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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-13

In the case provided for in article R. 422-51-10, the liquidator shall proceed with the transfer of the shares that the struck-off company holds in the liberal practice company or companies, under the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de conseils en propriété industrielle (French only)

Article R422-51-5

…industrielle resulting from a merger or demerger are subject to the provisions of articles R. 422-51-2 to R. 422-51-3.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-2

…tative must attach a power of attorney which extends, subject to the provisions of the articles R. 612-38, R. 613-44, R. 613-44-1 and R. 613-45 and, unless otherwise stipulated, to all acts and the re…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-14-1

…gories defined in the appendix to this article and who are the authors of an invention mentioned in 1 of article R. 611-12, the additional remuneration provided for in article L. 611-7 is made up of a…

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Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article R611-12

1. Inventions made by civil servants or public employees in the performance either of tasks involving an inventive mission corresponding to their duties, or of studies or research explicitly entrusted…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article D521-6

…of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear design actions pursuant to Article L. 521-3-1 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Table VI annexed to Article D. 21…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Procedure

Article R514-5-1

All correspondence or documents relating to proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property provided for in this Book shall be filed at the registered office of the Institute or shall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article R513-2

…renounce it, in whole or in part. The declaration of renunciation must, on pain of inadmissibility: 1° Be made by the holder of the registration entered, on the day of the declaration, in the National…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-9-1

…chnical preparations required by the publication provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 512-10.Withdrawal shall be effected by a written declaration addressed or delivered to the Institute,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-8

…e at least one copy of the application for registration containing the mention provided for in a of 1° of Article R. 512-3 and at least one copy of the graphic or photographic reproduction of the desi…

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