The texts of patents shall be published in extenso and kept at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.
The files of patent applications shall be kept by the Institut national de la propriété industrielle until the end of a period of ten years after the expiry of the rights attached to the patents.
The original parts of the descriptions and drawings of patents not printed before 11 April 1902 shall remain deposited at the Institut national de la propriété industrielle.