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Intellectual Property Code (consolidated version of April 25, 2016)

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Year of Version 2016 Dates 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, IP Regulatory Body, Industrial Property Notes This consolidated version of the Intellectual Property Code takes into account amendments up to Decree No. 2016-504 of April 22, 2016, on the Profession of Industrial Property Agents, which comes into force on April 25, 2016.

For the amendments introduced by the said Decree No. 2016-504, see the following provisions of the consolidated version under Regulatory Part, Book IV, Title II:
-Chapter I, Articles R421-1; R421-1-1-1; R421-5; R421-7; R421-8;
-Chapter II, Article R422-7-1;
-Chapter III, Article R423-2.

Source of the consolidated text:
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do?cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006069414, Legifrance website, Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (DILA).

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