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Decree No. 2020-15 of January 8, 2020, on Filing a Provisional Application for a Patent and on Converting a Utility Certificate Application to a Patent Application, France

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Year of Version 2020 Dates Entry into force: July 1, 2020 Issued: January 8, 2020 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations   Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Utility Models Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes Decree No. 2020-15 of January 8, 2020, on Filing a Provisional Application for a Patent and on Converting a Utility Certificate Application to a Patent Application entered into force on January 11, 2022, on the day after its publication (January 10, 2022), with the exception of the provisions relating to the provisional patent application entering into force from July 1, 2020.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Décret n° 2020-15 du 8 janvier 2020 relatif à la création d’une demande provisoire de brevet et à la transformation d’une demande de certificat d’utilité en demande de brevet d’invention PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Décret n° 2020-15 du 8 janvier 2020 relatif à la création d’une demande provisoire de brevet et à la transformation d’une demande de certificat d’utilité en demande de brevet d’invention PDF Spanish Decreto Nº 2020-15 de 8 de enero de 2020 sobre la Creación de una Solicitud Provisional de Patente y la Transformación de una Solicitud de Certificado de Utilidad en Solicitud de Patente de Invención PDF English Decree No. 2020-15 of January 8, 2020, on Filing a Provisional Application for a Patent and on Converting a Utility Certificate Application to a Patent Application PDF
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