5. What are the grounds for patent nullity?
Article L. 613-25 of the French Intellectual Property Code ( Code de la propriété intellectuelle ) sets out an exhaustive list of grounds for patent cancellation. This is the case when :
the subject matter of the patent is not patentable under the terms of article L. 611-10 of the Code de la propriété intellectuelle relating to non-inventions;
the invention is not new (article L. 611-11 of Code de la propriété intellectuelle...
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What are the grounds for patent nullity?
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