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Article R514-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Any notification is deemed to be in order if it is made:

1° Either to the last holder of the filing declared to the Institute or, after the publication provided for in Article R. 512-10, to the last holder entered in the National Designs Register;

2° Or to the agent of the aforementioned holder.

If the proprietor is not domiciled in a Member State of the European Community or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made to the last representative that he has appointed with the Institute.

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Article R514-3

Toute notification est réputée régulière si elle est faite :

1° Soit au dernier titulaire du dépôt déclaré à l’institut ou, après la publication prévue à l’article R. 512-10, au dernier titulaire inscrit au Registre national des dessins et modèles ;

2° Soit au mandataire du titulaire susmentionné.

Si le titulaire n’est pas domicilié dans un Etat membre de la Communauté européenne ou dans un Etat partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen, la notification est réputée régulière si elle est faite au dernier mandataire qu’il a constitué auprès de l’institut.

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