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Article R612-3-2 of the French Intellectual Property Code

The applicant may request in writing that his provisional application comply with the requirements of Article R. 612-3or its conversion into a utility certificate application referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 612-15.

This request may be made at any time during the twelve-month period from the date of filing of the provisional application or the earliest date from which it benefits.

Failing this, the provisional patent application is deemed to be withdrawn.

This withdrawal is recorded by a decision of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, who notifies it to the applicant and informs the Minister of Defence.

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Article R612-3-2

Le déposant peut requérir par écrit la mise en conformité de sa demande provisoire aux prescriptions de l’article R. 612-3 ou sa transformation en demande de certificat d’utilité mentionnée au premier alinéa de l’article L. 612-15.

Cette requête peut être formulée à tout moment pendant le délai de douze mois à compter de la date du dépôt de la demande provisoire ou de la date la plus ancienne dont elle bénéficie.

A défaut, la demande provisoire de brevet est réputée retirée.

Ce retrait est constaté par une décision du directeur général de l’Institut national de la propriété industrielle, qui la notifie au déposant et en informe le ministre de la défense.

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