France
Category of IPR | Name of the law | Registration needed | Where to register |
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Copyright | no | - | |
Patents | yes | ||
Utility models | Not protected; however, there are Utility Certificates that confer same protection as a patent, without the expenses of search. The conditions of patentability are the same and the search report will be obligatory only when one wants to act as counterfeit. The protection offered by Utility Certificates can last only a maximum of 6 years. | yes (Utility Certificates) | |
Trade marks | yes | ||
(Industrial) designs | yes | ||
Geographical Indications | yes | ||
Know How | no | - | |
Plant Breeders Rights | yes | ||
Topographies of Semiconductor Products | yes |