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Article R612-22 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Proof of the exhibitor’s right, defined in Article L. 611-13, first paragraph, second indent b, shall be provided within four months of the filing date of the patent application in the form of a certificate issued during the exhibition by the authority responsible for ensuring the protection of industrial property at that exhibition and stating that the invention was actually exhibited there.

The certificate mentions the opening date of the exhibition and, where applicable, the date of the first disclosure of the invention if these two dates do not coincide. It is accompanied by documents enabling the invention to be identified, stamped as authentic by the aforementioned authority.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R612-22

La justification du droit de l’exposant, défini à l’article L. 611-13, premier alinéa, deuxième tiret b, est fournie dans le délai de quatre mois à compter de la date de dépôt de la demande de brevet sous la forme d’une attestation délivrée au cours de l’exposition par l’autorité chargée d’assurer la protection de la propriété industrielle dans cette exposition et constatant que l’invention y a été réellement exposée.

L’attestation mentionne la date d’ouverture de l’exposition et, le cas échéant, celle de la première divulgation de l’invention si ces deux dates ne coïncident pas. Elle est accompagnée des pièces permettant d’identifier l’invention, revêtues d’une mention d’authenticité par l’autorité susvisée.

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