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Article R612-21 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The descriptions and claims contained in the applications filed may be drafted in a foreign language.

If this option is used, the applicant shall be invited to provide a French-language translation of the documents within two months. The period referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 612-9 shall be suspended until such time as this translation is provided.

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Article R612-21

Les descriptions et revendications contenues dans les demandes déposées peuvent être rédigées en langue étrangère.

S’il est usé de cette faculté, le demandeur est invité à fournir une traduction en langue française des pièces dans le délai de deux mois. Le délai mentionné au troisième alinéa de l’article L. 612-9 est suspendu jusqu’à la remise de cette traduction.

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