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Decree No. 2016-504 of April 22, 2016, on the Profession of Industrial Property Agents, France
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2016
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Entry into force:
April 25, 2016
Adopted:
April 22, 2016
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IP Regulatory Body
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Articles 2 to 8 of the Decree No. 2016-504 of April 22, 2016, introduce amendments to the following provisions of the Regulatory Part, Book IV, Title II of the Intellectual Property Code:
-Chapter I, Articles R421-1; R421-1-1; R421-5; R421-7; R421-8;
-Chapter II, Article R422-7-1; and
-Chapter III, Article R423-2.
These amendments refer to the conditions under which the industrial property agents are allowed to use advertising and personalized solicitation, and to the modification of the rules of recognition of professional qualifications for practicing as industrial property agents, in order to implement the Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No. 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System (“the IMI Regulation”).
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Décret n° 2016-504 du 22 avril 2016 relatif à la profession de conseil en propriété industrielle
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