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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Entry on the list of persons qualified in industrial property matters

Article L421-2

No one may be entered on the list provided for in the preceding article if they are not of good character and if they do not meet the prescribed conditions in terms of diplomas and professional practi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Rights conferred by registration

Article L513-2

Without prejudice to the rights resulting from the application of other legislative provisions, in particular Books I and III of this Code, the registration of a design confers on its proprietor a rig…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-2

…rights of a database producer or to prevent the continuation of acts allegedly infringing such rights. The competent civil court may also order any urgent measures on application where circumstances r…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seizure for counterfeiting

Article L332-2

Within a time limit fixed by regulation, the distrainee or the garnishee may request the president of the judicial court to order the release of the seizure or to confine its effects, or to authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-2

The producer may also prohibit the repeated and systematic extraction or re-utilisation of qualitatively or quantitatively insubstantial parts of the contents of the database where such operations man…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-2

…published in France or abroad is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The debit, export, import, transhipment or possession for the aforementioned purposes of the infr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L514-2

Regulations specific to certain industries may prescribe the measures necessary to enable industrialists to have their priority of use of a design established, in particular by the keeping of private…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-2

The civil action for infringement shall be brought by the owner of the design. However, the beneficiary of an exclusive right of exploitation may, unless otherwise stipulated in the licence agreement,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Litigation concerning Community designs

Article L522-2

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the seat and jurisdiction of the courts of first instance and of appeal which shall have jurisdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 10: Collection costs

Article L121-21

It is prohibited for a professional to solicit or collect collection fees from a consumer under conditions contrary to the

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