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Article L613-8 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The rights attached to a patent application or patent are transferable in whole or in part.

They may be the subject, in whole or in part, of an exclusive or non-exclusive licence to operate.

The rights conferred by the patent application or patent may be invoked against a licensee who infringes any of the limitations on his licence imposed under the preceding paragraph.

Subject to the case provided for in Article L. 611-8, a transfer of the rights referred to in the first paragraph does not affect the rights acquired by third parties prior to the date of transfer.

Acts involving a transfer or licence, as referred to in the first two paragraphs, shall be evidenced in writing, failing which they shall be null and void.

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Article L613-8

Les droits attachés à une demande de brevet ou à un brevet sont transmissibles en totalité ou en partie.

Ils peuvent faire l’objet, en totalité ou en partie, d’une concession de licence d’exploitation, exclusive ou non exclusive.

Les droits conférés par la demande de brevet ou le brevet peuvent être invoqués à l’encontre d’un licencié qui enfreint l’une des limites de sa licence imposées en vertu de l’alinéa précédent.

Sous réserve du cas prévu à l’article L. 611-8, une transmission des droits visés au premier alinéa ne porte pas atteinte aux droits acquis par des tiers avant la date de transmission.

Les actes comportant une transmission ou une licence, visés aux deux premiers alinéas, sont constatés par écrit, à peine de nullité.

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