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Article L613-19 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The State may obtain ex officio, at any time, for the needs of national defence, a licence for the exploitation of an invention, which is the subject of a patent application or patent, whether such exploitation is made by itself or on its behalf.

The ex officio licence is granted at the request of the minister responsible for defence by order of the minister responsible for industrial property. This order sets the conditions of the licence excluding those relating to the royalties to which it gives rise.

The licence takes effect on the date of the application for the ex officio licence.

Failing amicable agreement, the amount of the royalties shall be fixed by the court. At all levels of jurisdiction, hearings take place in chambers.

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Article L613-19

L’Etat peut obtenir d’office, à tout moment, pour les besoins de la défense nationale, une licence pour l’exploitation d’une invention, objet d’une demande de brevet ou d’un brevet, que cette exploitation soit faite par lui-même ou pour son compte.

La licence d’office est accordée à la demande du ministre chargé de la défense par arrêté du ministre chargé de la propriété industrielle. Cet arrêté fixe les conditions de la licence à l’exclusion de celles relatives aux redevances auxquelles elle donne lieu.

La licence prend effet à la date de la demande de licence d’office.

A défaut d’accord amiable, le montant des redevances est fixé par le tribunal judiciaire. A tous les degrés de juridiction, les débats ont lieu en chambre du conseil.

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