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Article L521-8 of the French Intellectual Property Code

In the event of a civil conviction for infringement, the court may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products, the materials and instruments used principally in their creation or manufacture be recalled from commercial channels, permanently removed from such channels, destroyed or confiscated for the benefit of the injured party.

The court may also order any appropriate measure to publicise the judgment, in particular its display or publication in full or in extracts in newspapers or on online public communication services that it designates, in accordance with the terms that it specifies.

The measures mentioned in the first two paragraphs shall be ordered at the infringer’s expense.

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Article L521-8

En cas de condamnation civile pour contrefaçon, la juridiction peut ordonner, à la demande de la partie lésée, que les produits reconnus comme produits contrefaisants, les matériaux et instruments ayant principalement servi à leur création ou fabrication soient rappelés des circuits commerciaux, écartés définitivement de ces circuits, détruits ou confisqués au profit de la partie lésée.

La juridiction peut aussi ordonner toute mesure appropriée de publicité du jugement, notamment son affichage ou sa publication intégrale ou par extraits dans les journaux ou sur les services de communication au public en ligne qu’elle désigne, selon les modalités qu’elle précise.

Les mesures mentionnées aux deux premiers alinéas sont ordonnées aux frais du contrefacteur.

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