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Article L716-4-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code

An infringement action shall be inadmissible where, at the request of the defendant, the proprietor of the trade mark is unable to prove that:

1° That the trade mark has been put to genuine use in respect of the goods or services for which it is registered and which are relied on in support of the application, during the five years preceding the date on which the infringement action was brought, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article L. 714-5;

or
2° Or that there were valid reasons for its non-use.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article L716-4-3

Est irrecevable toute action en contrefaçon lorsque, sur requête du défendeur, le titulaire de la marque ne peut rapporter la preuve :


1° Que la marque a fait l’objet, pour les produits ou les services pour lesquels elle est enregistrée et qui sont invoqués à l’appui de la demande, d’un usage sérieux au cours des cinq années précédant la date à laquelle la demande en contrefaçon a été formée, dans les conditions prévues à l’article L. 714-5 ;


2° Ou qu’il existait de justes motifs pour son non-usage.

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