Article R613-63 of the French Intellectual Property Code
The reduction in royalties provided for in Article L. 612-20 is as of right for natural persons. If the applicant is a legal entity, the request for reduction must, on pain of inadmissibility, be submitted in writing to the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle within one month of the filing of the patent application. In addition, the applicant must, within the same time limit, produce…