The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property.
It shall indicate:
1° The surname, first names, profession, address and nationality of the applicant and, where applicable, the name of the person responsible for representing or assisting the applicant;
2° The patent for which the licence is requested;
3° Proof of the applicant’s qualifications, particularly from a legal, technical, industrial and financial point of view.
Within forty-eight hours of its receipt by the Minister, the application is notified to the owner of the patent and, where applicable, to the licensees entered in the National Patent Register.