Chapter II: Litigation

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 722-3 and given to the claimant to take civil or criminal action on the merits, or to lodge a complaint with the public prosecutor, is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the date of the order. .

The seizure, whether descriptive or real, provided for in Article L. 722-4 shall be ordered by the president of the judicial court with jurisdiction to hear the case on the merits. The president may authorise the bailiff to make any useful findings with a view to establishing the origin, consistency and extent of the infringement of a geographical indication. In order to ensure the protection of business secrecy, the president…

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailiff, the latter must, before proceeding with the seizure, give copies to the holders of the objects seized or described of the order and, where applicable, of the deed recording the provision of guarantees. A copy…

The period provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 722-4 and given to the claimant to appeal on the merits is twenty working days or thirty-one calendar days, whichever is longer, from the day on which the seizure or description took place. .

The president of the judicial court may order, in the light of the seizure report, any measure to complete the proof of acts allegedly infringing a geographical indication. .

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear actions relating to geographical indications pursuant to Article L. 722-8 of the Intellectual Property Code are set in accordance with Table VI annexed to Article D. 211-6-1 of the Code of Judicial Organisation.