Each financial holding company of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney is subject, by the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, as soon as it is registered and then at least once every four years thereafter, to an inspection relating to compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to it.
During each inspection, the opinion of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle is requested. The opinion is deemed to have been given if the company has not formulated it within one month of its referral.
In the event of non-compliance with the legislative and regulatory provisions in force, the procedure provided for in Article R. 422-51-8 shall be applied.