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

Article R712-8

…son to make observations within a period of two months and to the persons mentioned in Article L. 712-4-1 to file an opposition to registration within the same time limit.

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

Article R712-5

…on: the date, place and serial number of filing or the national number provided for in Article R. 712-6.A receipt of filing shall be issued to the applicant.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-4

…he consultation on an application for approval of a specification provided for in 3° of Article L. 721-3 concomitantly with the publication of the notice of the opening of the public enquiry provided…

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

Article R712-27

…ion drawn up for this purpose may only be made on expiry of the period provided for in Article L. 712-4. It may only relate to the list of goods and services designated in the trade mark application o…

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

Article R*712-24-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 712-24-1, the renewal declaration is deemed to be rejected.

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

Article R712-17

The examination phase or the time limit set in the first paragraph of Article R. 712-16-2 are suspended: 1° Where the opposition is based in whole or in part on an application for registration of a tr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 6: National registers

Article R623-39

…ority claim where one has been made;the mention of the observations referred to in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 ;-the date of issue of the plant variety certificate with its registration number…

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

Article R615-2

The court hearing an action for infringement of a French patent shall stay the proceedings where the unified patent jurisdiction is simultaneously seised of an application based on a unitary patent or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article R623-29

From the day of publication in the Official Bulletin, any person may inspect the plant variety certificate as entered in the National Register of Plant Variety Certificates at the headquarters of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-22

…remit of the national plant variety authority as not complying with the provisions of articles R. 623-6 and R. 623-7 and of the orders made for the application of this section, or is the subject of o…

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