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Article R613-44-12 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The opposition procedure is closed:

1° When all opponents have withdrawn their opposition;

2° If the patent has been declared invalid by a final and binding court decision;

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3° If the proprietor of the patent renounces the claims to which the opposition relates;

4° When the effects of the patent against which the opposition was filed have ceased, unless the opponent can show a legitimate interest in obtaining a decision on the opposition.
The National Institute of Industrial Property will notify the parties of the decision to terminate the opposition proceedings without delay.
The closure of the opposition procedure is recorded in the National Patent Register.

Original in French 🇫🇷
Article R613-44-12

La procédure d’opposition est clôturée :


1° Lorsque tous les opposants ont retiré leur opposition ;


2° Si le brevet est déclaré nul par une décision de justice passée en force de chose jugée ;


3° Si le titulaire du brevet renonce aux revendications visées par l’opposition ;


4° Lorsque les effets du brevet contre lequel l’opposition a été formée ont cessé, sauf si l’opposant justifie d’un intérêt légitime à l’obtention d’une décision d’opposition.


La décision de clôture est notifiée sans délai aux parties par l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle.


La clôture de la procédure d’opposition est inscrite au Registre national des brevets.

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