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

Article L712-6-1

…e of the proprietor of that trade mark without the authorisation of the proprietor, the latter may: 1° Oppose the use of the trade mark by his agent or representative; 2° Request the assignment of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-18

…amount of royalties is set by the judicial authority, determined in accordance with Article L. 623-31.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-8-1

There is no limitation period for an action for invalidity of a patent.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-23

A decree in Council of State shall determine the manner in which the provisions of this Section shall be applied, in particular as regards the conditions of receipt of the international application, t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-14

…oitation rights independently of one another, on pain of invalidity. As an exception to Article L. 613-9, the transfer or amendment of the rights attached to the French patent application or to the Fr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights and obligations attached to plant variety certificates

Article L623-19

…he Minister for Agriculture may, after obtaining the opinion of the body referred to in Article L. 412-1, revoke it.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-1

…hapter, a "variety" is a plant grouping of a botanical taxon of the lowest known rank which may be: 1° Defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a certain genotype or combination…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Civil actions

Article L615-7-1

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products and the materials and implements used…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Withholding

Article L614-37

Where the applicant uses information communicated to him by the customs administration, notwithstanding Article 59 bis of the Customs Code, for purposes other than those provided for in this chapter,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article L614-17

This section relates to the application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty, done at Washington on 19 June 1970, hereinafter referred to as the "Washington Treaty".

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