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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-2

The application for registration shall be filed and published in the form and under the conditions laid down by this Title and specified by decree in Council of State. In order to benefit from a filin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-3

…tut national de la propriété industrielle by a defence and management body, defined in article L. 721-4, representing the operators concerned. The approval decision is taken after : 1° Verification of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Designations of origin

Article L721-1

The rules for determining designations of origin are set out in Article L. 115-1 of the Consumer Code reproduced below: "Article L. 115-1 : An appellation of origin is the name of a country, region or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: European Union trade mark

Article L717-5

…nly be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark applicatio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-11-1

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, the court may order the total or partial, definitive or temporary closure, for a maximum period of five years, of the esta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal proceedings

Article L716-8-9

Once the offences provided for in articles L. 716-9 and L. 716-10, to the seizure of products unlawfully manufactured, imported, held, offered for sale, delivered or supplied and of equipment speciall…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-7

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate ass…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-3

…e where, at the request of the defendant, the proprietor of the trade mark is unable to prove that: 1° That the trade mark has been put to genuine use in respect of the goods or services for which it…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Collective marks

Article L715-8

…transferred to a legal entity meeting the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article L. 715-7.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Transfer and loss of trademark rights

Article L714-6

The rights of the proprietor of a trade mark which has become:a) The common name in the trade of the product or service;b) Likely to mislead, in particular as to the nature, quality or geographical or…

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