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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Supplementary protection certificate

Article R617-1

The filing fee for a supplementary protection certificate does not cover the first annual instalment. Payment of the annual instalments falls due on the last day of the month of the anniversary date o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-31

Failing agreement between the parties, only the commission's proposal shall be brought to the court's attention.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-30

…nce shall stay the proceedings until the expiry of the six-month period provided for in Article L. 615-21 unless the commission has already formulated its conciliation proposal.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-23

…on, the commission shall undertake to draw up the conciliation proposal provided for in Article L. 615-21.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-17

If the application does not comply with the provisions of the preceding article, the secretariat shall invite the applicant to complete it within a period of one month. The option shall be open, befor…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-11

The commission's secretariat is provided by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-9

The chairman of the joint conciliation commission provided for in Article L. 615-21 is appointed for a renewable period of three years, by order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

The annual fees provided for in Article L. 612-19 which are due for the European patent must be paid under the conditions provided for in Article 141 of the European Patent Convention. These fees are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-1

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

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Establishment of the documentary notice

Article R613-62

The documentary opinion is placed in the patent file. Mention shall be made of its issue in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle.

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