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Article R718-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Any notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made:

1° To the last proprietor of the trademark application declared to the Institute or to the last proprietor entered in the National Register of Trademarks;

2° To the local authorities and public establishments mentioned in Article L. 712-2-1;

3° To the agent of the aforementioned natural or legal persons.

If the natural or legal person to whom the notification is addressed is not domiciled in a Member State of the European Union or in a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, the notification shall be deemed to be in order if it is made to the last representative that he has appointed with the Institute.

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Article R718-3

Toute notification est réputée régulière si elle est faite :

1° Au dernier titulaire de la demande d’enregistrement de marque déclaré à l’institut ou au dernier propriétaire inscrit au Registre national des marques ;

2° Aux collectivités territoriales et aux établissements publics mentionnés à l’article L. 712-2-1 ;

3° Au mandataire des personnes physiques ou morales susmentionnées.

Si la personne physique ou morale à qui la notification est adressée n’est pas domiciliée dans un Etat membre de l’Union européenne ou dans un Etat partie à l’accord sur l’Espace économique européen, la notification est réputée régulière si elle est faite au dernier mandataire qu’il a constitué auprès de l’institut.

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