Section 2: The National Company of Industrial Property Attorneys

The natural persons registered on the list of industrial property attorneys constitute the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle, provided for in Article L. 422-9.

The company shall draw up its rules of procedure. These shall come into force after approval by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for industrial property.

The company’s general meeting elects for two years from among its members, by secret ballot, an executive committee consisting of nine people, including a chairman, three vice-chairmen, a secretary, a treasurer and three members. Voting shall be by single ballot for the offices of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Vice-Presidents and other members are elected by multi-mandate ballot. With the exception of drawing up the internal regulations, voting on the Company’s…

In addition to donations and bequests made to it and contributions towards some of its costs, the company’s resources come from annual subscriptions. The basic rate of the annual subscription is the same for all members. A supplement is added to this, the basis of which takes account of turnover, where applicable achieved within a company. The method of calculating the subscription and the procedures for collecting it are determined…