France

Category of IPR

Name of the law

Registration needed

Where to register

Copyright

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

no

-

Patents

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

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)

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Trade marks

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

(Industrial) designs

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Geographical Indications

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)

Know How

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

no

-

Plant Breeders Rights

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

Variety and Seed Study Control Group

Topographies of Semiconductor Products

Intellectual Property Code of 1992

yes

National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)