The applicant may request in writing that his provisional application comply with the requirements of Article R. 612-3or its conversion into a utility certificate application referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15.
This request may be made at any time during the twelve-month period from the date of filing of the provisional application or the earliest date from which it benefits.
Failing this, the provisional patent application is deemed to be withdrawn.
This withdrawal is recorded by a decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, who notifies it to the applicant and informs the Minister of Defence.