Regulatory part

The reality and content of the professional practice of the persons referred to in Article R. 421-1-1 as well as their knowledge of the ethical rules relating to the profession of industrial property attorney are subject, under the conditions laid down by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property, to scrutiny by the panel mentioned in Article R. 421-6. The jury also determines, in the light of the professional…

No one may be entered on the list if they have been:

As stated in Article R. 79 of the Code of Criminal Procedure: (…) bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record is issued: (….) 24° To the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle for inclusion on the list of persons qualified in industrial property and on the list provided for in Article L. 422-5.

The indication of specialisation attached to the registration of persons qualified in industrial property may be that of patents for invention or that of trademarks, designs and models, on the basis of professional practice, supplemented, where appropriate, by that of engineer or lawyer, on the basis of diplomas. Where appropriate, several specialisations may be combined. An order of the Minister responsible for industrial property may provide for other specialisations if…

The professional practice provided for in Article R. 421-1 (3°) results from the exercise on a principal basis of an activity of study, advice, assistance or representation in matters of industrial property, ancillary rights and rights relating to any related matter. The professional practice must have been acquired in France in the field corresponding to the specialisation sought and under the responsibility of a person qualified in industrial property registered…

The examination board responsible for supervising the tests in the examination provided for in article R. 421-1 (4°) comprises a magistrate of the judiciary, president, a university professor teaching private law, a lawyer, two persons qualified in industrial property and four persons registered on the list of persons qualified in industrial property, including two industrial property attorneys. A deputy is appointed for each full member. The conditions for the appointment…

The diploma, training period and professional examination conditions provided for in articles R. 421-1 and R. 421-1-1 do not apply to persons who have successfully completed a course of study and, where applicable, the professional training required in addition to this course of study and who can provide proof of: 1° Either a diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualifications entitling them to practise the profession in a Member…

The benefit of article R. 421-7 is subject to passing an aptitude test in the French language before the jury provided for in article R. 421-6 the syllabus and procedures for which are laid down by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for industrial property: 1° Either when the candidate’s training covers subjects substantially different from those included in the syllabuses for the diplomas and…

The application for registration shall be submitted to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property. It shall be accompanied by proof that the conditions laid down in Article R. 421-1, in article R. 421-1-1 or to articles R. 421-7 and R. 421-8. A receipt is issued for the application. If the application does not comply, the applicant is notified, stating the reasons. The applicant is given a…

The decision of the director general of the institute ruling on the application for registration where applicable, after a decision by the jury in accordance with articles R. 421-5 and R. 421-1-2 is notified to the interested party. Reasons must be given for any refusal.