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Article L623-15 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The certificate designates the variety by a denomination enabling it to be identified, without confusion or equivocation, in all the States party to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.

The breeder is required to keep a vegetative collection of the protected variety at all times.

A description of the new variety is appended to the breeder’s certificate.

The certificate is enforceable against third parties as soon as it is published.

The denomination shown on the certificate shall become compulsory from the time of its publication for any commercial transaction even after the expiry of the term of the certificate.

The denomination conferred on the said variety may not be the subject of a registration as a trademark or service mark in a State party to the International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants. Such registration may, however, be made as a precautionary measure, without prejudice to the issue of the plant variety certificate, provided that proof of renunciation of the effects of such registration in the States party to the Convention is produced prior to the issue of the said certificate.

The provisions of the above paragraph shall not preclude the addition to the denomination of the variety in question of a trademark or service mark for the same plant variety.

The provisions of the above paragraph shall not preclude the addition to the denomination of the variety in question of a trademark or service mark for the same plant variety.

The provisions of the above paragraph shall not preclude the addition to the denomination of the variety in question of a trademark or service mark for the same plant variety.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L623-15

Le certificat désigne l’obtention par une dénomination permettant, sans confusion ni équivoque, son identification dans tous les Etats parties à la convention internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales.

L’obtenteur est tenu de conserver en permanence une collection végétative de l’obtention protégée.

Une description de la variété nouvelle est annexée au certificat d’obtention.

Le certificat est opposable aux tiers dès sa publication.

La dénomination portée sur le certificat devient obligatoire dès la publication de celui-ci pour toute transaction commerciale même après l’expiration de la durée du certificat.

La dénomination conférée à ladite variété ne peut faire l’objet d’un dépôt au titre de marque de produits ou de services dans un Etat partie à la convention internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales. Un tel dépôt peut toutefois être effectué à titre conservatoire, sans faire obstacle à la délivrance du certificat d’obtention, à condition que la preuve de la renonciation aux effets de ce dépôt dans les Etats parties à la convention soit produite préalablement à la délivrance dudit certificat.

Les prescriptions de l’alinéa ci-dessus ne font pas obstacle à ce que, pour une même obtention, il soit ajouté à la dénomination de la variété en cause une marque de produits ou de services.

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