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Article R613-44-4 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The Institut national de la propriété industrielle shall observe and observe itself the principle of contradiction. It may not base its decision on pleas, explanations or documents put forward or produced by the parties without the latter having been given the opportunity to debate them in adversarial proceedings. Any observations or documents submitted by one of the parties shall be notified without delay to the other parties.
The parties are required to expressly state their claims and the factual and legal grounds on which each of their claims is based. All exchanges between the Institute and the parties shall take place in accordance with procedures laid down by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property.

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Article R613-44-4

L’Institut national de la propriété industrielle fait observer et observe lui-même le principe de la contradiction. Il ne peut fonder sa décision sur des moyens, explications et documents invoqués ou produits par les parties sans que celles-ci aient été mises à même d’en débattre contradictoirement. Toute observation ou pièce dont il est saisi par l’une des parties est notifiée sans délai aux autres.


Les parties sont tenues de formuler expressément leurs demandes et les moyens de fait et de droit fondant chacune de leurs prétentions. Tous les échanges entre l’Institut et les parties s’effectuent selon des modalités fixées par décision du directeur général de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

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