Call Us + 33 1 84 88 31 00

Article L135-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

When the diligent, proven and serious searches mentioned in Article L. 135-3 have made it possible to identify and locate the holder or holders of the rights in a work, the work ceases to be orphan.

When a work has more than one rightholder and it has not been possible to identify and locate all the rightholders, the use of the work provided for in article L. 135-2 is subject to the authorisation of the rightholder or rightholders identified and located.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L135-5

Lorsque les recherches diligentes, avérées et sérieuses mentionnées à l’article L. 135-3 ont permis d’identifier et de retrouver le ou les titulaires des droits sur une œuvre, celle-ci cesse d’être orpheline.


Lorsqu’une œuvre a plus d’un titulaire de droits et que tous ses titulaires n’ont pu être identifiés et retrouvés, l’utilisation de l’œuvre prévue à l’article L. 135-2 est subordonnée à l’autorisation du ou des titulaires identifiés et retrouvés.

Need help with this article? Get help from a French lawyer

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call us at +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

Useful links

You have a question in French Business Law?

Our French business lawyers are here to help.
We offer a FREE evaluation of your case.
Call +33 (0) 1 84 88 31 00 or send us an email.

All information exchanged through this website will be communicated to lawyers registered with a French Bar and will remain confidential.