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Article L811-3-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 713-4 reads as follows:

Art. L. 713-4 -The right conferred by a trade mark shall not entitle its proprietor to prohibit its use in respect of goods which have been put on the market in the European Union, the European Economic Area, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or the French Southern and Antarctic Territories under that trade mark by the proprietor or with his consent.

The right conferred by a trade mark shall not entitle its proprietor to prohibit its use in respect of goods which have been put on the market in the European Union, the European Economic Area, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or the French Southern and Antarctic Territories under that trade mark by the proprietor or with his consent.
However, the proprietor of the trademark is still entitled to oppose any further marketing of the goods if he can show legitimate reasons, relating in particular to the subsequent modification or alteration of the condition of the goods.

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Article L811-3-1

Pour son application à Saint-Barthélemy, à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon et dans les Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, l’article L. 713-4 est ainsi rédigé :


Art. L. 713-4.-Le droit conféré par la marque ne permet pas à son titulaire d’interdire l’usage de celle-ci pour des produits qui ont été mis dans le commerce dans l’Union européenne, dans l’Espace économique européen, à Saint-Barthélemy, à Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon ou dans les Terres australes et antarctiques françaises, sous cette marque par le titulaire ou avec son consentement.


Toutefois, faculté reste alors ouverte au titulaire de la marque de s’opposer à tout nouvel acte de commercialisation s’il justifie de motifs légitimes, tenant notamment à la modification ou à l’altération, ultérieurement intervenue, de l’état des produits.

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