certificate

Article R616-2

The search report which must be produced in any infringement proceedings brought pursuant to an application for a utility certificate or a utility certificate shall be drawn up at the written request…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-28

The conciliation proposal is signed by the chairman and the secretary. The latter notifies it to the parties.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to jurisdiction

Article R615-1

…claim falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the unified patent court pursuant to Articles L. 615-17 and L. 615-18, it shall declare of its own motion that it does not have jurisdiction and shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-25

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions set out in articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 are, taking into account the provisions of Articles L. 614-20 to L. 614-22, applicable to internation…

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