8. Abbreviations and acronyms

• Cass. com . Commercial, Financial and Economic Chamber of the French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation)

• EPC: European Patent Convention

• CCP: supplementary protection certificate

• CPI: Intellectual Property Code

• INPI: Institut national de la propriété industrielle

• EPO: European Patent Office

• WIPO: World Intellectual Property Organization

Certificate of utility

Sometimes referred to as "petty patents", utility certificates are industrial property titles issued for a period of 10 years from the date of application (compared with 20 years for patents). Subject to the same conditions as patents, the granting procedure...