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Article R613-44-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

An agent of the National Institute of Industrial Property who has examined a patent application may not examine the opposition filed against that patent. However, this agent may be heard in the opposition proceedings.

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Article R613-44-5

Un agent de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle ayant instruit une demande de brevet ne peut pas instruire l’opposition formée à l’encontre de ce brevet. Cet agent peut toutefois être entendu dans le cadre de la procédure d’opposition.

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