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Article L713-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The use in the course of trade for goods or services of:

1° A sign identical to the trade mark and used for goods or services identical to those for which the trade mark is registered;

2° A sign identical or similar to the trade mark and used for goods or services identical or similar to those for which the trade mark is registered, if there exists, in the mind of the public, a likelihood of confusion including the likelihood of association of the sign with the trade mark.

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Article L713-2

Est interdit, sauf autorisation du titulaire de la marque, l’usage dans la vie des affaires pour des produits ou des services :

1° D’un signe identique à la marque et utilisé pour des produits ou des services identiques à ceux pour lesquels la marque est enregistrée ;

2° D’un signe identique ou similaire à la marque et utilisé pour des produits ou des services identiques ou similaires à ceux pour lesquels la marque est enregistrée, s’il existe, dans l’esprit du public, un risque de confusion incluant le risque d’association du signe avec la marque.

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