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Article R422-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

Any person registered on the list of industrial property attorneys may request to be removed from it. They must do so if they no longer meet the conditions set out in Article R. 422-2. The request is submitted to the Director General of the Institute who proceeds with the cancellation after receiving the opinion of the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle. The striking off shall be stayed in…

Article R422-6 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The application for registration of a company in the special section provided for in Article L. 422-7 is submitted by its agent or, where the company has not yet been formed, by the agent of the partners. In the case of a company not covered by Article L. 422-7-1, it is accompanied by proof that the application for registration has been filed with the Trade and Companies Register. The Director…

Article R422-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The share capital of an industrial property consultancy mentioned in Article L. 422-7 (b) may, in accordance with Article L. 423-2 (e), be only 25% owned by an industrial property attorney, provided that the purpose of the company is to group together one or more industrial property attorneys with other service providers primarily engaged in one of the following activities: 1° Building prototypes; 2° Matching offers and licence applications; 3°…

Article R422-7-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

When a professional established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area is entitled to represent persons in industrial property matters before the central industrial property service of that State, he may use in France his professional title, expressed in the language or one of the languages of the latter State, to represent persons…

Article R422-7-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The professionals mentioned in Article R. 422-7-1 are required, when carrying out their activity in France, to comply with the rules set out in the articles L. 422-8 and R. 422-52 to R. 422-54. In the event of a breach of their obligations, they are subject to the provisions of articles R. 422-56 to R. 422-66 and the penalties laid down by Article L. 422-10 shall apply to them. However,…

Article R422-8 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The natural persons registered on the list of industrial property attorneys constitute the Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété industrielle, provided for in Article L. 422-9.

Article R422-9 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The company shall draw up its rules of procedure. These shall come into force after approval by joint order of the Minister of Justice and the Minister responsible for industrial property.

Article R422-10 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

The company’s general meeting elects for two years from among its members, by secret ballot, an executive committee consisting of nine people, including a chairman, three vice-chairmen, a secretary, a treasurer and three members. Voting shall be by single ballot for the offices of Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. Vice-Presidents and other members are elected by multi-mandate ballot. With the exception of drawing up the internal regulations, voting on the Company’s…

Article R422-11 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

In addition to donations and bequests made to it and contributions towards some of its costs, the company’s resources come from annual subscriptions. The basic rate of the annual subscription is the same for all members. A supplement is added to this, the basis of which takes account of turnover, where applicable achieved within a company. The method of calculating the subscription and the procedures for collecting it are determined…

Article R422-12 of the French Intellectual Property Code

November 7, 2023

Two or more industrial property attorneys registered on the national list of industrial property attorneys provided for in Article L. 422-1 may form a professional non-trading company between themselves for the joint practice of the profession of industrial property attorney. However, the company may be formed, exclusively or not, between natural persons who are not registered on the national list of industrial property attorneys but who meet the conditions required…

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Article R422-5 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-6 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-7 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-7-1 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-7-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-8 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-9 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-10 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-11 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Article R422-12 of the French Intellectual Property Code

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