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Article L521-3 of the French Intellectual Property Code

A civil action for infringement shall be barred after five years from the date on which the holder of a right knew or should have known of the last fact enabling him to exercise it.

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Article L521-3

L’action civile en contrefaçon se prescrit par cinq ans à compter du jour où le titulaire d’un droit a connu ou aurait dû connaître le dernier fait lui permettant de l’exercer.

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