Article R612-34 of the French Intellectual Property Code

Until the fee for granting and printing the patent specification has been paid, the applicant may, on his own initiative, proceed to file divisional applications of his initial patent application.

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Article R612-34

Jusqu’au paiement de la redevance de délivrance et d’impression du fascicule du brevet, le déposant peut, de sa propre initiative, procéder au dépôt de demandes divisionnaires de sa demande de brevet initiale.