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Article L716-2-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade mark had acquired, through use, a distinctive character prior to the date of the application for a declaration of invalidity.

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Article L716-2-5

Est rejetée la demande en nullité introduite sur le fondement des 2°, 3° et 4° de l’article L. 711-2 lorsque le titulaire de la marque contestée peut établir que celle-ci avait acquis, par son usage, un caractère distinctif avant la date de la demande en nullité.

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