If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant.
The notification contains a formal notice to amend the patent application, to file new claims or to submit observations in support of the maintained claims, as the case may be. The notification shall specify the time limit for doing so.
If the applicant fails to comply with this formal notice within the period specified, the patent application shall be rejected.