French Intellectual Property Code

The international application may be filed at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property or sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined by decision of its Director General. The filing date shall be the date of receipt of the application at the headquarters of the Institute. The filing may be made by the applicant personally or by an agent. The provisions…

The international application shall be drawn up in the French language. If it is not filed in electronic form, the application shall be filed in three copies, together with each of the documents mentioned in the schedule referred to in Rule 3, paragraph 3, letter a (ii) of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. However, the request referred to in the aforementioned Rule 3, paragraph 1, and the documents…

A receipt, showing at least the number assigned to the international application, the nature and number of the application documents, and their receipt, shall be issued to the applicant.

With the exception of Article R. 612-31, the provisions set out in articles R. 612-26 to R. 612-32 are, taking into account the provisions of Articles L. 614-20 to L. 614-22, applicable to international applications filed with the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.

The filing of an international application gives rise to payment of the transmittal fee provided for in Rule 14 of the Regulations under the Patent Cooperation Treaty. This fee must be paid before the expiry of the period of one month from the date of receipt of the international application.