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Showing 28112820 of 36099 articles for Art. s. 1304 to 1304-6 · Art. 1305 · Art. 2367 · Art. 1179

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Illicit obtaining, use and disclosure

Article L151-6

…d unlawful where, at the time of obtaining, using or disclosing the secret, a person knew, or ought to have known in the circumstances, that the secret had been obtained, directly or indirectly, from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-6

…lar conversion of a company does not result in the creation of a new legal entity. The same applies to an extension. Persons who have acted on behalf of a company in formation before it has acquired l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 9: Procedure.

Article L145-60

All actions brought under this chapter shall be barred after two years.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Copyright owners

Article L113-6

…d and third paragraphs shall not apply where the pseudonym adopted by the author leaves no doubt as to his civil identity.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Moral rights

Article L121-6

If one of the authors refuses to complete his contribution to the audiovisual work or finds it impossible to complete this contribution as a result of force majeure, he may not object to the use, with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-6

…less of the matrimonial regime and independently of the rights he/she derives from the articles 756 to 757-3 and 764 to 766 of the Civil Code on the other assets of the estate, of the usufruct of the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L131-6

A clause in an assignment that tends to confer the right to exploit the work in a form not foreseeable or not provided for at the date of the contract must be express and stipulate a correlative share…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Invalidity of a registration

Article L512-6

A court decision declaring a design to be totally or partially invalid shall have absolute effect. It is entered in the national register mentioned in Article L. 513-3.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Object of protection

Article L511-6

A design shall be deemed to have been disclosed if it has been made available to the public by publication, use or any other means. There shall be no disclosure where the design could not reasonably h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-6

Industrial property attorneys practise their profession either individually or as part of a group, or as employees of a natural or legal person practising the profession of industrial property attorne…

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