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Article L614-18 of the French Intellectual Property Code

International applications for the protection of inventions made by natural or legal persons having their domicile or registered office in France must be filed with the National Institute of Industrial Property when the priority of an earlier filing in France is not claimed. The Institut national de la propriété industrielle then acts as a receiving office within the meaning of Articles 2-XV and 10 of the Washington Treaty.

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Article L614-18

Les demandes internationales de protection des inventions formulées par des personnes physiques ou morales ayant leur domicile ou leur siège en France doivent être déposées auprès de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle lorsque la priorité d’un dépôt antérieur en France n’est pas revendiquée. L’Institut national de la propriété industrielle agit alors en qualité d’office récepteur au sens des articles 2-XV et 10 du traité de Washington.

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