The patent application shall be rejected if:
1° It has not been completed within the time limits laid down in Articles R. 612-8 (fifth paragraph), R. 612-11 (sixth paragraph), R. 612-21 and R. 612-35 (sixth paragraph);
2° The filing and research report fees referred to in Articles R. 612-5 and R. 612-54 have not been paid within the prescribed period.
The rejection decision is notified to the applicant, who has a period of two months from the date of receipt of the notification to submit observations or pay the fees due as referred to in 2° of this article by paying the corresponding fee plus the prescribed surcharge. The rejection decision is final if the applicant has neither contested the irregularity or failure to pay nor paid the fee plus a surcharge within the prescribed period.
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