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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Requests concerning national defence

Article R612-27

…bject of a patent application, before the end of the five-month period provided for in article L. 612-9, shall be filed with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle; it may be filed as soon…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-67

…s of third parties. It shall be established upon expiry of the time limits set in the articles R. 612-59, R. 612-61, R. 612-63 or R. 612-64, whichever expires later.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-64

The applicant shall have a period of three months from the date of receipt of the notification of the observations of third parties to file, in writing, his observations in response or a new drafting…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-61

If the subject matter of the new claims is not covered by the claims on the basis of which the search was carried out, the applicant shall be notified to pay the prescribed fee for the drawing up of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Drawing up the research report

Article R612-57

A preliminary search report is drawn up. It cites the documents that may be taken into consideration to assess the patentability of the invention, which is the subject of the patent application. It is…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-39

At the expiry of the eighteen-month period provided for in Article L. 612-21, or at any time before the expiry of that period at the written request of the applicant, a notice shall be published in th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-37

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 612-13, if the examination provided for in Article L. 612-11 has revealed irregularities, the description, claims or drawings may only be amended to the extent…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-11

…elating to: 1° The reduction in the rate of royalties granted to the applicant or requested by him; 2° Earlier registrations whose elements may have been taken over; 3° Priorities claimed; 4° The pres…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-3-2

…ay request in writing that his provisional application comply with the requirements of Article R. 612-3or its conversion into a utility certificate application referred to in the first paragraph of Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Waiver or limitation

Article R*613-45-2

Failing an express decision within the time limit mentioned in Article R. 613-45-1, the application is deemed to be rejected.

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