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Intellectual Property Code (consolidated version as of May 22, 2020), France
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Year of Version
2020
Dates
Amended up to:
May 22, 2020
Adopted:
July 1, 1992
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Utility Models,
Industrial Designs,
Trademarks,
Geographical Indications,
Trade Names,
Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits,
Competition,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Plant Variety Protection,
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
Genetic Resources,
Transfer of Technology,
IP Regulatory Body,
Industrial Property
Notes
This consolidated version of the Intellectual Property Code takes into account amendments up to Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019, on the Growth and Transformation of Companies (also known as the “PACTE” Law), which entered into force on different dates.
Article 122 of the said amending Law No. 2019-486 of May 22, 2019 introduced amendments to points 4, 5 and 7 of Article L. 612-12 of this consolidated version of the Intellectual Property Code, which entered into force on May 22, 2020, one year after the promulgation of the said amending Law:
- Under point 4°, the word: 'manifest' is deleted;
- Point 5° is worded as follows:
“5° whose object cannot be considered as an invention within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Article L. 611-10;'
- Point 7° is worded as follows:
'7° the subject of which is not patentable within the meaning of paragraph 1 of Article L. 611-10;'
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