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Article L611-6 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The right to the industrial property title mentioned in Article L. 611-1 belongs to the inventor or his successor in title.

If several people have made the invention independently of each other, the right to the industrial property title belongs to the one who can prove the earliest filing date.

In proceedings before the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, the applicant is deemed to have the right to the industrial property title.

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Article L611-6

Le droit au titre de propriété industrielle mentionné à l’article L. 611-1 appartient à l’inventeur ou à son ayant cause.

Si plusieurs personnes ont réalisé l’invention indépendamment l’une de l’autre, le droit au titre de propriété industrielle appartient à celle qui justifie de la date de dépôt la plus ancienne.

Dans la procédure devant le directeur de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle, le demandeur est réputé avoir droit au titre de propriété industrielle.

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