The application for invalidity or lapse referred to in Article L. 716-1 shall be made in writing in accordance with the terms and conditions laid down by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property.
It shall include:
1° The identity of the applicant;
2° Where applicable, information to establish the existence, nature, origin and scope of the prior rights invoked;
3° The references of the contested trade mark, together with an indication of the goods or services covered by the application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation;
4° A statement of the grounds on which the application for a declaration of invalidity or revocation is based, with the exception of an application based on Article L. 714-5;
5° Proof of payment of the prescribed fee;
6° Where applicable, except where he is an industrial property attorney or a lawyer, the representative’s power of attorney, which may be sent to the Institute within one month.
After it has been filed, the application for invalidity or revocation may not be extended to grounds or goods or services other than those invoked or referred to in the initial application.