The defendant shall have, on pain of inadmissibility noted ex officio, a period of three months from the notification of the claimant’s pleadings referred to in Article R. 411-29 to file his pleadings with the registry and lodge, where appropriate, a cross-appeal.
Under the same sanction and within the same period, he shall send his pleadings by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property and provide proof thereof to the registry.
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