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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Joint Conciliation Committee

Article R615-30

On proof of referral to the commission, the tribunal de grande instance shall stay the proceedings until the expiry of the six-month period provided for in Article L. 615-21 unless the commission has…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-16

The annual fees provided for in Article L. 612-19 which are due for the European patent must be paid under the conditions provided for in Article 141 of the European Patent Convention. These fees are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 7 : Applications for plant variety certificates relating to national defence

Article R623-45

The application for authorisation to disclose and freely exploit a variety belonging to one of the species referred to in the above article before the end of the period provided for in article L. 623-…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 7: Reduction in royalties

Article R613-63

The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be subm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance or revocation of title

Article R613-49

The application provided for in Article L. 613-22, seeking a declaration that the rights attached to a patent application or patent have lapsed, shall be submitted in writing. A reasoned decision is t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-35

If the owner of the plant variety certificate has lodged an appeal with the Paris Court of Appeal against the decision of the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national pla…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article R623-31

The annual fee provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 623-16 is payable for the first time on the date of issue of the plant variety certificate. It must be paid within two months of the n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-11

The benefit of the filing date of the certificate application is acquired if at least the documents referred to in Article R. 623-5, even if these documents are not regular in form. If the filing does…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-5

The applicant must attach to the application for a plant variety certificate: 1° A declaration stating:-that the variety for which protection is sought constitutes to his knowledge a new variety withi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-3

Natural or legal persons who do not have their domicile, registered office or place of business in a Member State of the European Union and who, pursuant to Article L. 623-6, apply for plant variety c…

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