FRANCE Law and Practice Contributed by: Céline Bey and Alexis Augustin Gowling WLG
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Contents 1. Intellectual Property Rights and Granting Procedure p.147 1.1 Types of Intellectual Property Rights p.147 1.2 Grant Procedure p.147 1.3 Timeline for Grant Procedure p.148 1.4 Term of Each Intellectual Property Right p.149 1.5 Rights and Obligations of Owners of Intellectual Property Rights p.149 1.6 Further Protection After Lapse of the Maximum Term p.149 1.7 Third-Party Rights to Participate in Grant Proceedings p.150 1.8 Remedies Against Refusal to Grant an Intellectual Property Right p.150 1.9 Consequences of Failure to Pay Annual Fees p.150 1.10 Post-Grant Proceedings Available to Owners of Intellectual Property Rights p.150 2. Initiating a Lawsuit p.151 2.1 Actions Available Against Infringement p.151 2.2 Third-Party Remedies to Remove the Effects of Intellectual Property p.152 2.3 Courts With Jurisdiction p.152 2.4 Specialised Bodies/Organisations for the Resolution of Disputes p.153 2.5 Prerequisites to Filing a Lawsuit p.153 2.6 Legal Representation p.153 2.7 Interim Injunctions p.154 2.8 Protection for Potential Opponents p.155 2.9 Special Limitation Provisions p.156 2.10 Mechanisms to Obtain Evidence and Information p.156 2.11 Initial Pleading Standards p.157 2.12 Representative or Collective Action p.158 2.13 Restrictions on Assertion of an Intellectual Property Right p.158 3. Infringement p.158 3.1 Necessary Parties to an Action for Infringement p.158 3.2 Direct and Indirect Infringement p.159 3.3 Process Patents p.159 3.4 Scope of Protection for an Intellectual Property Right p.160 3.5 Defences Against Infringement p.160 3.6 Role of Experts p.161 3.7 Procedure for Construing the Terms of the Patent’s Claim p.162 3.8 Procedure for Third-Party Opinions p.162
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