Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Infringement of the prohibitions laid down in Articles 9, 10, 13 and 15 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 on the European Union trade mark shall constitute an infringement giving rise to civil liability on the part of its author.

The provisions of articles L. 716-4-10, L. 716-4-11 and L. 716-8 to L. 716-13 are applicable to infringements of the rights of the proprietor of a European Union trade mark.

A decree of the Conseil d’Etat shall determine the seat and jurisdiction of the courts of first instance and of appeal which shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear the actions and claims provided for in Article 124 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, including where such actions involve both a trade mark matter and a related design or unfair competition matter.

An application for a European Union trade mark or a European Union trade mark may only be converted into an application for a national trade mark in the cases provided for in Article 139 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017. In these cases, the national trade mark application must, on pain of rejection, comply with the provisions of Articles L. 711-2, L. 712-2 and L. 712-4 as well…

A European Union trade mark that validly claims the seniority of a trade mark registered in France or of an international registration designating France, in accordance with Articles 39 and 40 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017, constitutes a prior claim enforceable under I of Article L. 711-3. Where a trade mark previously registered in France has not been renewed or has been surrendered, the fact that the…

The formule exécutoire referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1001 of 14 June 2017 shall be annexed by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle to any final decision of the Office of the European Union for Intellectual Property fixing the amount of costs.