Acknowledged filings are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle, unless the applicant has requested deferment of publication for three years at the time of filing. Deferment of publication may only relate to the entire filing. Publication only takes place at the end of the three-year period.
Deferment is automatic if the filing was made in simplified form in accordance with article R. 512-4.
The applicant may waive deferment at any time. Except where the filing has been made in simplified form, renunciation of deferment of publication may only relate to the entire filing.
From the day of publication as provided for in the first paragraph, any interested person may request to inspect a design application file and obtain a copy of the documents at his own expense. The Institute may make use of this option subject to proof of a sufficient interest.
However, documents that have not been communicated to the applicant, as well as those containing personal data or relating to business secrets, shall not be made available to the public.
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