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Article L614-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-4, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for Defence, for a renewable period of one year. In this case, the request is not forwarded to the European Patent Office. Extended prohibitions may be lifted at any time.

In the event of the prohibitions being extended, the provisions of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 612-10 of this code shall apply.

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Article L614-5

Avant le terme de l’un ou l’autre des délais mentionnés au dernier alinéa de l’article L. 614-4, les interdictions prévues audit article peuvent être prorogées, sur réquisition du ministre chargé de la défense pour une durée d’un an renouvelable. Dans ce cas, la demande n’est pas transmise à l’Office européen des brevets. Les interdictions prorogées peuvent être levées à tout moment.

Dans le cas de prorogation des interdictions, les dispositions des deuxième et troisième alinéas de l’article L. 612-10 du présent code sont applicables.

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